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| More conversation with Dr Agnes Bryan | 14 Aug 2024 | 01:16:46 | |
In our last interview before the summer break, #DrAgnesBryan takes an even deeper dive into the role of the anti-racist facilitator/trainer in supporting transformation. She touches on the emotionality of the space, the feelings of the parties involved, and the need to keep moving forward through relationship-building and increasing our political savvy to promote understanding of the context in which race, racism, and discrimination are difficult to discuss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| The Interviewer is Interviewed | 31 Jul 2024 | 00:56:08 | |
On the 5th Anniversary of The Social Workers Matter Podcast, Dr Sylvia is interviewed by Academic, writer and coach Ms Sharon Jennings. Sylvia and Sharon discussed various aspects of Sylvia's life and career, including her interests, her approach to work, and her personal and professional journey regarding anti-racism. Additional discussion topics included Sylvia's Interests and Approach to Work, Anti-Racism Journeys and Collective Wisdom, Black African Women's Experiences and Legacy Preservation, Sylvia's Shift Towards Creativity and Fulfilment and Ancestral Resilience, Creativity, and Performing Arts.
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| Research: Cath Williams - Migration - loss - separation and Trauma | 30 Aug 2023 | 01:19:11 | |
Cath Willams is based at Nottingham University where she lectures on their social work programmes. In this episode, we hear more about her ver political family and how she became politicised. Her lengthy career and practice interests Cath completed her PhD exploring the impact of migration on family relationships. She is particularly interested in the separation and reunification of Caribbean families. I cannot wait to read it! Cath's research presentations include:
Cath was the supervisor on an Oral History Project recording interviews with 1st generation African Caribbean older people in Bradford between 1986-88.
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| Hayley Watts - Productivity Ninja | 16 Aug 2023 | 00:24:25 | |
This episode has efficiency in mind, my guest Hayley Watts helps people solve their problems. The people she works with generally have too much work and not enough time, too many emails, or meetings. In addition, she works with teams to help them have difficult conversations, about strategy, getting people to behave in a way that works and making changes that might feel tough but will bring about better outcomes. She also supports managers early in their career journey. In this podcast she touches on; advising clients about what to do when you're not available, consulting emails 3-4 times a day - achieving inbox zero, turning off notifications, creating an email 'Actions' folder, knowing the difference between what's urgent and what's important, know your optimum energy levels during the day, creating time to regularly reflect especially when busy.
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| Rebekah Pierre - Remember why you're here | 26 Jul 2023 | 00:54:34 | |
Rebekah Pierre is an author, journalist and social worker. She works as a Professional Officer for the British Association of Social Workers. In our conversation in this episode, Rebekah represents herself and shares her experiences, thoughts and ideas on our Care system. She also shares some of the highs and lows of efforts to get the voices of those with care experience heard by the central government and others in decision-making positions. In this podcast you will also hear news about the new book Rebekah has edited titled "Free Loaves on Fridays" - due to be published early next year 2024, this will be an anthology by people with care experience.
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| Research: Stefan Brown, Early onset dementia | 12 Jul 2023 | 00:50:02 | |
Here is the first of the SWM Research episodes, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Work and MSc Social Work Programme Director at Royal Holloway, University of London - Stefan Brown joins us in this episode. Stefan qualified as a social worker in the 90s and transitioned to higher education over 13 yrs ago. In today's episode, we hear about his work in the field and his PhD research on Early onset dementia. Stefan also shared updates on the Mental Capacity Act.
Look out for Stefan's part II, when he shares details on his work in the Race & Mental Health space.
