| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, agendas, grant overviews, copies of published material, constitution, reports, project proposals and funding requests relating to the Association of Black Social Workers and Allied Professions (ABSWAP). Funding source(s): ABSWAP was founded in 1983 and aims to, 1) facilitate the formulation and articulation of a coherent black perspective on social policy in Britain, and to ensure the guaranteed access of this perspective to social policy making processes at national and local levels, 2) ensure that there is a black perspective on social policy education and training at higher education institution and local government levels by drawing upon on all existing resources and to instigate relevant areas of training, study and research, 3) carefully examine, monitor and evaluate the theory, policy and practice of social work and related fields and identify the ways in which covert and over racism affects the effective delivery services, 4) design and develop communication techniques and procedures which will create avenues for the expression and articulation of the ideas, values and sentiments of the black community as they relate to service delivery, 5) establish professional relationships with statutory and voluntary agencies, 6) ensure that all black workers and organisations are not isolated by providing support and help from other black people and organisations, 7) encourage race/racism awareness training, both theoretical and practical, 8) pressure for longer placements for students, 9) establish mutual professional relationships with professional bodies, both national and international, and 10) collect, collate and disseminate information, convene conferences towards the promotion of the black perspective in the caring profession. Nature of support: In 1989 the Trust approved three annual grants of £15,000 towards ABSWAP salary costs. Minutes: B&GSCT 7074. Notes: File organised from newest to oldest. File numbered 'A/1'. |