Catch 22--Black Workers' Role in Equal Opportunities for Black Service Users.

Assesses the extent to which the practice of employing black workers to promote equal opportunities for black service users led to additional stress for black workers and identifies the contradictions in this employment practice, based on the findings of a qualitative study of black social care workers in white-led organizations, largely in the north east of England. Consequences for black workers of the assumption that their employment contributes to equal opportunities for black service users; Workplace factors contributing to stress; Conclusion.