1a Sustainable social work

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSIn our first podcast of Series 8, we give an overview of how we look after ourselves, keep going and thrive in this vital work. We explore evidence of the pressures on social workers and consider a framework...

6b Review of the year

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSAt the end of each series, we do a review of the year. We look back at the events and themes, and take stock of what is happening in social...

Series 8 Introduction

Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: RSSSeries 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...

1b What does helpful social work mean to you?

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...

6a Doing nothing

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...