This is a question I am asked regularly and although I can't respond to individual circumstances, this episode will take you through:

-reframing complaints 

-removing personal comments 

-the value in apologising 

-upholding families rights 

-looking after yourself with record keeping 

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How do we extend the reach of a genogram? 

Yes, genograms are essential to our understanding of family networks and narratives, but what if the people influencing us the most are the ones we see every morning when we scroll social media?

Are we including virtual contexts and connections in our assessments? And how do we do that in a non judgmental way?

In this episode I talk about the importance of considering virtual influences, on both ourselves and the people we support. 

Recommended listening and reading: 

When do parenting influencers become a safeguarding issue?

  Irwin-Rogers, K., & Pinkney, C. (2017). Social media as a catalyst and trigger for youth violence. Catch22. 

 Pinkney, C., & Robinson-Edwards, S. (2018). Gangs, music and the mediatisation of crime: Expressions, violations and validations. Safer Communities, 17(2), 103-118.

https://www.contextualsafeguarding.org.uk/

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This episode is really one big question. 

As social work podcasts increase (which is a great thing!) how do we as a collective, manage our responsibility to protect guests and ensure information is shared and not exploited?

I don't have answers, but I'm hoping someone who listens to this might help me formulate some thoughts.

It always feels scary to share my own experience but I wouldn't ask for transparency from others if I wasn't also willing to be transparent myself. 

I always feel uncomfortable talking about money but equally discomfort is a feeling that I now associate with change, and I see that as a positive.

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In this episode I am joined by the wonderful Katy, who started as a listener of this podcast and is now a friend. 

I shared a post on instagram asking you to share your questions for me about all things podcast, so a huge thank you to Katy for joining me and asking them!

Thank you so much for listening, the fact that I have been doing this for 3 years with now 100,000 downloads is wild and I am so grateful to you for listening and sharing every week. To be even just a tiny part of your social work journey is a huge privilege that I never take for granted. 

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I am so happy to share this conversation with Clo. 

Recommended resources mentioned: 

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/ted-noel

https://kilntheatre.com/whats-on/es-flo/  

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Are you a new social worker? Do you find yourself saying or thinking, 'I have Imposter Syndrome'?

If so, this is for you! 

Read more:

hbr.org/2021/02/stop-telling-women-they-have-imposter-syndrome

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How often do we talk about safety in social work?

How often do we stop and think about the ways we define safety?

Sharing some of my thoughts about safety, how we ask questions about it and how we unpick ideas. 

If you have any feedback on this episode or any reading to share with me - please reach out! 

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Not my usual podcast but I am asked all the time about my current role in training, consultancy, having a podcast and doing independent social work so I wanted to give some very honest insights

Please remember, this is just my personal experience so I'm hoping it might help at least one person out there. 

If you want to get in touch about this episode please reach out! 

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I loved this conversation with the wonderful Angie!

I've had some not -so - good experiences with school nurses, and Angie has had some not-so-good experiences with social workers.

In this very honest conversation we look at multi agency working, what it really means in practice and how we can overcome some of the challenges in co working. 

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https://www.instagram.com/nurseangiejay/ 

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As social workers, how often do we hold the expectation that people should tell us the truth?
How does that contradict with our mainstream entertainment, a tv show that is focused on lies and deception?
In this short episode I'm inviting you to think about why people lie, and why we should avoid taking it personally as social workers. 


Recommended reading:

https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/the-traitors-unconscious-bias


A great read on organisational deception with definitions of different types of lies:

Jenkins, S., & Delbridge, R. (2020). Exploring Organizational Deception: Organizational Contexts, Social Relations and Types of Lying. Organization Theory, 1(2).


An alternative perspective on lying for patients in dementia care:

Frederik Schou-Juul & Sigurd Lauridsen. (2024) Caregivers’ perceptions of lying to people with dementia in Denmark: a qualitative study. Aging & Mental Health 28:11, pages 1471-1478.

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