BAME Mentoring
The mentoring scheme is open to all BAME students including international students, home and domiciled students (e.g. 2nd or 3rd generation minorities) and asylum seekers. The scheme offers both individual and group supports for BAME students on their journey through their social work training.
The purpose of the group support is to provide opportunities for black and minority ethnic students to explore how individual and institutional factors affect their learning experiences on social work programmes including placement. A further aim of the group is to enable BAME students to meet, network and develop individual and collective strategies and skills needed to manage their social work learning journey.
The scheme is a confidential service and the mentor does not take part in the assessment of a student’s practice.There is no charge for the service and travel costs can be provided to help students access the service, which is based in Edinburgh. Students can access as many sessions of group support as they feel is helpful to them. Due to funding restrictions, at present, only 3 sessions of individual mentoring can be offered. Mentoring will be offered as part of a student’s practice learning time.
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“One of the students used the mentor as a cultural interpreter to navigate between different educational systems.”
University Tutor
The programme is facilitated by Nasra Bibi:
Background
I have worked as an advisor, trainer, mentor, supervisor, coach, in the voluntary and statutory sector for over 30 years. A considerable part of my career has been in service to Women’s Aid, Rape Crisis, the Anti-Racist and Third Sector Services in Scotland. Since 2010 I have been working in the Rape Crisis Movement as a senior practitioner.
A deep interest in supporting and developing reflective practice of those working in helping roles at an individual and organisational level, led me to undertake coach training in 2012, with the Kinharvie Institute, in Glasgow. I have been an ICF certified coach for 5 years. In 2019, I embarked on supervision training, with CTSD London and CSTD Bath, to become a certified supervisor. I am trained in the 7 eyed model, a process model for supervision. I hold a diploma in organisational leadership and consultancy with the Craighead Institute, I am currently working towards completion of a diploma in counselling.