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| Don't wait for the dripping tap to become a flood! | 21 Jun 2023 | 01:01:39 | |
In this episode of SWM, I'm in conversation with Mike McKenzie. We met at a screening of his film Be Longing. Mike shares details of how and why he made the film and gives us some insight into the lives of foster carers who seek to work with social workers and other professionals. Mike, his wife and his family are clearly committed to their roles as foster carers and used his creativity to communicate some important messages to social workers and others. He is really keen on effectively working together in the best interests of children who are looked after. The film is screened monthly online followed by a discussion group, all sorts of issues emerge during the discussion - insightful, stimulating and informative. About Mike: Born in London to Jamaican parents Mike is a Foster Carer, Musician, Filmmaker and Music Teacher. He, his wife and his family derive enormous satisfaction from fostering young children. They have experienced some real highs and lows throughout. Mike became a filmmaker in 2007 and set up DrumCamFilms. He went on to undertake various projects in the filming world, including documentaries, short films, training and music videos. He has also completed a number of projects aimed at the educational sector. His latest film drama project is a film called “Be-Longing”, which is dedicated to and directed for the foster children they have cared for and had its 1st screening at the Lexi Cinema in Kensal Rise many years ago. Be Longing is the story of a young boy aged ten years old who had been placed in care, living in a foster home. His history includes being removed from violent and chaotic birth parents after a series of family breakdowns, he is torn between accepting the trust, kindness and security of his foster family and remaining 'loyal' to his birth parents who he still loves dearly. Self-destruction, despair, anger, betrayal, hope and salvation are all themes within this film. The struggle to regain the childhood of this young man who has not yet experienced the innocence of youth is, unfortunately not uncommon for many of today's youth placed in care or living in broken homes. In this short film, Be Longing seeks to show this boy's journey from his very first day 'in care' and charts his progress along the way. At present the film is helping to connect with many amazing care experienced people, Artifacts CEP, Comfort Cases, Rajinder.keohane, David L Jackson and Publishing professionals. Mike and his team have taken the film to The Montreal Black Film Festival, and more recently to No.10 Downing Street to meet Gillian Keegan MP, the Secretary of State for Education, and Claire Coutinho MP, the Minister for Children, along with The Fostering Network and other foster carers from across the country. Now as @MAD4Films Mike and the team aim to keep talking about the best outcomes for children and make more films about kids in care. Mad4 Films Profile https://www.linkedin.com/company/mad4-films/?viewAsMember=truehttps://mad4films.com/projects/ Mikes Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-mckenzie-25715718/ =================================================================== Do share your feedback at adosylv@gmail.com Join our Fb community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/412169436067530 Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB6IJzP9UzJn2B5oXclbnOw
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| The Inaugural National Anti Racism Conference - Reflections - what did we achieve | 07 Jun 2023 | 01:00:26 | |
In this episode, I'm in conversation with 3 hardworking and passionate black women; Millie Kerr, Nimal Jude and returning Shantel Thomas. This was an opportunity to discuss and review the conference, its original aims and objectives. Our discussion was lively, frank and open - full of laughter and warmth but no less serious about the 'mission'. Millie, Nimal and Shantel were instrumental in organising and leading this event in collaboration with the S.W.E.A.R.N - Social Work Anti-racist Network. The team discussed what went well and the feedback received, they also shared what would have improved the event, namely a budget! Most of the work in bringing this conference to fruition came down to grit, determination and additional work on top of their day jobs.......... we engage in discussion on the need for senior leaders to really get involved, which will require some deep self-reflection on issues of anti-racism and commitment to action and change. The team have bigger ambitions for next year and will be working with other colleagues to make it happen, so watch this space - if there is anything you can do to help with the mission an ACTION agenda, please get in touch. We also hear about the ARM - Anti-racist Movement, a space for healing. Members of ARM are predominantly Black and Brown women working in the anti-racism space but also include practitioners, educators and leaders. ARM meet every last Friday of the month. For more details, please send enquiries to the email address below: Email: antiracistmove@gmail.com
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| We all live our lives as stories........ | 24 May 2023 | 00:48:27 | |
Maria Takaendisa is a Systemic Family Therapist by training but also describes herself as a storyteller, a transformative change leader and therapeutic thought leader. She unlocks change and brings about big-picture thinking. Her psychotherapeutic training affords her the unique skill of understanding and working with group dynamics to understand organisational culture and inform change processes. In today’s interview with SWM, Maria shares a little about the range of her work, particularly her work in the anti-racism space and with trauma. Maria is also interested in well-being and healing and shares something of this work and its importance.
