My wonderful colleagues Shantel Thomas & Jo Williams enthusiastically share details about the course they created.  Its more than a course and we hear their intimate and relational accounts on the course creation, something of the personal impact upon them as co facilitators and what they believe the course has to offer the sector in terms of the 'journey' to becoming an ARP.

Please share your thoughts and feel free to join our Fb community and continue to share in there.  I'm also happy to hear from you with recommendations for future SWM guests.

References: 

• Kendi, I X (2019) How to become an Antiracist. London: One World
• Akala, (2019) Natives - Race & Class in the ruins of empire
• DiAngelo, R (2019) White Fragility - why it's so hard for white people to talk about racism
• PSDP - website: https://practice-supervisors.rip.org.uk

Shantel is the Course Lead at the Tavistock for the MA in Social Work Program.

Jo is a Social Work Consultant & Senior Lecturer, Supervisor, Coach, Educator, Author & Researcher.

My email: [email protected]

Fb Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/412169436067530

LinkedIn profile:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-sylvia-b-smith-fhea-0413aa194/

https://tavistockandportman.nhs.uk/

 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daniel Acheampong is a Trainee Educational Psychologist, there are very few men in this space and even fewer Black men.  In today's episode he shares his career journey and in particular what he learnt in his previous role as a teacher, what prompted his transition to ed. psych, his doctoral research and his hopes for the future.

 

email: [email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/groups/412169436067530

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SWM.ep.57

In this episode I am in conversation with Patricia Foster-McKenley founder of 'YouAreYou'. Writer, Poet, Performer, Speaker, Certified Education Consultant and IT Trainer, Broadcaster, Life Coach, Certified Reiki Practitioner and Vegan, Patricia’s dynamic, empathic and supportive approach to educating and improving lives, has empowered learners of all ages and seekers of an enhanced way of living life.

Patricia has a uniquely intuitive gift and empathic approach towards empowering and healing people through poetry, coaching, tuition and workshops, Reiki, creativity & multimedia and healthy eating plans & nutrition. Her goal is to guide people toward Celebrating their  Power Within.  She also provides creative solutions through design, film editing and illustration.

I this episode Patricia touches on her varied interests and approaches to healing, to be honest we scratched the surface - do enjoy the episode and be inspired.

Patricia can be found on social media, website link is:

@http://patriciafostermckenley.com   

 

Do get in touch with me @[email protected]

Join our facebook community @Social Workers Matter

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB6IJzP9UzJn2B5oXclbnOw

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode I speak with a new friend Lauren Sheehy, we met at a Networking event hosted by the British Library, I thought her work in the area of self care may have resonance for us in the social care sector.

Lauren Sheehy is joint owner of The Discovery Project.   Lauren and Zoe lived together during the COVID when they had conversations about life; marriage, babies, career ladders, the illusive seeming ‘purpose’ and relationships. 

Lauren shares how she moved through some personal difficulties and through further discussions with Zoe they decided to create spaces for women to talk openly and became stronger.   They want to create a more empowered world where women can live from their heart and not from their conditioning. 

Enjoy the interview.  Here are the links to TDP's socials - 

 

E-mail: [email protected]

website: https://thediscoveryproject.co.uk/

https://www.instagram.com/thediscoveryprojectuk/

https://www.facebook.com/thediscoveryprojectuk

 

They also have a podcast: https://thediscoveryproject.co.uk/podcast

 

My email address: [email protected]

 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In conversation with Course Lead for the MA in Social work at the Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust and Anti Racism Lead - UK Focus for the British Association of Social Workers (BASW), Shantel Thomas shares her professional journey. 

You will hear her enthusiasm, energy, passion and spirit for her work and its purpose. She has a vision for the Social Work Programme she leads and wants it to be relevant for todays social work practice.  Shantel also shares some of her work in the Anti Racism space and her aims for contributing to the societal changes we want to see.

Shantel is often invited to make keynote speeches, she writes regular blogs and articles and is also pursuing her PhD, an ethnographic study of anti racist leadership.

She can be found and followed on Twitter & Linkedin.

