4b Anti-racism

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSIn this podcast we consider the issue of racism from a social work point of view. We discuss the impact of racism, and how social workers can oppose it in practice. Social work ethics require us to respect...

7b Human rights

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSSocial work is a human rights profession. The Universal Declaration says that ‘all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.’ In this podcast we consider what it means to promote...

6b Markets

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSIn this podcast we discuss how social care differs from other markets and what this means for social work. We explore issues around accessing and delivering quality, sustainable and ethical support for...

5b The good life

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSIn this podcast we discuss how social work helps people to build the good life. We look at what this means and why it matters. We consider how the UN global development goals help us to build a good life...

3a Assessment

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSAs part of our exploration of the social work journey, we discuss the ethics and practice of assessment. We consider how to gather information openly and purposefully in order to understand someone’s...