Social Work Leaders

On this episode, I spoke to Suzy. Suzy is a 2nd year social work student, creator of a student platform Social Work Survival Files and an all rounded great example of what leadership as a social work student looks like.

We spoke about:

* Suzy's journey to becoming a social work student

* Why Suzy chose to study social work

* What has gone well and Suzy's biggest challenges on the degree so far

* How social media has impacted Suzy's student journey so far?

* Suzy's advice for any people who are considering applying to study social work

* What social work leadership is to Suzy?

To connect with Suzy, you can follow her on Instagram here

Link to the eBook ' A guide to your first 4 weeks as a new social work manager' here

This week's episode is a solo episode where I share my thoughts on what PCF 9 tells us about creating the change we want to see and ultimately how the future of our profession is in our hands.

I share my thoughts on how as social workers we can create change, ways to do this and the impact of us doing this.

I refer to PCF 9 as referenced through BASW here.

As mentioned in the episode, if you are a new or aspiring social work manager, my new eBook is perfect for you! It is a guide putting you on the best path to success in your first managerial role. Here is the link to the eBook here.

On today's episode, I spoke to Donna. Donna is an experienced social work manager passionate about practice and the role that we have in people's lives. In addition to her practice experience. Donna is the owner of Social Work Toolkit, a platform making significant strides to support social workers in creating community and safe spaces.

* Donna's journey into social work and through social work so far

* Donna's own experience of community in social work practice

* Community and the correlation to professional growth

* Social Work Toolkit and Safe space - what inspired Donna to create this?

* Donna's hopes for the social work profession

* What social work leadership means to Donna

* How you can connect with Donna

If you would like to connect with Donna, you can connect with her on:

Linked in: Social Work Toolkit

Facebook: Social Work Toolkit

X: Social Work Toolkit

Welcome to the first podcast episode of 2024! It's a solo episode from me and I share my reflections on 2023, goals for 2024 and what you can expect in 2024 from the Social Work Mentor and the Social Work Leaders podcast.

I also share exciting news that I will be launching my first eBook in the next few weeks, for new managers, and I can't wait to share it. For first access, you can join the mailing list here.

If you would like to collaborate as a podcast guest, do send me an email on: [email protected]

In this episode I spoke to Tooba. Tooba is a qualified social worker and the founder of the Thrive Social Work app, a wonderful innovation built for social workers to be more productive, to have a system that works for them and supports their wellbeing.

We spoke about:

* Tooba's journey into social work

* How Tooba balanced social work and her wellbeing in practice

* How important it is for our systems to work for us

* The journey of the Thrive Social Work app

* How social workers can use technology to reduce bureaucracy

* What social work leadership means to Tooba

If you wish to connect with Tooba and her team, you can contact her here.

If you are a Local Authority and you are interested in investing in the productivity and wellbeing of your social workers, check out the website and you can make contact with Tooba via the website here.

Today's episode is a solo episode in which I share how we can use models of practice to strengthen the supervisory relationship. This is relevant for both supervisors and those being supervised.

I discuss:

* Why this topic is so important for supervisors and supervisees

* Using Social Graces to strengthen the supervisory relationship

* Using the Mandela Model to strengthen the supervisory relationship

* A breakdown of both models and how to use them within the supervisory relationship

* Questions you can ask to develop these conversations and discussions

I refer to a Research in Practice document within this episode which is great for supervisors in encouraging conversations about Social Graces in supervision and team meetings. Click here for the document.

Here is a link to the mailing list to sign up for my weekly newsletter speaking about a number of social work leadership topics. I also have something exciting coming out in the new year and so signing up will mean that you hear about it first. Click here.

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This week, I spoke to Le'Siran. Le'Siran is a qualified social worker and social work leadership coach. Le'Siran shared her wealth of knowledge and experience on the podcast today and it was a real pleasure to have her on.

We spoke about:

* Who Le'Siran is and her early experiences

* Le'Siran's journey into and through social work

* How Le'Siran chose coaching as her path and what this journey has looked like

* What coaching entails and how social workers can benefit from it

* The value of coaching - costs vs value

* What social work leadership means to Le'Siran

Le'Siran is on a number of platforms where you can connect with her:

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesiranedwards/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/dearsocialworkerpodcast?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

Website: www.socialworkcoachinghub.com

In this solo episode, I discuss our roles as social workers when it comes to challenging injustice in our communities and in the world. I hope this episode provokes some thoughts for you.

Please share it with fellow social workers so that more of us can do the self reflection that is needed.

Connect with me on Instagram: @theswmentor

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