Email: [email protected]

Facebook Community: Social Workers Matter

Youtube Channel:    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB6IJzP9UzJn2B5oXclbnOw

 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Many years ago, Nadine and I worked for a Parenting Community Assessment Company, so I was pleasantly surprised when I saw her being interviewed on one of my favourite  YT shows The Exodus Collective https://youtu.be/dYqwjTX_0ZI  In this episode we hear from Nadine Boyne - Social Worker - Life Coach - Human.

Nadine shares aspects of her career journey which includes, being in and out of love with social work, the need to move to a new place in the Caribbean, self imposed sabbatical in her quest for deeper self knowledge, 'you only got the role because you're black' - coping with imposter syndrome,  her work on a new book for NQSW's and experienced SW's who want to reset, and much more.

You can follow Nadine on LinkedIn, Instagram @nadine.klb and her company Social Work Discovery.

Email: [email protected]

Facebook Community: Social Workers Matter

Youtube Channel:    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB6IJzP9UzJn2B5oXclbnOw

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode:

• Burnout - mysocialworknews.com
• Books to read -
• Anti-Racist social Work / stories of activism.......... Ed.Tanya Moore & Glory Simango
• Atlas of the Heart - Brené Brown
• Frantz Fanon - Peter Hudis
• World Social work Day - 'unequal impact - the links between environment, racism and climate'

 

email: [email protected]

Facebook: Social Workers Matter

Youtube:    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB6IJzP9UzJn2B5oXclbnOw

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is a short and includes some quick updates/remarks  on

• my remote working in the Caribbean
• Child Q
• BASW Professional Social Work Magazine - stories which peaked my interest
• Reminder of part 2 interview with Prof Claudia Bernard

 

Do join our facebook community

email me: @ [email protected]

Linkedin: Dr Sylvia B Smith

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB6IJzP9UzJn2B5oXclbnOw

Instagram & Twitter

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this part 1 episode we meet Claudia Bernard, Professor of Social Work and Head of Postgraduate Research in the Department of Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies at Goldsmiths University. She is a qualified social worker and, has worked in local authority children and families social work and has retained this interest in her research and teaching. Claudia joined Goldsmiths in 1994 and previously held a lectureship at the university of Portsmouth.

We focus on her new book 'Intersectionality', Claudia shares how the book came to being and her initial ambivalence in writing it which later became something she had to do in view of current circumstances - the murder of George Floyd and the impact of COVID -19 upon marginalised groups.   Claudia has published widely in child abuse and neglect and in equality and diversity issues in social work education.  Her general interests lie in the areas of social work with children and families, gender-based violence, critical race theory, equalities and social justice.

Claudia teaches on courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and also leads the PhD programme in the Department. As an educator and researcher, her primary interests are in delivering the highest quality of social work education, and in developing students’ research-mindedness for research-informed practice.

In part II of our conversation with Claudia, she shares more about her Career Journey, the highs and the lows, which I know you will also find stimulating and inspirational - do listen to the end of this episode when Claudia shares some nuggets of wisdom.

 

 

Book Launch: https://www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=13849

Claudia has a presence on @Twitter

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shyamenda Purslow is one of the founder members of 'MenTalk Ubuntu', the group has a podcast and a presence on most social media platforms - they emerged during the Pandemic when, as Black men, they felt it important to come together to talk, support and share their experiences.

They found a number of pertinent themes surfaced, these included; work, loss, separation, finance, relationships to name a few. They used engagement with the great outdoors and nature as an important vehicle for navigating issues of importance to them. In this episode of SWM Shy shares something of his own background, how the group was formed and how they as Black men seek to sustain good mental health by finding strength and understanding through being open, honest and supportive towards each other.

In the final part of our discussion, Shy shares his interests in 'authentic leadership' and which may be of real value in the future.

Shy makes some useful references: CAHN - Caribbean and African Health Network - cahn.org.uk

Search for 'MenTalk Ubuntu' for more information @Twitter, IG, FB look My email: [email protected]

Fb Community: Social Workers Matter, do join us there.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.