Anti-racism, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Executive Summary and anti-racism position statement/ strategic plan
The University of Leeds, DClinpsych course team recognise that we have a responsibility to highlight and address issues which disproportionately impact individuals from marginalised and disfranchised communities. As part of our ongoing efforts to support and increase equality, diversity, and inclusivity across our training programme, we are committed to drawing on the University of Leeds values. We strive towards a more equitable and just future for all and aim to draw on the following:
- Collaboration – We are committed to engaging in outreach work, to building partnerships with individuals, groups, and communities irrespective of this identity and amplifying the voices of the unheard. We also aim to provide additional access to resources, opportunities, and clinicians to address some of the barriers people from minoritised communities face. Our ‘Everybody’s Voice’ group provides us with consultation from experts by experience, carers, and service users to consult.
- Compassion – In order to truly engage in EDI work, we recognise the need to do something differently and this requires dedicated, conscious, and deliberate action as well as compassion. We hope to support individuals on their journey by being kind and respectful of difference as well as promoting allyship. We recognise that every person has their own battles to face, and we are committed to demonstrating compassion towards our trainees, staff, services users, clinicians and each other.
- Inclusivity – We want to create a safe, supportive, and protected environment, for all trainees to shine, be their best selves and ultimately feel comfortable. We will not tolerate micro-aggressions, bullying, racism, or discrimination against any of our students and we are committed to ensuring this is extended to all regardless of a person’s social identity.
- Integrity - We don’t believe hiding from social and systemic injustice is an option and so we are committed to shining a light on issues which disproportionately impact certain groups more than others. We aim to confront these issues when we see them in ourselves, our team, our programme, and our profession. Integrity is important to us, and we are transparent in our efforts to promote social equality within and outside of our programme.
In all aspects of our programme, we aspire to ensuring collaboration and coproduction with Everybody’s Voice and respect and honour their invaluable support, advice and consultation that is given to the programme. Below is the Everybody’s Voice position statement.
Position Statement in relation to Supporting and Valuing Lived Experience
We aim to engender a safe, open, welcoming culture without judgement. We actively encourage everyone (staff, trainees, service users) to talk about their own mental health, recognising that mental health has a continuum that we are all on. We are all human and we all experience stress and distress. We believe “it’s OK not to be OK”. We value the sharing of experience: it’s how we support each other and learn together. EVERYBODY’S VOICE…EVERYBODY BENEFITS
Read our Extended Position Statement. This provides a longer statement, context, and elaboration on our stance on racial injustice, and illustrates some of our attempts to work towards equality.
Complete our Anti-Racism E-Learning. Can you get 10 out of 10 in our quiz?