The Black Care Experience Conference 2023
On Saturday 11th February 2023, we’ll be hosting our 2nd Black Care Experience Conference.
We’ve chosen the Theme: The Culturally Competent Workforce, to come together and explore what it really means to be ‘culturally competent’ and whether being ‘culturally competent’ can help to improve the Care, Outcomes and Life Chances of Black Children and Young People in Care.
The Conference will consist of a Workforce Panel from within Children’s Social Care, who will share their views and accounts in line with the theme.
The Panelists are:
Antonia Ogundayisi – Service Manager for Anti Racist Practice for Essex County Council
Jacquie Burke – Group Director Children and Education for Hackney
Darryl Pottinger – Foster Carer
Vivian Okeze-Tirado - Winner of the Social Justice Advocate and overall Social Worker of the Year 2021
You’ll also hear from our Black Care Experience Care Leaver Panel, who will share insight into their lived experiences of journeying through the Care System.
The Panelists are:
Matthew Page
Mana Gondora
Rebecca Olayinka
Queenie Chizea
You’ll also hear the Black Care Experienced Journey expressed through the Creative Arts, with Guest performances from:
Keeley Stephenson
Xoul
As this is a Workshop style conference, our Founder Judith Denton states “This is a space for like minded people who care about the lives and futures of black children and young people in Care, to come along, engage in shared learning, and be sparked to take action and make a difference”.
So who can attend?
Black Care Experienced Care Leavers (age 18 and above)
Black Family Members who have had experience of Children’s Social Care
Children’s Social Care Workforce (Directors, Managers, Social Workers, Foster Carers, Local Authority Virtual School, Independent Reviewing Officers, Residential Children’s Home Staff and Providers)
Voluntary Sector Children’s Social Care Workforce
Researchers within the Children’s Social Care Sector
This is definitely a Conference not to be missed!
It’s taking place at ARC Forest Gate, 66A Sebert Road, London, E7 0NJ and Tickets are available here at Eventbrite.
Doors open at 9:30am for Registrations and Light Breakfast Refreshments, with the Conference to start at 10am and end at 3:30pm. A Light Lunch will be available.
We hope to see you there!
ENDS
For more information, please visit here or contact us at:
Email: Office@thetransformedyou.co.uk
Phone: +44 (0)203 128 7061
About The Black Care Experience
Established in 2020, Our vision is to see that every Black Child and Young Person remains connected to their Culture, Identity and Heritage as they journey through the Children’s Social Care System, across the UK and Worldwide.
Black is defined as a Child and Young Person whose Ethnic Origin is either African, Caribbean including Mixed Race with African or Caribbean Heritage.
Our vision is made possible by bringing together an inclusive Network of diverse Children’s Social Care Workforce and Voluntary Sector Workforce within Children’s Social Care, to improve their systems and practice by learning from the Lived Black Care Experience and Black Family Members who have had experience of Children’s Social Care.
The Network also provides a space for best practice to be shared.