ABSTRACT
In this chapter, we critically reflect on and explore examples taken from our experiences of service user involvement in our various professional roles. By focussing on some of the concerns and dilemmas which have arisen during our practice when involving service users, we have developed a set of ethical practice principles which we believe would support and facilitate meaningful and ethical involvement of service users. As Black female social work educators, we bring to our discussion particular insights based on our multi-layered, intersectional identities, shaped by personal and professional experiences of power, oppression and inequality. Black feminist theorising and anti-oppressive values and principles inform our critical reflective analysis of our practices.
