Jo is doing her final year of a Masters of Social Work (Qualifying), and is currently supporting caseworkers working with vulnerable families and children. Alice is a social worker in a residential educational setting and recently graduated from a Masters…
Recently I was interviewed for the Social Work Talks quarterly newsletter. Check out the full newsletter and the piece about the inside social work podcast click below.
In this episode, Sarah and I talk about the challenges of working with schools and balancing wellbeing and student academic outcomes. Sarah shares some of the various programs some schools are implementing to support students with their wellbeing and mental…
Today's show looks at a different way working with survivors of sexual assault. In this episode, you’ll hear how Clare uses trauma-sensitive yoga to support survivors of sexual assault. Clare Pritchard has been practicing yoga since 1995. She is a…
In this episode I chat with Khadine Aharon about her social work journey and becoming and EFT trainer. We talk about EFT and what it can be used for. What is Emotional freedom technique (EFT)/ Tapping ? With Khadine Aharon …
Read More What is Emotional freedom technique (EFT)/ Tapping ? With Khadine Aharon
In this episode, we talk about burn out and why self-care is crucial to prevent burnout. Helen shares her personal journey in the social work profession and how she experienced burnout while managing a team. This led Helen to develop…
teen Mental Health First Aid
Dr Claire Kelly is the Manager of Research and Evaluation at MHFA Australia. Claire has been involved with MHFA since 2003, when she first became an instructor while completing her Doctorate at the Centre for Mental Health Research at the…
Read More Dr Claire Kelly talks about Youth Mental Health First Aid.
What are professional boundaries? While thinking about this topic I went through some of my old textbooks and none of them had anything about boundaries. I found it interesting that something so fundamental to our work it not explicitly taught…
Vittorio and I share stories of why we got into social work, sharing some of our challenges, struggles and memorable moments. Vittorio has been a social worker for over 40 years, with experience in health care, teaching and private practice.…
Read More Becoming a social worker, the joys, challenges and struggles .
