Messy Social Work
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Welcome to the Messy Social Work podcast. The hosts are Richard Devine and Tim Fisher.
Check out our website here: https://www.relationalactivism.com/
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Rich and Tim introduce Systemic Ideas in Social Work with student Natasha Dube and author Liz Bosanquet
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May 08, 2026 |
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BONUS Episode: Rich and Tim Speak with Charlotte Spires on Time management, burnout and spiritual Pain (Part 2)
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May 06, 2026 |
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Rich and Tim discuss time management ideas that DEFINITELY & FINALLY allow you to get on top of your work
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May 01, 2026 |
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BONUS Episode: Rich and Tim discuss what Rich learned from 6 years of journaling (Part Two)
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Rich and Tim discuss what Rich learned from 6 years of journaling
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Rich and Tim speak to Psychotherapist, Jamie Crabb on suffering, care, and staying with what we don’t yet understand.
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Rich and Tim speak to Janet Kay OBE about her experiences as a social worker, adoptive parent and kinship carer
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Rich and Tim speak to Professor Jonathan Scourfield on what the largest-ever Family Group Conference study reveals
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Rich and Tim speak to Juliette Davies about addiction, domestic abuse and her recovery journey
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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Rich and Tim on practice lessons from the tragic death of Sara Shariff
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Rich and Tim speak to Ethan St Pierre about trauma tourism, alongside a news roundup from Mithran Samuel (CC)
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Rich and Tim speak to Ethan St Pierre about growing up in care, addiction and being reborn in a cemetery
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Rich and Tim talk to Mark Hopfenbeck about the transformative possibilities of Open Dialogue.
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Connecting Research: Why young people don't access mental health support
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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BONUS Episode: Rich and Tim reflect on what its like to be silent for 6 days
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Rich and Tim talk to Seana McDermott (Social Worker for Children in Care) about relational practice, moral injury and making a difference
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Rich and Tim hear about handstands, breakdance battles, and the unconscious: Dr Anna Harvey on what shapes social work
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Rich and Tim speak to Dr Anna Harvey about fear loneliness and joy in social work
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Rich and Tim return to talk boundaries, creating space and big changes ahead
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Rich and Tim wrap up the year in conversation with Andrew Turnell
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim speak to Prof Donald Forrester about Nanny McPhee, baseball bats and the heart of social work (rights?!)
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim speak to Charlotte Clark (Child Protection Social Worker) about trust, power and relationships
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim speak with Anam Raja to discuss the experiences of Black and Asian kinship carers
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim ask each other surprising & difficult questions
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim discuss the Trauma Industrial Complex
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Connecting Research: linking childhood maltreatment to later intimate partner violence victimization
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim speak to Toni Mayo about Radical Social Work
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim speak to Rhian Taylor on the tension between being and doing in social work
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim speak to Nicki Pettitt, Consultant specialising in Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim probe Community Care Editor, Mithran for the latest social work headlines-from foster care shortages to the future of kinship
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim speak to Dr Paul Shuttleworth on what children want you to know about kinship
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim speak to Dr Lorna Stabler about lived experience—its power, its promise, and its problems.
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim reflect on their personal failures, explore why failure is inevitable, & share what they’ve learned from it.
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim interview Prof Rick Barth on the top misconceptions in child protection
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim speak to Prof. Harry Ferguson: Feeling, moving & sensing through the history of child protection social work
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim speak with parent activist Lee Crouch about his experience of losing his children & the journey toward reunification
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim; 'Headlines with Mithran' (CC editor) and personal reflections on parenting
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim on how writing sharpens thinking, strengthens practice and opens doors
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim debate: help individuals or change the system?
