Social Work Discoveries

Welcome back to the Social Work Discoveries Podcast. In Episode 30, I have the pleasure of introducing to you the wonderful social worker and writer Rahim Thawer. Rahim is a psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, facilitator, and public speaker. He works as a lecturer, writer, and community organiser. Rahim loves all things mental health and is particularly … Continue reading Episode 30 – A conversation with Rahim Thawer, author of ‘The Mental Health Guide for Cis and Trans Queer Guys’

Hi Listeners, Welcome back to the Social Work Discoveries podcast. In this episode, I’m joined by none other than Associate Professor Dr Jacqui Cameron from the University of Wollongong.  Jacqui is a social worker with over twenty years of experience in practice, research, evaluation, and training in a variety of settings including alcohol and drug, … Continue reading Episode 29 – From social work placement to clinical practice to realist research: A conversation with Associate Professor Jacqui Cameron

Hi Listeners, Welcome back to the Social Work Discoveries Podcast. Today’s guest is Dimi Lattas from the University of the Sunshine Coast, in Queensland Australia. Dimi is a qualified social worker and family therapist. Her research focuses on forensic social work and, specifically, forensic social work education. Dimi is specifically interested in forensic social work … Continue reading Episode 28 – Forensic Social Work: A specialised social work practice – in conversation with Dimi Lattas

Hello Listeners, Welcome to the Social Work Discoveries podcast. I’m your host Ben Joseph and I’m so happy to have you with me today. The rise of the biomedical approach to treatment of depression and anxiety among other mental health issues for Australians has been swift, expansive, and for many, completely all-consuming. It is the … Continue reading Episode 26 – ‘Default Depression: How we now interpret human distress as mental illness’ with Anthony Smith.

Hello Social Work Discoveries Listeners, I’m so pleased to be able to introduce Dr Sharlotte Tusasiirwe, author of Decolonising & Re-imagining Social Work in Africa: Alternative Epistemologies and Practice Models available for purchase through Routledge, and co-author of Re-imagining Social Work: Towards Creative Practice, with Professor Jim Ife and Dr Rimple Mehta. Their book is … Continue reading Episode 25 – Decolonising and re-imagining the boundaries of social work research with Dr Sharlotte Tusasiirwe

Hi Listeners, I’m very happy to introduce today’s episode, which is a conversation recorded between my friend and colleague Lis Murphy whom you might have heard of from the Social Work Stories Podcast, and the renowned and well-respected Dr Ian Hyslop from the University of Auckland.   I was lucky enough to be a fly on … Continue reading Episode 24 – A political history of child protection: A conversation with Lis Murphy and Dr Ian Hyslop

Hello and welcome back. This episode I am joined by Professor Angelika Henschel from Leuphana University of Lueneburg in Germany. Angelika is the Head of the institute of Social Work and Social Pedagogy at Leuphana, with her research and teaching focused on gender studies, inclusion and youth welfare. With a long history in social activism … Continue reading Episode 23 – Researching the importance of refuges for women and children escaping domestic and family violence, with Professor Angelika Henschel.

We are back again for another awesome conversation with a social worker using action research to make a big difference in the world. Introducing to you all… Associate Professor Tamara Blakemore from the University of Newcastle! Tamara is a social worker and researcher who is (along with her research team) rapidly changing the face of … Continue reading Episode 22 – The ‘Name Narrate Navigate Pathways Program’ (NNN), a trauma-informed and culturally-responsive action research project with Associate Professor Tamara Blakemore.

Hello friends! As you may be aware, it’s been pretty quiet of late on the podcast, sorry about that. It’s not because I haven’t been interviewing people, because I promise I have, and that there’s lots of interesting social work research conversations coming your way throughout the year, but more excitingly its been because quite a … Continue reading Episode 21 – Co-designed and collaborative research involving missing persons, suicide prevention, social media and podcasting with Dr Sarah Wayland.

This is a great episode for all those who are interested in finding out more about social work and education in the university. In particular, how it is that students are learning about social work in contemporary times.