To make contact with her directly her website address is https://www.mariatakaendisa.com/ Email: maria@mariatakaendisa.com 100 Great Black Women Speak: https://www.olmec-ec.org.uk/100-great-black-women/maria-takaendisa/ ============================================================== Do share your feedback at adosylv@gmail.com Join our Fb community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/412169436067530 Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB6IJzP9UzJn2B5oXclbnOw
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| 'It's in your hands' - he pulls no punches | 10 May 2023 | 01:36:35 | |
David L Jackson is currently gainfully employed as he told me, he is a Senior Planning Engineer. He has done many things and believes we should not allow ourselves to be put in a box. David has also authored a book called 'Oi -Pay Attention. This gets rocky'. Interestingly, paying attention is precisely what he wants Social Workers to do. Dave is care experienced and wrote some of his story as he believes and thinks it is critical that we preserve, document and learn from the past. Dave's book documents life's brutal and harsh reality in statutory care in the '60s and '70s. For the most it was awful; the abuse, his experiences as often the only Black child in the homes and importantly how he survived despite the poor care he received. As our conversation progressed, Dave shares some messages for social workers, he pulls no punches and challenges us to become more active in our advocacy for those we work with and care for, and importantly become more vocal in what we see as wrong in our profession and our leadership. He encourages us to not be so 'nice' as this is not how change takes place. He covers a range of issues, including racism, sexism, and becoming a father. Dave is an engaging and no-nonsense speaker, so 'pay attention. This gets rocky'. To purchase his new book please visit:http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1912183730 To connect with Dave follow him on Twitter @childcalledoi Email him @superdj1mac.com Linkedin: @ Dave Jackson =================================================================== Do share your feedback at adosylv@gmail.com Join our Fb community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/412169436067530 Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB6IJzP9UzJn2B5oXclbnOw
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| A 'Questionologist' - Shabazz L. Graham | 12 Apr 2023 | 00:54:08 | |
Shabazz L. Graham is the Creator and co-founder of Qcast, a Filmmaker and ‘Questionologist’. He began his career in 2001 making documentaries for government-run projects, local councils and Think Tanks, before taking on the role of a Creative at MTV Networks. He went on to work for a host of TV channels such as Channel 4, Nickelodeon, Sky, BBC and others, as well as work for top creative agencies and corporate brands including EE, HASBRO, CO-OP and many more. But where did it all start and what excites him today? In this episode of SWM Shabazz generously shares some of his history as a child raised in the care system and his experiences, the challenges he faced with his personal development and growth as a black man, his significant, impactful, and important relationships with memorable social workers and his dear foster carer. Shabazz also shares details on what inspired the creation of Qcast, an online platform designed to privilege the importance of meaningful and deep questions. Hear how the loss of a dear friend gave birth to Qcast and the vision for its future.
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| Becoming an In Credible Witness | 29 Mar 2023 | 00:46:40 | |
Michael Watson is a professionally qualified social worker, and author of two books, with over thirty-three years of experience working with children and families. His work includes being a Children's Guardian for eighteen years and for over twenty years as an Independent social worker. He is an expert in the family court where he assesses parenting, family relationships and the various needs of children.
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| Dr Agnes Bryan on Dynamics & Processes in the Interaction | 07 Jul 2024 | 00:58:22 | |
In this episode, Dr. Agnes Bryan provides a deep analysis of the dynamics and processes involved in engaging in challenging conversations about race and racism. Specifically, she delves into the topic in Chapter 4 of her unpublished manuscript. Dr. Bryan explores the concept of racial anxiety and fear, examining how these emotions manifest in the interactions between black and white individuals. She emphasizes the importance of understanding that seeking knowledge and wanting answers to "fix" the issue is not the same as truly knowing and comprehending the complexities of race. Dr. Bryan encourages the development of highly attuned listening skills as a means to navigate these challenging conversations effectively.
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| Louisa Jean-Pierre 'Racism at work as a Nurse' a personal story | 15 Mar 2023 | 01:09:03 | |
In this episode, Louisa Jean-Pierre shares the painful story of racism she experienced at the work she loved. She tells her professional journey, and how she came to nursing, which she wanted to do from a very young age. Louisa's first qualification was achieved in 1972, and she was able to specialise in paediatrics, an area of nursing she loved. Here are some of the challenges she faced, listen as she speaks about how painful this was and the impact upon her professionally and personally, they include; she couldn't be herself, she received no positive feedback from her line manager - just criticism - she experienced a number of disappointing blows, subtle and persistent racism, left feeling deflated and defeated, denied opportunities to progress, unbearable toxic environment, ended up hating coming to work, suffered increasing ill health -anxiety and anxiety attacks, negative impact on her family life, let down by her union and the list goes on. She eventually regained some degree of control but what a cost she had to pay along the way.
