In this episode, Allison and I discuss the importance of gender inclusive health care. We discuss ways individual practitioners can show support, be a safe person to talk to and other ways to be a more inclusive practitioner. Allison shares…
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Managing Burnout in Private Practice.
Karen shares with listeners her Social Work journey. We talk about working with women and children, managing burnout and the importance of supervision. Join the Inside Social Work Facebook Group Join the Inside Social Work Podcast mailing list to get…
Exploring Policy and Advocacy with self described policy geek Jack Whitney
In this episode, Jack shares his passion for policy. He highlights some of the roles social workers can play that are not in direct practice, and how valuable and important those roles are.
Moving from the city to the Top End. Working as a social worker in the Northern Territory
Kaitlin is a recent graduate currently working in Katherine NT in an aboriginal controlled health service as a dual diagnosis worker. The work she does is complex for so many reasons , and she was considering working up to the…
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How are you showing up in the job hunting space? With Kate Taylor
Founder and managing director of TaylorCare group Kate Taylor, runs a recruitment agency in community services for 8 years and is a RUOK Ambassador and entrepreneur. In this episode Kate Taylor shares some of her tips to improve your resume…
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Supporting fathers with Don Alford
This episode's guest is Dom. Dom Alford works as A Project Coordinator - Support for Fathers at Relationships Australia Victoria. Resources from todays episode https://www.relationshipsvictoria.com.au/ https://supportforfathers.com.au/ Join the Inside Social Work Facebook Group Join the Inside Social Work Podcast mailing…
Working in disability services with Amberly Moers
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…
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…