In this episode, Barbara and I discuss her work initially as a high school music appreciation teacher and managing a second-hand bookshop, further strengthened her resolve to pursue a Social Work degree at UNSW. In the course of 15 years as a hospital Social Worker, she was an integral part of a respiratory ward team and worked in a psychiatric unit, before working as the sole Social Worker in an inner-city private hospital.

Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:

Interview with Tony Vinson on reforms to corrective services policy and practice - https://www.what-makes-a-man.org.au/interviews/interview-highlights/prof-tony-vinson-free-download/

Julian Short, An Intelligent Life - https://anintelligentlife.com/

Irvin D Yalom, The Gift of Therapy - https://www.yalom.com/gift-of-therapy

Richard S Sharf, Theories of Psychotherapy & Counseling - https://cengage.com.au/product/title/theories-of-psychotherapy-counseling-concepts/isbn/9781305087323

Salvation Army slavery support services - https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/about-us/our-services/fighting-modern-slavery-exploitation/

This episode's transcript can be viewed here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AGijiNis8LgOrcrwWjlCxT9YIJWtm8Ev/view?usp=sharing

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