Social Work Shorts brings you Insights into social work practice.

In this episode Jamie Scorer explores poverty in adults - and just what do we mean by poverty

Social Work Shorts brings you Insights about social practice.

In this episode George Bull talks about the failure to often identify the role that poverty plays as a fundamental underpinning problem in the circumstances social workers come across in work with children and their families.

Beers and Ideas - Politics, Philosophy and Social Work (recorded on 8th May 2021 - in the news was Council Elections and Labour's resounding defeat in Hartlepool and Boris Johnsons costly wallpaper). In Beers and Ideas three friends delve into some philosophical ideas and think about their impact on them as social workers and on social work practice.  Completely unscripted, this could go anywhere, and probably will. Have a watch and please comment. Feel free to disagree and challenge, or nod sagely. That's what philosophy is about. Thinking about difficult ideas and working through them together.  So, enjoy, and let us know what you think!

Beers and Ideas - Monkey: The Journey to the West In Beers and Ideas three friends delve into some philosophical ideas and think about their impact on them as social workers and on social work practice.  Completely unscripted, this could go anywhere, and probably will. Have a watch and please comment. Feel free to disagree and challenge, or nod sagely. That's what philosophy is about. Thinking about difficult ideas and working through them together.  So, enjoy, and let us know what you think!

Beers and Ideas - Kierkegaards clown who shouted fire In Beers and Ideas three friends delve into some philosophical ideas and think about their impact on them as social workers and on social work practice.  Completely unscripted, this could go anywhere, and probably will. Have a watch and please comment. Feel free to disagree and challenge, or nod sagely. That's what philosophy is about. Thinking about difficult ideas and working through them together.  So, enjoy, and let us know what you think!

Beers and Ideas - Plato's Cave

Beers and Ideas - Wittgenstein's Lion  In Beers and Ideas three friends delve into some philosophical ideas and think about their impact on them as social workers and on social work practice.  Completely unscripted, this could go anywhere, and probably will. Have a watch and please comment. Feel free to disagree and challenge, or nod sagely. That's what philosophy is about. Thinking about difficult ideas and working through them together.  So, enjoy, and let us know what you think!

Beers and Ideas - Descartes and the Barrel of Apples In Beers and Ideas three friends delve into some philosophical ideas and think about their impact on them as social workers and on social work practice.  Completely unscripted, this could go anywhere, and probably will. Have a watch and please comment. Feel free to disagree and challenge, or nod sagely. That's what philosophy is about. Thinking about difficult ideas and working through them together.  So, enjoy, and let us know what you think!