In this episode I speak with Mat, a Social Worker who was born and raised on Darkinjung country in the Central Coast of NSW. Mat has a history of working in not-for-profit organisations that support children and families and was formerly the operations manager of Central Coast Family Support Services. Mat hopes that this conversation about his social work journey and experience helps others who are interested in this line of work.

Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:

• Kids Outreach International - https://www.kidsoutreach.org/
• Teen Challenge - https://teenchallengeusa.org/
• Triple P parenting course - https://www.triplep-parenting.net.au/au-uken/find-help/triple-p-online/
• Bruce Perry and the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics - https://www.bdperry.com/
• Bessel Van Der Kolk - https://www.besselvanderkolk.com/
• ACE Study: Adverse Childhood Experiences - https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html
• Bruce Perry’s - The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog and Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook https://www.boffinsbooks.com.au/books/9780465094455/boy-who-was-raised-as-a-dog-3rd-edition
• ARACY, Better Systems, Better Chances - https://www.aracy.org.au/publications-resources/command/download_file/id/274/filename/Better-systems-better-chances.pdf
• 1-2-3 Magic - https://www.123magic.com/
• Circle of Security International - https://www.circleofsecurityinternational.com/
• Bringing Them Home report - https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/bringing-them-home-report-1997
• NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian - https://www.ocg.nsw.gov.au/
• Oprah Winfrey & Bruce Perry in conversation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUAL8RVvkyY&ab_channel=SXSWEDU
• Daniel Hughes (Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy - http://www.danielhughes.org/
• Dr Dan Siegel (Psychiatry Professor) - https://drdansiegel.com/
• Richard Rose’s Life Story Therapy - https://tlswi.com/about-tlswi/

This episode's transcript can be viewed here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pgnZlMBj-_oOc8KoTu7q5l0qZBk1SBUyrxj24Pl2bCM/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks to Kevin Macleod of incompetech.com for our theme music.