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| Co Facilitators Sandie, Sharon, Jo & Sylvia in conversation | 26 Feb 2023 | 00:51:41 | |
Welcome to ep.65 of SWM, co-facilitators Sandie Chatterton, Sharon Jennings, Jo Williams and I reflect on our working partnerships as Black and White educators in the anti-racist practice and leadership space. Apologies for the quality of the audio but hope this does not take away from the essence of our discussions - these critical conversations are unscripted, honest and respectful as we all navigate through this rocky terrain. I hope we may keep on having these necessary conversations and remain intentional about action, so we avoid further cycles of rhetoric and collective amnesia in this space - you'll hear references to anti-racism at the end of the 1980s in our discussions, as we wonder what happened to all that work. Do feel free to reach out with feedback or thoughts: Email: adosylv@gmail.com FB: Social Workers Matter - https://www.facebook.com/groups/412169436067530/
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| Emotional emancipation circles - Paula St Ange & Cassia Keziah Maximen | 08 Feb 2023 | 00:56:12 | |
Counselling Psychologist & Systemic & Family Practitioner Paula St Ange and Trainee Clinical Psychologist Cassia Keziah Maximen join me in this episode to discuss Emotional Emancipation Circles. Aka as EECs are evidence-informed, psychologically sound, culturally grounded, and community-defined self-help support groups designed to help heal, and end, the trauma caused by the root cause of anti-Black racism. These two women have been group participants and are now trained as EEC group facilitators. They share how and why these groups were started, the concept is an import from the US which has been adapted to the UK context. In the early evaluations, EEC participants reported notable improvements in their mental health. Facilitators have been trained in nearly 50 states in the US, Cuba, South Africa and of course the UK. For more information about EECs contact: Malcom_phillip@outlook.com My email is: adosylv@gmail.com Join our Facebook community at: Social Workers Matter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Another Phenomenal Caribbean Woman - Lyn Warrington | 25 Jan 2023 | 00:46:30 | |
I met Lyn a couple of years ago in Dominica when I spent time on the Island. On my trip late last year, we hired a vehicle from her company. As we waited for the vehicle to be prepared we chatted in her office about life and somehow we got talking about her experiences of domestic violence. I invited her to appear on this podcast and she did not hesitate to agree and stated that she would love other women to learn from her experiences. When I returned to the UK we sought to set up the interview, this interview became more urgent as tragically two women were killed in Dominica due to DV. In this interview, Lyn shares a little of what she went through at the hands of her ex-husband, who began with verbal abuse which turned physical. Hers is a story of inner strength driven by her spirituality and strong family connection. She shares some of the challenges faced by women in Dominica who seek to escape DV and advice for those who find themselves in this situation. and also Lyn says she is sustained by; her faith, her children and her birth family. My sincere thanks to Lyn for her honesty and bravery.
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| Racism at work - Critical Conversations | 16 Nov 2022 | 00:52:02 | |
Sharon and I have a conversation about racism at work. We intend to have Critical Conversations once a month about issues which have come up in the course of our work. This episode and as I suspect may be the case with future conversations, relies heavily upon lived experiences and our honest reflections on some of what we have heard from colleagues, students and mentees and our sense-making of the experiences.
We begin our discussions by sharing our personal early realisations and experiences of racism. We then go on to share 4 examples from our personal databases – thanks to colleagues Jo Williams and Shabnam Ahmed of the @SchoolofShabs who asked us to share some of what we’ve heard about experiencing racism at work.
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| Be your no.1 Cheerleader | 26 Oct 2022 | 00:55:11 | |
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| MindBody & Finance with Karen Burke | 12 Oct 2022 | 00:34:26 | |
Karen Burke is a respected and experienced Business Owner, Accountant, Power Up Coach (Personal Performance & Business), Author and Speaker. She is the co-founder with her husband, Devon, of the MindBody Therapy Centre in Forest Hill, SE23, London. Karen and Devon also run a social enterprise called, Therapy 4 Healing. Karen Burke is the author of Power Up for the Year and also the co-author with Devon Burke, of The Calming book of Healing Hugs, a book of tips and techniques on looking after yourself, expressing yourself with the ones you love and your communities within the wider world and the latest book Building Life Muscles about navigating life’s challenges. She is passionate about expanding people's self-awareness and power, ensuring everyone she works with has that 'hug' they need when someone is in their corner, championing them; their career and/or their business. Her strengths include being inspiring, positive, an implementer and a multitasker. Her core values are integrity, honesty, loyalty and respect. Karen’s ethos is about Making your life Easier: "I hope I achieve this through all the people and businesses I work with by being supportive and encouraging".
