Exploring Expertise: Working with muslim-heritage children and their families

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THEME

In this participatory session, we will be looking at how the care sector can work with children from Muslim backgrounds and ensure their placements recognise and meet the ethnic, cultural, religious and linguistic needs of this population.

Designed for Frontline social workers, social work supervisors and managers, and other professionals working directly with children and young people. This session will enable participants to grow and develop their understanding of:

• Legal and statutory requirements
• Cultural and religious awareness
• Identity and intersectionality
• Knowledge exchange and confidence building
• Support and best practices

PRESENTERS

Kusha Anand is Research Fellow and Co-Investigator on two research projects at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University, UK. With a decade of fieldwork experience in interdisciplinary projects focusing on ethnic minoritised groups, refugees, and migrants in the UK, she is passionate about the use of arts-based methods to amplify the voices of children from ethnic minoritised groups in the UK. 

Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor (PhD) is Professor in the Sociology of Islam at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University, UK. She is Chair (2020-2023) of the Muslims in Britain Research Network (MBRN). As a feminist sociologist of religion, she interrogates the power dynamics within knowledge production and the implications of the processes and systems of knowledge on society as a whole. She started undertaking research with and for children in care after starting the process to become an adopter, just under a decade ago.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The session is aimed at foster carers, adopters, children’s services, social workers, supervising social workers, managers and any professionals in the care sector who work with children and families from Muslim backgrounds and want to ensure placements recognise and meet their ethnic, cultural, religious and linguistic needs.

For social workers, reflection on this session may contribute to your continuing professional development (CPD).

FEES

Members: FREE (don't forget to log in to your account to receive your discount)
Non-members: £20+VAT.

Places on this event are limited, so early booking is recommended.

CONTACT

Telephone 020 7520 7520/0310

Email events@corambaaf.org.uk

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