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Abstract
How has the background of criticism and debate surrounding CCETSW, Paper 30, and notions of ‘political correctness’ affected the progress and confidence of DipSW students? In the sensitive area of ‘race’, how well have they been prepared for anti-racist social work? This account of a small survey of one student cohort of a Diploma in Social Work programme addresses these questions from the perspective of the students themselves. It asks for their views on the anti-racist content of their programme and seeks to discover whether they share the commitment of the teaching team to anti-racist practice. It provides an insight into the nature and degree of the personal change and development brought about by this challenging aspect of professional education and training at a time of unprecedented change in social work and controversy in social work education.