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim chat with Dr. Lorna Stabler about what children think makes a great social worker, and explore the vital role of sibling and kinship carers
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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BONUS: Chapter 1 of Messy Social Work read by Rich Devine
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim: 'headlines with Mithran' & Cordie Gwilym (Social Worker/Coach) on adoption, overcoming loss and coaching
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim speak to Rasheed Pendry OBE (Director) on systemic practice and leadership
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim discuss the 5 reasons why chronologies essential for effective social work practice
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim speak to Clarissa Stevens (Development Worker for Peer Power) on how to work with teenagers and gangs
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim interview Kevin Campbell on Family Finding; an innovative method for finding family, love and connection
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim introduce 'Headlines' with CC Editor Mithran Samuel and Review 'Radical Help' by Hilary Cottam
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim interview Prof Jill Derrick on the impossible imperative; navigating competing principles in child protection
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim speak to Senior Social Worker, Duane Phillips about being mixed heritage, male social worker, working with fathers and much more
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim speak to Terri-Anne (Project Worker and Care Experienced) about requesting and reading her files
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May 29, 2025 |
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What 10 years in child protection taught me about people, pain and purpose
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May 23, 2025 |
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Professor Clive Diaz on psychoanalytical ideas in contemporary social work
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May 16, 2025 |
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George Fielding BEM on living with cerebral palsy and how we can put the social back into social care
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May 09, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim take on the top three myths in child protection work
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May 02, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim introduce 'Messy Social Work' and discuss Rich's blog on reasons for not being a manager
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Professor Anna Gupta (Royal Holloway, University of London) on Poverty and intersectionality
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim on how to find meaning in life in the second half of life
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Jamie Spencer (London Borough of Camden) on Data, Community and Connection
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Professor Andrew Turnell (Australia) on Safety and belonging in child protection
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Jo Sutton (ISW and Director of Purple Elephant in the Room) on Assessment and how to change the system
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Rich shares his learning from a 5 day silent meditation retreat (Bonus episode)
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Rich, Tim and Parent Activist Kar-Man discuss how to heal from childhood trauma
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim discuss Child Protection vs. Family Support
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Martin Hampton (Adult social worker, Camden) on how to see the person not the problem
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim on relationships in social work and 'Spongy boundaries'
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim answer, 'What is Relational Activism'
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Lee Weston, Care experienced and prison reform advocate on Care, Prison and Transformation
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Charlotte Spires (Assessment social worker from BANES) on how to navigate conflict in social work
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Ian Thomas, Tedx Speaker, Care Experienced Social Worker on addiction
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Vicki Shevlin from Social Work Sorted on Supporting newly qualified social workers
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Rich and Tim on the courage to be disliked
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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Becca Carr Hopkins (ISW and attachment expert) on attachment and the use of self in social work
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Rich and Tim on how to create organisational and systemic change in social work
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Rich, Tim and Lee Crouch (parent with lived experience) on how to assess a parents capacity to change
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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Rich and Tim on the why, what and how of Family Group Conferences
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Renata (Newly Qualified Social Work in Child Protection, East Sussex) on small acts that make a big difference as a social worker
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Rich and Tim on ideas for social workers who feel ‘stuck’ or overwhelmed
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Care Experienced Activist, Terri-Anne Hamer on growing up in care, shame and healing
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Rich and Tim on top tips for direct Work with children and insights from Maya Angelou
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Rich and Tim on how to write analysis in assessments
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Toni Mayo (Team Manager of Family Placement Team, BANES) on how to support Kinship Carers; What social workers need to know
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Parent and Relational Activist, Kar-Man shares her lived experience of social work involvement
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Rich and Tim on storytelling in social work and parental engagement
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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An interview with social worker and author, Rhian Taylor (Ep.22)
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Typologies of domestic abuse (Ep.21)
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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An interview with Rob Tucker: Effective Communication Skills with children (EP.20)
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Critical Cause of Danger and Critical Cause of Change (EP. 19)
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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12 lessons from 12 years on the frontline (EP.18)
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Working with neglect in child protection (EP.17)
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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An interview with Vicki Shevlin, Social Work Sorted (EP.16)
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Common pitfalls and cogntive biases in child protection (Ep.15)
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Using power and authority in child protection practice (Ep.14)
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Principles for effective communication with children (EP.13)
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Attachment Theory and Child Protection Practice (EP.12)
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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8 top tips for becoming an efficient, effective, organised and resilient social worker, part 2 (Ep. 11)
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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8 top tips to becoming an efficient, effective, organised and resilient social worker, part 1 (EP 10)
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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End of Year Review 2022 (EP.9)
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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Who kills children? With Professor Colin Pritchard (EP. 8)
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Top tips on exercising professional curiosity in child protection (EP.7)
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Weaponising empathy and cultivating professional curiosity, with Lads Like Us (EP.6)
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Walking the fine line between compassion for parents and safety for children (EP.5)
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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6 Lessons from renowned Systemic Therapist, John Burnham (EP.4)
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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'She prioritise her own needs above her child' (EP. 3)
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Relationship Based Practice in Child Protection: An Insurmountable Problem? (EP.2)
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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An Introduction: drugs, death and my decision to be a social worker (EP.1)
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Oct 26, 2022 |