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Ged is a female social worker in Romanshire county where the ethnic make-up is over 80 per cent White British. A 35-year-old female of Black British heritage, Janita, requires support to leave an abusive relationship. Ged informs her of a refuge in the area where she could go with her 5-year-old daughter who is of dual heritage. Janita asks Ged whether there are any ‘Black’ women in the refuge because that would ‘really be good’, to which Ged responds ‘No, but you will be OK’.

Reflect on the following questions on your own or with a colleague.

 How do you interpret Ged’s response to Janita?

 How else could you have responded to Janita if you were the social worker?

 If you were Janita, how might you interpret Ged’s response?