The first knock on the door. 
It's a task unique to social work in the community, having to attend a home visit, knocking on the door and not knowing what is behind it. 

This episode covers:
-being sensitive to the family you are visiting
-where should you wear your ID badge?
-do you take your shoes off?
-how to make a good first impression
-how to manage pets 

If you find listening helpful then please leave a rating and review and subscribe! 

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https://www.socialworksorted.com/product-page/holding-space-april-communication-skills 


For advice and guidance for Newly Qualified Social Workers, follow me on @socialworksorted - I'd love to hear from you!

Thank you so much for listening, 
Vicki x 

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Aimed at Newly Qualified Social Workers, students and anyone entering social work after a break, these first few episodes of the podcast are guiding you through a home visit. 

This episode will take you through planning for a home visit, covering three areas;

Logistics
Safety 
Anxiety 

Listen for helpful reminders to make your life easier when planning home visits. 

Please rate, review and subscribe! 

For more advice and for ways to work with me follow @socialworksorted on Instagram

Thank you for listening 

Lets connect!

To book in a free 15 minute chat with me, to talk about training, development, courses or membership email [email protected]

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Email: [email protected]

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Thank you so much for listening.

Please rate, review and share with one other person - it makes such a difference and I really appreciate your support.

How do you prepare for a home visit? 

Based on Child Protection social work in the UK, this episode looks at the steps Newly Qualified Social Workers can take from the first point of a referral. 

Focusing on three areas;
-Information 
-Purpose 
-Curiosity 

This episode looks at the questions you need to go through when preparing for a home visit, and the benefits of slowing down and staying calm. 

Follow me on Instagram @socialworksorted for ways to work with me one to one, and if you found this episode helpful please leave a review and subscribe!

Thanks for listening! 

Vicki

Lets connect!

To book in a free 15 minute chat with me, to talk about training, development, courses or membership email [email protected]

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Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: Vicki Shevlin

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Disclaimer

Thank you so much for listening.

Please rate, review and share with one other person - it makes such a difference and I really appreciate your support.

A welcome to Social Work Sorted - The Podcast. 
A little bit about me, why I founded Social Work Sorted and what you can expect from the podcast. 

Follow @socialworksorted on Instagram for more advice and how to work with me. 

Lets connect!

To book in a free 15 minute chat with me, to talk about training, development, courses or membership email [email protected]

Sign up to my free newsletter

Join The Collective


Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn: Vicki Shevlin

Instagram.com/@vickishevlin_

Youtube.com/@socialworksorted

Facebook.com/socialworksorted

Disclaimer

Thank you so much for listening.

Please rate, review and share with one other person - it makes such a difference and I really appreciate your support.