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| Diana Hylton shares from 'Both sides of the Track' | 28 Sep 2022 | 01:00:39 | |
Diana Hylton is an independent social worker. She is the founder and director of AnAID Empowerment which provides a range of social work services across the UK. She has twenty years experience of working with vulnerable children and their families. Seventeen of those years have been spent working within challenging and diverse local authorities. Diana is a qualified practice educator and has supported numerous social work students through their training and into the profession. She is an expert within her field and is passionate about child protection and supporting families. In her debut book, Both Sides of The Track, a memoir, Diana tells of her experiences of being on both sides of the care system. In this, she demonstrates her purpose and mission which is to support, empower, motivate, and inspire, particularly those who have experienced trauma and adversity, so that progress and positive sustainable changes can be made. In today's episode she shares a little of her professional and personal experiences, she shares her passion for social work, her resilience and how she has come through adversity to be who she is today. Do purchase her book, it's a tough read but she also shares what has helped her heal and live with her experiences.
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| Becoming an Antiracist Practitioner | 10 Aug 2022 | 00:56:04 | |
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:
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: drssmith@inclinetrainingconsultants.com 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/
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| Relationship is key | 15 Jun 2022 | 00:57:33 | |
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.
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| Part II with Dr Agnes Bryan | 05 Jun 2024 | 01:11:05 | |
In this episode, Dr Agnes Bryan continues to share another chapter from her manuscript - chapter III. We discuss in detail elements of 'Holding Spaces for Conversations' about race, racism and anti-racism. A fascinating discussion where I shared my experiences when delivering anti-racist training and Agnes applied her thinking to the live material. Do share your feedback at adosylv@gmail.com Join our Fb community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/412169436067530 Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB6IJzP9UzJn2B5oXclbnOw
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| YouAreYou - Patricia Foster-McKenley | 01 Jun 2022 | 00:53:34 | |
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
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| The Discovery Project | 18 May 2022 | 00:20:40 | |
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: hello@thediscoveryproject.co.uk 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
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| Social Work Chose Me - Shantel Thomas | 04 May 2022 | 01:03:41 | |
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: drssmith@inclinetrainingconsultants.com Facebook Community: Social Workers Matter Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB6IJzP9UzJn2B5oXclbnOw
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| I'm Human with Nadine Boyne | 20 Apr 2022 | 00:52:58 | |
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: drssmith@inclinetrainingconsultants.com Facebook Community: Social Workers Matter Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB6IJzP9UzJn2B5oXclbnOw See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Updates & Good Reading | 06 Apr 2022 | 00:16:36 | |
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| Quick update | 27 Mar 2022 | 00:13:03 | |
This episode is a short and includes some quick updates/remarks on
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| Intersectionality by Professor Claudia Bernard | 09 Mar 2022 | 00:39:28 | |
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.
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| Shyamenda Purslow | 23 Feb 2022 | 00:53:05 | |
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: drssmith@inclinetrainingconsultants.com Fb Community: Social Workers Matter, do join us there. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Dr Yvon Guest | 16 Feb 2022 | 01:11:43 | |
It was great speaking with Dr Yvon Guest - Psychodynamic Counsellor, author and educator. She works with a diverse client base, mainly Black and minority ethnic and LGBTQ. She worked for many years in the independent sector, where she developed a passion for facilitating the empowerment of society's most oppressed and marginalised individuals. This along with her own experiences as a care leaver, led her to undertake a PhD on the themes of resilience and trauma, which she now incorporates into her counselling work. In our conversation Yvon touches on a variety of issues, including; identity - particularly her experiences as someone of mixed heritage, her childhood and adolescence and early adulthood, the challenges faced by her clients, target driven practice. Be warned Yvon drops a couple of F bombs along with immense wisdom. Yvon's authored work includes a chapter in a recent publication: "Black Identities and White Therapies" Ed. by Divine Charura and Colin Lago (2021) - 'Developing a diversity-sensitive psycho-social approach to working with mixed-race people'. Dr Guest has a presence on LinkedIn, you can follow her there.
