‘Since learning about unconscious bias, in what way do you think that this might influence your practice?” and ‘how have you applied the training in your practice?’ | |||
Theme 1: Setting up mentoring & working groups | Theme 2: Changing the recruitment and progression process | Theme 3: Increased self-awareness | Theme 4: Diversifying the taught curriculum |
‘Trying to implement change through listening to other people’s views. such as creating working groups to answer questions about making services more accessible.’ | ‘It has made me think about our recruitment process and how we advertise posts. Also i have done some interviews and it has made me more awa(r)e of the ques(t)ions I am asking and how others interpret these. I defin(i)tely have a better understanding of my unconscious bias and how that has influen(c)ed decisions in the past. I have shared what I learnt with my team, and this has been really powerful.’ | ‘It has changed the way I think and perceive people. Being an [RACE REDACTED), I have faced a lot of bias myself and I clearly understand how it feels. I might have had biases against people which I was not aware of. This training has helped me be more conscious about my thoughts. Even when I talk to students, I am conscious of my body language and words that I use so that I don't make them uncomfortable. I think it was the best decision to attend the training.’ | ‘I am explicitly including sessions about race and bias in modules for example, in a palliative care module this autumn I have added “Approaches to death and dying in different cultures” and will be asking the students to consider how this is viewed in the wards they have worked on.’ |
‘I am looking for my teams to provide mentoring and coaching to our BAME staff to support their leadership development and application.’ | IN my recruitment campaigns. In my attitudes towards the recruitment process and my thoughts on mentoring students. | ‘It has made me more aware of how what is said may have a cumulative effect on staff members, even if comments or questions are intended in a friendly or curious way for example, micro aggressions’ | ‘my inclusion of bias (conscious and unconscious) will be more explicit in my lesson planning (rather than implied). I am part of a working group that will be considering assessment and am very conscious of the need to actively explore the reasons for the attainment gap.’ |
‘i want to set up a focus group to look at how we can provide suitable infant feeding support for black mothers. i want to engage with b(la)ck staff to explore their experiences w(o)rking in our dept.’ | ‘i want to challenge recruitment specifically in recruitment of MSWs [Medical Social Workers).’ | ‘This will influence the content of my teaching sessions and interactions with students. It has influenced the language that I use and the slight increase in confidence I have gained in opening conversations about race.’ | Ensuring that each contact made with students discusses all the topics raised in the training in a “discussion base. I have also added to my materials on slides etc” |
BAME, black, Asian and minority ethnic .