BAME Mentoring Project

BAME Mentoring Project

  • BAME Mentoring Project
     BAME Mentoring Project
  • BAME Mentoring Project
     BAME Mentoring Project
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.
“One of the students used the mentor as a cultural interpreter to navigate between different educational systems.”
UNIVERSITY TUTOR
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.
 
 
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.

Since 2012, I have established a small private practice providing mentoring and supervision to individuals in Women’s and BME services. During this time, I have worked in partnership with MCFB offering mentoring to BME students in social work education and training. 

The aim is to provide support to students of Black, African, Asian and Caribbean heritage who are in social work training through a free mentoring service. My experience shows, tailored strengths based mentoring support can help BME students to better navigate their social work training experience, whilst working towards their goal of establishing a career within social work.

My practice draws on trauma informed principles, an intersectional feminist stance and a strengths-based approach.

Sessions are 60 minutes in duration (mostly online).

Ethics

I receive regular monthly supervision and abide by the International Coach Federation Code of Ethics.

For more information please email nasraconsultancy@gmail.com or mobile 07758512614