Social Work Leaders

Social Work Leaders

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Social Work Leaders episodes

  • EP16: Understanding your nervous system as a social worker with Natalie Robertson, The Social Life
    On this episode, I spoke to Natalie Robertson. Natalie is a social worker who is incredibly passionate about Learning and Development and social workers looking after their physical and emotional wellbeing in order to be able to thrive in their professional and personal lives.
    In this episode we spoke about:
    * Natalie's journey into social work
    * How stress impacts our nervous system and why social workers need to understand this
    * Advice for new social workers, when it comes to stress management
    * The need for social workers to speak out if they are struggling with their stress levels
    * How Natalie is helping social workers to understand how stress impacts their physical and emotional health and supporting them around this.
    If you would like to connect with Natalie, you can find her on:
    Instagram: @thesocialife_
    Linked in: Natalie Robertson
    33 min
  • Ep15: Redefining the way social workers communicate and connect with Ash, New Generation Social Work
    In this episode, I spoke to Ash, social worker, experienced child protection practitioner and creator of New Generation Social Work. I thoroughly enjoyed the conversation and Ash truly conveyed his passion for our profession and his hopes for frontline social work to become more sustainable for many more social workers.
    We discussed:
    * Ash's journey into social work
    * Ash's biggest highs and greatest challenge as a child protection social worker
    * Why Ash had to make the difficult decision to take a break from child protection
    * The inspiration for New Generation social work and how it is and will continue to help the next generation of social workers
    * Ash's perspective on what social work leadership is
    If you wish to find out more about Ash, his products, podcast and services, his details are as follows:
    Instagram: @newgeneration_socialwork
    Website: www.newgensocialwork.co.uk
    Linked In: New Generation Social Work
    42 min
  • EP14: How to get the best out of supervision with Liz Andrew-Brake

    In this episode, I speak to Liz Andrew-Brake, an experienced social worker from New Zealand and based in Australia. We talk all things social work and supervision. Have a listen as we:

    *Discuss Liz's journey into social work and her own experiences of supervision as a child protection social worker

    *Explore what quality supervision is and the barriers to social workers receiving is

    * Discuss what supervisors and supervises can do to get the best out of their supervision

    * Hear what social work leadership means to Liz


    To make contact with Liz:

    Insta: @lizandrewbrake

    Website: www.lizandrewbrake.com

    Facebook Group: Social Work and Child Protection Australia

    38 min
  • Ep12: Self Care for Social Workers with Bianca McKay
    On this episode, I speak to the lovely Bianca McKay, Social Workers Career Coach. We had a great conversation thinking about self care for social workers and the necessity to see this as a non negotiable. We discuss:
    * Bianca’s journey into social work
    * The benefits and barriers to social workers prioritising their self care
    * Why social workers need to prioritise their own self care and the impact of not doing this
    * Advice for social workers struggling to look after themselves
    * What Bianca is offering to help social workers to meet their self care needs
    If you want to hear and learn more, you can connect with Bianca via her website:
    Instagram: www.instagram.com/socialworkerscareercoach
    Website: www.biancamckay.com
    39 min
  • Ep11: The power of breaks to get ahead of burnout
    Hello and welcome back to the Social Work Leaders podcast! This episode is a short one exploring my period away from podcasting and whether breaks are necessary to get ahead of burnout! You can look forward to new solo and amazing guest episodes coming soon inspiring and encouraging you on your social work journey. I now always have a podcast newsletter 😊 so join the mailing list for updates on all things social work mentor and the podcast. Link is https://linktr.ee/theswmentor
    9 min
  • Ep10: What are you committing yourself to achieve in your social work career this year?
    This is the first episode of 2023 and the first solo episode of the podcast where I ask social workers to think about what you wish to commit yourself to achieve in your social work career this year. Whether big or small, set goals for your careers, write them down and commit to them as you would with any other New Years resolution or goal.
    I would love to hear what you are committing to this year in your social work career.
    Instagram: @theswmentor
    Facebook: The Social Work Mentor
    7 min
  • Ep 9: Redefining Living for Care Experienced Young People with Tinu, Redefine Living
    On this episode, I spoke to the lovely Tinu. Tinu is a social worker and the founder of Redefine Living, semi independent living for care leavers aged 16+. We spoke a number of interesting topics including:
    Tony’s journey into social work and where she is now
    What developed Tinu’s passion for working with care leavers?
    How semi independent living supports positive outcomes for young people?
    Tinu’s advice for social workers who wish to embark on a similar journey?
    What social work leadership means to Tinu?
    If you wish to make contact with Tinu or learn more about Redefine Living, you can find her at:
    Instagram - @tinu_xo and @redefine.living
    As mentioned, Tinu has a business webinar on the 19th November 2022 for anyone who wants to set up a semi independent business. You still have time to register on this link: https://redefine-living.eventcube.io/events/43552/redefine-living-business-webinar/
    53 min
  • EP8: Having a Social Media presence as a Social Worker with Yewande, Young Black Social Worker
    On this episode, i spoke to Yewande, social worker, manager of a frontline team and the creator of Young Black Social Worker & Young Black Social Workers Network, a community to network and connect with other Black British Social Workers.
    We spoke about social work and social media, what it is like for social workers having a social media presence. The areas we covered were:
    * Yewande's journey into Social Work 
    * Yewande's inspiraton for starting YBSW & YBSW Network 
    * We discussed our views on social workers having a social media presence and speaking on the profession, the benefits and challenges with this
    * Yewande gave advice for social workers keen to have a social media presence but worry about the impact on their careers
    * Yewande shared what leadership in social work means for her
    To connect with Yewande and find out more about her platforms, you can follow her on: 
    Instagram: @youngblacksocialworker and @youngblacksocialworkersnetwork
    52 min
  • Ep7: Blending Social Work and Vet School with Yasmin

    On this episode, I spoke to my lovely friend, Yasmin. Yasmin was an absolute joy to podcast with, her personality is so infectious and i just love her passion for both social work and veterinary studies. It was a great conversation where we spoke about how Yasmin went from frontline social work teams to Independent Social Work and 5 years of veterinary school!

    On this episode, we discussed:

    * Yasmin's journey into social work and her experiences as a frontline social worker

    * Why Yasmin pursued Independent Social Work and her experiences around this

    * What inspired Yasmin to pursue a passion and go to vet school

    * The transferable skills between being a social worker and being a vet.

    * Advice for social workers who want to pursue their passions outside of social work whilst staying in social work!

    * Yasmin's views on what leadership in social work is

    Yasmin is happy to connect with any social workers who have any questions, seeking advice or signposting following this episode. Please make contact with her via email: 

    43 min

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A podcast sharing the stories of social workers doing inspiring and amazing things in the social work profession. Exploring and discussing topics to support your personal and professional development…