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| What's the Success Equation? | 26 Jan 2022 | 00:55:34 | |
In this episode we meet award winning mentor, career & executive coach for women in social work related professions - Founder of https://www.winningpathwayscoaching.com - Claudia Crawley. Claudia is a former social work senior manager and has a passion for equality and diversity and to support as many women as possible in their personal and professional lives. She is also a writer and feminist and has written extensively about gender equality and women's development. You will also hear Claudia share her idea of the Page 1 Woman concept. Claudia touches on a number of issues including; her professional journey, her transition to social work, tips for well being, her reinvention as a coach and her mission, her past and current work in anti racist practice, feminist activism, her current book #Undeterred and more - I know you will value hearing about Claudia's experiences and wisdom, show her some love, purchase her latest book. email: c.crawley@winningpathwayscoaching.com to order your signed copy of the book. IG: crawleyclaudia Fb: Claudia Crawley Amazon:for your copy of 'Undeterred'
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| Raising My Son Who Became Deaf | 22 May 2024 | 01:10:10 | |
Sylvia and Louisa discussed the importance of accessibility for the deaf community, with Louisa sharing her personal experiences as a black parent of her son who became deaf following illness. She shares some of the challenges she faced in navigating the healthcare system. They also discussed her son's educational journey and his later career prospects. Louisa's son Ashton is an inspiring story, as he has not let his hearing impairment hold him back, and has received a tremendous amount in his life. The conversation also touched on the challenges of communication with the deaf community, the importance of parental research and advocacy, and the need to better represent the disabled community in various fields.
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| HNY 2022 | 26 Jan 2022 | 00:14:43 | |
Hi there, HNY to you and yours! This is a short solo episode which includes a brief review of 2021 and some plans for 2022. I have a new email address: drssmith@inclinetrainingconsultants.com Do reach out, also join our Fb community. Stay safe and well and look forward to connecting with you in 2022. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| 2 Social Work Student Activists | 01 Dec 2021 | 00:29:41 | |
In this episode, we meet Diane & Omar, 2 Social Work students from Birmingham University. I met them both at a recent book launch - 'The Anti Racist Social Worker'. I caught up with them whilst they were in Rowanda at an IFSW conference where they gave a presentation. My apologies in advance for the sound quality, but do stick with it as these young social workers share some inspirational insights on activism and offer great hope for the future of our profession. Do join our Facebook community, share the podcast and leave a review, it gets the word out. Ref's: 'The Anti Racist Social Worker' Ed. by Tanya Moore & Glory Simango (2021) Pub: Critical Publishing Ltd IFSW - International Federation of Social Workers - https://www.ifsw.org/ Outlanders - Hidden Narratives From Social Workers Of Colour - compiled and edited by Wayne Reid & Siobhan Maclean (2021) Pub: Kirwin Maclean Associates Ltd Facebook: Social Workers Matter: https://www.facebook.com/groups/412169436067530 email: adosylv@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| SWM.44 - Short Solo ep.44 | 20 Oct 2021 | 00:15:52 | |
This is a solo episode where I highlight some news from BASW's PSW magazine:
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| SWM.ep43 An insight from Sharon Jennings | 06 Oct 2021 | 01:00:03 | |
‘I came……….and never went back…….I hadn’t come to stay In today’s episode, we welcome Sharon Jennings – Deputy Delivery Lead for the Practice Supervision Development Programme aka the PSDP and an Independent Training Consultant.
Sharon came to the UK over 40yrs ago, she did not come to stay but remained in London where she worked, raised her children and has felt most at home.
She undertook a psychology degree back home, as she wanted to understand people, her interests expanded to include community and policy. As you will hear, Sharon is full of positive energy for her work and has four decades of experience in Social Work and Education.
As a mother of three daughters there were challenges, and as she quite honestly does not know how she managed to balance her professional and personal life, but she did.
Sharon reflects on her work in University settings and discusses her views and approach to education and what she aims to achieve with students, whom she continues to work with.
We go on to discuss racism, allyship and the pandemic. Sharon was another great guest who shared wisdom, insight and a fantastic sense of humour.
