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The Role of Leaders in Social Work and Active Allyship

Iona Colvin, Chief Social Work Advisor for the Scottish Government, shares her journey of leadership and her thoughts on how the Scottish Government can support work to tackle racism in the sector.
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Empowerment and My Leadership Journey

Dr Kennedy Muturi Nelson, Associate Director - Digital and Quality Improvement in Practitioner and Counter Fraud Services for NSS, shares his leadership journey and how a focus on learning and growing have been key.
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Respecting diversity through joint social action

Susan Nevill, has been a social worker for over 20 years and shares her experience with the first nurse led GP practice in Scotland for Vulnerable and Hard to Reach Groups.
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Attracting Black Talent – An untapped Opportunity to Grow Scotland’s Talent Pool

Fash Fasoro is the founder of The DataKirk SCIO. He shares how Scottish Black Talent represents an enormous opportunity for employers.
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Competency is not enough – Creating Safe Spaces to build confidence in leaders at all levels

Sara Dewar, leadership development specialist, leading on the Community Engagement for Leading to Change, shares why creating safe spaces is key to building confidence and competence for leaders at all levels.
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The National Wellbeing Hub

The Wellbeing team bring you an update on the National Wellbeing Hub - open to all of the health, social care and social work workforce in Scotland.
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Leadership Material?

Winnie Lwanda challenges the beliefs held that have come to light with Britain's first non-white Prime Minister and states good leadership needs to innovate, inspire and invest in their workforce.
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‘You only aspire to what you see…’

Dr Gregory Ekatah shares how looking to aspire to what he could see has impacted his career and how what you see may not look like you on the surface but can still be inspirational.
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Aspiration to Change in Social Work

Toyin Adenugba-Okpaje, a frontline social worker and Ph.D. candidate offers three things that can be done to create change for Minority Ethnic Persons in Social Care.
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Understanding the Lower Paid Ethnic Minority Staff Inquiry

John Wilkes, Head of Scotland for the Equality and Human Rights Commission shares an update on the Lower Paid Ethnic Minority Staff inquiry for our series of Diversity Blogs.
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Not an optional add on: Wellbeing and Diversity is core for leadership and delivery

Humza Yousaf MSP outlines why wellbeing and diversity are core for leadership and delivery as part of our series of Diversity blogs.
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How hope can see us through challenging times

A blog by Dr Emma Miller. Talking Hope connects experience, theory and practice through conversation and relationships, to find hope with children and young people who are in (or on the edges of) secure care.
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