Amberly shares her experience working in disability services as a support worker. She has worked through recent bushfires the Covid 19 pandemic and lockdown and currently dealing with flooding. We talk about self-care ,advocacy, intersectionality and working with high support…
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Exploring mindfulness with Associate Professor Craig Hassed.
Associate Professor Craig Hassed, shares with listeners some of basics of mindfulness, what it is, how we can do it and what the benefits are. He also shares how we can use it to reduce our own mental clutter while…
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Working with young people in forensic services
In this episode Susan Hancox shares her experience working in forensics services. She shares with the listeners her journey into social work and further studies in psychology. We discuss the raise the age campaign and some of the reasons that…
Working in perinatal and infant mental health
Jude is an accredited mental health social worker, counsellor and therapist. In this week's episode she shares with listeners her journey leading to working in perinatal and infant mental health. She talks about some of the challenges working in that…
The unique perspective of social workers in tertiary mental health services.
The unique perspective of social workers in tertiary mental health services. In this weeks episode , I interview Justine Grimmer about her experiences working in ED mental health services. Justine has come into social work after a number of years…
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Motivational Interviewing Explained with Dr Rosemary Higgins.
Dr Rosemary Higgins joins me in the podcast to discuss Motivational Interviewing. Rosemary has vast experience in the domains of research and practice. With over 50 publications in peer reviewed journals she is internationally renowned in her field. Rosemary is…
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Nothing about us without us , working in mental health advocacy and peer work.
In this week's episode, Matthew Jackman shares with listeners some of his experiences being a social worker and service user. Matthew has been in the out of home care system and the foster care system as well as having psychiatric…
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Reframing Social Work Education
Jo and Alice return the podcast to update listeners on their upcoming Social Work Talks Quarterly issue. We recap some of the key areas from previous issues, looking at decolonising social work and mental health in social work. The next…
The Role of a Social Worker in Parkinson’s Care
Amanda shares with listeners her social work journey, navigating the disability sector, working in statutory services in the UK and traveling across the world on the Churchill fellowship. She has carved out a niche for her private practice working in…
Exploring the grief and bereavement that can accompany chronic illness and disability.
In this week's episode, I talk with Louise Pearson. Louise is an accredited mental health social worker with over twenty years of experience in the disability and community sector. She has completed training as a Gestalt Psychotherapist and is also…
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