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| Meet Wayne Reid of BASW an ordinary guy | 25 Aug 2021 | 00:47:50 | |
Wayne Reid's substantive post is that of Professional Officer with the British Association of Social Workers BASW, in this episode of SWM, he shares details of his work and his social work journey, which included a variety of SW roles. He talks about his most recent work in the anti-racist practice space. Wayne is an ordinary and honest guy doing some good work - it was great hearing from him. Below are links to him and his work. Please review and share the podcast, it gets the word out, join our Facebook community where I regularly post relevant materials and invite you to do the same, just search for 'Social Workers Matter'
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| Social Work in the Media, Court Work and More | 11 Aug 2021 | 00:23:59 | |
Welcome to another episode - this is a solo episode with a selection of stories from BASW's PSW Magazine which includes: commentary on media coverage of social work, admin Vs direct work - is it still a thing? the rise in DV cases since lockdown and a couple of book recommendations and tips on, court work. Join our Facebook community - Social Workers Matter My email address for comments and feedback adosylv@gmail.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| We're back! | 28 Jul 2021 | 00:08:33 | |
Following a break in publishing, we're back, it's been hectic, busy, and full-on. In this short solo episode, I update you on what's been happening for me as an educator during these challenging times, if you are interested in further training and education at the Tavi, do check out our website: www.tavistockandportman.nhs.uk I am also involved with a great programme the #PSDP - Practice Supervision Development Programme - check out https://practice-supervisors.rip.org.uk which is a fantastic resource for supervisors and middle leaders with some excellent information. I'm looking forward to more conversations in the autumn, do join our facebook community @ Social Workers Matter with its growing membership. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Tony Charles - Family & Systemic Psycho therapist | 07 Apr 2021 | 00:55:07 | |
Welcome to a new episode of Social Workers Matter, I hope you're safe and well. Interestingly as I post this episode, we have just had the publication of the very disappointing (UK) Race Disparity Report and we are also in the middle of the (US) trial for the George Floyd killing. The RDR essentially undermines the work of the Equality & Human Rights Commission in its duty to tackle persistent structural race inequality as its content seems to bear little relation to the lived experiences of people from Black & Ethnic Minorities. In today's episode, Family & Systemic Therapist Tony Charles speaks about his work and the centrality of working beside families and clients so as to co-create meaning, understanding, remaining curious and above all privileging, their lived experiences. As a positive message to our community Tony shares rich material about his work, his experiences as a black male therapist and the value of therapeutic interventions. Do leave a review as this helps gets the word out. Reference: 'Standing in the shadows - understanding and overcoming depression in Black Men' - John Head Tony's email: tcclinicalconsultancy@gmail.com Website: tcclinicalconsultancy.co.uk Skype: tcconsultancy
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| Tim Kent - Director of Adult & Forensic Service and more | 24 Mar 2021 | 01:00:19 | |
Welcome to another episode of SWM. Since the last podcast, there has been positivity and sadness - recently the Practice Supervision Development Programme https://psdp.rip.org.uk/ completed wave three and a huge celebratory online conference took place which was a great event with such rich feedback from participants and powerful evidence of a real contribution to the sector. The sadness includes more loss of colleagues, friends and relatives to COVID-19. I wish to convey sincere sympathies to the families, friends and colleagues of those we have lost during this difficult and challenging time. In today's episode, we meet my colleague Tim Kent - Director of Adult and Forensic Services at the Tavistock & Portman Nhs Trust. He shares aspects of his early career, his love of music, his transition to qualifying as a Social Worker, and whilst he went onto complete training as a Psychotherapist - where he learned much about himself in relation to others - he remains committed to his Social Work roots and identity. Tim shares his thoughts and insights about our current climate and context and toward the end of our discussion he shares some words of wisdom for those entering the profession and peers in senior positions. Thanks for visiting, do leave a review and subscribe, this helps to get the word out. Let's meet Tim.
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| A Phenomenal Caribbean Woman | 10 Mar 2021 | 00:58:35 | |
Welcome to episode 35 of SWM, today we meet Mrs Delia Cuffy-Weekes, an educator, an agriculturalist and a social worker. Delia is based in the Caribbean, The Commonwealth of Dominica where she has lived all her life with periods away for vacations and study leave. She shares with us the varied tapestry of her rich and diverse career, which has been and continues to be rooted in the centrality of relationships, humility, honesty, clarity of purpose and a strong desire to help and support those who need her and are vulnerable. We learn something of the challenges in Caribbean society and the necessity to operate at many human levels as a practitioner to engage and gain the trust of whomever she is trying to help, from a farmer to women suffering domestic violence, to parents suffering the loss of a baby. Delia is committed, passionate, enthusiastic and tenacious which are all traits required for our work, she is also a lot of fun, so let's meet this phenomenal woman. Delia refers to her association with the following groups, here are the links FYI:
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| In conversation with Dr Agnes Bryan | 24 Apr 2024 | 01:12:33 | |
After a break of almost 6 months, SWM is back - in this 81st episode, I am in conversation with academic, author, coach and facilitator Dr Agnes Bryan. Agnes discusses in detail, chapter 5 from her manuscript: 'Facilitation Leadership & Containment'. She highlights the need for skillful and courageous facilitation as we seek to navigate transformative change personally, professionally and within organisations on issues of race, racism and anti discrimination, in the work place and societally.
