Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSIn this podcast we talk to Paul Bridgewater about the experience of being a social worker in a range of communities, including on small islands. Paul talks about how a social worker can get to know a context...
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSWe continue our exploration of the use of self in social work. In this final episode, we talk about the situations and moments when we need to be still and do nothing. We consider the importance of...
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSIn this podcast, we talk with John Scadden about what helpful social work means to him. John talks about how you can make a difference through being the person who doesn’t give up and who inspires...
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSWe continue our exploration of the use of self in social work. In this episode we talk about neurodiversity in social work, and the importance of acknowledging and learning about diverse ways of experiencing...
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSIn this podcast, we talk with Gladys Mante-Nyadu about what helpful social work means to her. Gladys talks about meaningful relationships that allow people the space to be heard and to explore worries, and...
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSWe continue our exploration of the use of self in social work by looking at the entwined senses of taste and smell. Though often overlooked in practice, these strongly influence our perceptions and our...
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSWe continue our exploration of the use of self in social work. In this podcast, we look at how touch impacts on social work practice. We discuss the meaning of touch and consider the importance of being aware...
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSIn this podcast, we talk with Monalesia Earle about what helpful social work means to her. Monalesia highlights the relational partnership that enables people to tell and to change the arc of their stories....
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSWe continue our exploration of the use of self in social work. In this podcast, we consider observation. We discuss the purpose, ethics and practice of noticing what is around us, and how we impact on what we...
Series 8 runs from 2023 to 2024. In this series we explore how we can keep doing social work in tricky contexts. In each podcast, we look at a difference aspect of the evidence about what helps social workers to...