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| A Social Work Educator's Career - Clare Parkinson | 03 Feb 2021 | 00:42:08 | |
Our guest this episode is my dear colleague Clare Parkinson - Clinical Lecturer & Senior Social Worker at The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Clare has led the MA in Social Work programme for the past 6 ½ years alongside her other activities in the trust. She shares some of her rich career in social work and social work education, where it started and how over the years she progressed and found her way to the Tavistock which was where she was meant to be. Clare cares deeply about the programme and as she makes her way toward stepping away from her leadership role, it is clear she has more to contribute and will continue to do so by her ongoing contact with Doctorate students, as an external examiner and of course she will make time to write and has some projects in mind. Working alongside Clare has been a real pleasure, she is motivating, encouraging and has certainly helped me at times of challenge, I wish her a long and rewarding retirement, she deserves it. Well done Clare, you made it! For information on a wide range of training courses, check out: https://tavistockandportman.nhs.uk/ My email: adosylv@gmail.com or SSmith@Tavi-Port.nhs.uk Join us on Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/412169436067530 My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB6IJzP9UzJn2B5oXclbnOw See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Jo Williams - Safe Spaces for Thinking, Dialogue and Learning | 13 Jan 2021 | 00:53:23 | |
Welcome to the first episode of SWM for 2021, in this episode, I am in conversation with my colleague Jo Williams. Jo is a Senior Lecturer and Development Lead for the National Practice Supervisors Development Programme delivered by education partners and the Dept for Education. Jo shares her career journey - she started out as a chef and found her way to a long career in Social Work and Social Work Education. Jo shares her thoughts and passion for our work and is particularly passionate about Good Practice Supervision, and believes the work in this area is essentially about 'bringing back the feeling' to social work practice and keeping relationships alive. She talks about her vision for the work she would like to promote at the Tavistock and what she can bring to the Social Work discipline. Jo is keen to create safe spaces for thinking, dialogue and learning on challenging issues such as racism. She remarks on our current context and rather than think too far ahead, we can think in terms of an 'extended presence', listen out for what she means. Please leave a review and share the podcast as this will ensure the word gets out. For more information on the PSDP programme and a wealth of resources please visit: https://practice-supervisors.rip.org.uk/ Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust: https://tavistockandportman.nhs.uk/ Join our safe space on Facebook @ facebook.com/groups/412169436067530 My email address adosylv@gmail.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB6IJzP9UzJn2B5oXclbnOw See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Delores McPherson - Integrative Psychotherapist | 30 Dec 2020 | 00:49:45 | |
Welcome to another episode of SWM. We have a lovely interview with Integrative Psychotherapist Delores McPherson. I met Delores when I attended one of her support groups for 'Black Mature Women' aka BMW. Delores shares aspects of her career and her current therapeutic work with young people in receipt of Youth Offending Services (YOS). Delores also has a private practice and undertakes consultancy work. In today's interview, she shares thoughts on the value of self-care and the perils of self-neglect. She speaks about how she needed to take time out to look after herself and now makes self-care central to her emotional health and wellbeing. She also shares some tips on how we might manage our professional boundaries more effectively in relation to our demanding roles. Delores has embarked on supporting Black Mature Women and in the new year has exciting plans to offer Black men a safe space to share and express themselves and their issues - on Thursday 11th Feb 2021 Delores and her colleague Tony will facilitate a virtual 6-week group programme entitled 'Black Men real talk'. For further information contact Tony on 07525 841 816 or Delores on 07535 020 339 Why not share the podcast, leave a review and share - this helps to grow our audience and get the word out. You are welcome to join our safe Fb community at https://www.facebook.com/groups/412169436067530 You can also drop me a line at adosylv@gmail.com with suggested topics or interviewees. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Anita Nayyar | 16 Dec 2020 | 01:03:45 | |
In this episode, we hear from my guest social psychologist Anita Nayyar, she shares the findings from some interesting research into how we are coping with COVID-19. In particular, her research reveals how members of BAME communities are not expressing the full range of trauma responses for fear of stereotyping - this cannot be a good thing - Anita started her career in marketing, she now works for herself and has extended the range of her work, she shares details of her work with Girls in Gangs, counter-narrative and her therapeutic work.
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