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TitlePub. DateDuration
50. Results to practice12 Jun 202300:36:23
Professor Christa Fouche discusses creative ways to help social work research to have an impact on practice in a special episode recorded live at an international conference.
49. Strengths-based approaches28 Mar 202300:51:06
James Caiels discusses his scoping review of strengths-based approaches in social work and social care.
48. Social work professional identity13 Mar 202300:54:47
Dr Bernadette Moorhead discusses her study of social work professional identity in the early post-qualification period
47.Contextual safeguarding27 Feb 202300:48:56
Professor Carlene Firmin discusses the implementation of contextual safeguarding in five local authority areas: what works well, and where more work is needed.
46. Discretion in child protection social work13 Feb 202301:04:52
Dr Ciarán Murphy explores how social worker discretion can contribute to creating a 'child-centred' child protection system.
45. Violence during adolescence and mental health31 Jan 202300:51:08
Professor Helen Fisher discusses the impact of experiencing violence during adolescence on mental health at the transition to adulthood.
44. Mental health of young carers16 Jan 202300:47:38
Ludmila Fleitas-Alfonzo and Tania King discuss their systematic review of papers reporting the association between mental health and caring in young people.
43. Relationship-based supervision03 Jan 202300:54:34
Liz Beddoe and Lisa Warwick discuss the importance of relationship-based supervision for the retention of experienced practitioners in social work.
42. Teaching and learning communication skills19 Dec 202200:57:46
Emma Reith-Hall and Paul Montgomery discuss their systematic review of the teaching and learning of communication skills in social work.
41. Physical activity for disabled people05 Dec 202201:08:06
Professor Brett Smith discusses the Moving Social Work Project which is co-producing training and resources for social workers to support people with a disability to be more physically active.
40. Social workers’ experiences of bureaucracy21 Nov 202200:55:26
Dr Katheryn Margaret Pascoe explores social workers' experiences of bureaucracy. Yes, it's not a happy story, but someone's got to tell it!
39. Timebanking in adult social care07 Nov 202200:52:46
Dr Ruth Naughton-Doe explores the potential for timebanks in adult social care - and their challenges.
38. Preventing child sexual abuse24 Oct 202200:44:29
Mengyao Lu unpacks child sexual abuse prevention programmes to make it easier to set up one that can be effective.
37. Migration of social workers11 Oct 202200:45:53
Dr Yohai Hakak explores the experiences of social workers who migrate and provides an insight into why there is a crisis in the retention of social workers in the UK.
36. Small talk in social work26 Sep 202200:47:02
Dr Clara Iversen discusses how small talk about weather can be an effective communication tool in social work to establish norms and communicate essential messages to people.
35. Supporting older carers12 Sep 202200:53:21
Dr Stacey Rand discusses the importance of considering older carers and service users as a dyad, both of whom often support each other.
34. Parents’ views of social workers29 Aug 202200:52:46
Dr Mary Baginsky asks parents about their relationship with their social worker and provides an insight into where resources are required to make improvements.
33. Kinship care15 Aug 202201:02:11
Dr Paul Shuttleworth talks about his research on children's recognition of family life in kinship care arrangements.
32. Overcoming barriers to engagement01 Aug 202200:42:00
Dr Louise Newbould on how best to support people with cognitive impairments or mental health needs to engage with care and support provided in their own homes.
31. Breaking bad news18 Jul 202200:47:38
Marte Tonning Otterlei discusses her research on breaking bad news to parents during child care proceedings
30. Digital learning04 Jul 202201:03:20
Dr Amanda Taylor-Beswick talks about how social work students are being prepared for the digital world and what can be done to improve this
29. Mindfulness for social workers20 Jun 202201:05:53
Dr Alan Maddock discusses a bespoke mindfulness-based programme for social workers which can help to combat stress and improve wellbeing.
28. Communicating with children and families06 Jun 202201:03:59
Professor Gillian Ruch discusses her research exploring the communication methods social workers use with children and families.
27. Reducing child protection interventions23 May 202200:42:59
Dr Ella Kuskoff discusses how providing housing and support to low-income mothers reduces the need for child protection interventions.
26. Adoption and ethics09 May 202201:06:16
Professor Brid Featherstone explores social workers' considerations about the ethics of adoption.
25. Arts, nature and health25 Apr 202200:59:44
Professor Helen Chatterjee from University College London discusses a review of nature- and culture-based interventions and their importance for our health and wellbeing.
24. Social work parenting interventions11 Apr 202200:56:44
Jitka Vseteckova, Sally Boyle and Martyn Higgins discuss a review of parenting interventions used by social workers to support vulnerable children
23. Social media snooping28 Mar 202200:53:38
Arnold Thornton-Rice explores the dilemmas of looking at service users' social media feeds in the absence of policy guidance. Where do the boundaries of privacy lie?
22. Climate change and Covid in Zimbabwe14 Mar 202201:07:47
Dr Louis Nyahunda discusses the impact of climate change and Covid-19 on rural women in Zimbabwe
21. Social work in times of conflict28 Feb 202200:47:17
Professor Vasilios Ioakimidis brings Greek and Turkish Cypriot students together to break down barriers between communities.
20. LGBT+ older people in lockdown14 Feb 202201:06:07
Professor Trish Hafford-Letchfield explores the experiences of LGBT+ older people during lockdown.
19. Intimate partner violence against men31 Jan 202200:51:17
Dr Elizabeth Bates explores the experiences of men who have experienced intimate partner violence
18. It’s time to ditch the ‘toxic trio’17 Jan 202201:03:20
Rick Hood, Professor of Social Work at Kingston University, on why the 'toxic trio' should be removed from the social work lexicon.
17. Social work during Covid27 Dec 202100:54:17
Professor Jill Manthorpe discusses the experiences of social workers during the pandemic and the enduring changes it may bring to professional practice.
16. What service users want13 Dec 202100:54:48
Dr Mark Wilberforce on what service users want from mental health social workers
15. Improving working conditions29 Nov 202100:48:55
Dr Pia Tham evaluates the impact of introducing group supervision for NQSWs, team strengthening activities and training for team leaders on working conditions of social workers.
14. Inequality and child welfare15 Nov 202100:50:44
Professor Paul Bywaters on the relationship between income inequality, poverty and child welfare interventions in the UK.
13. Implementing systemic practice01 Nov 202100:58:32
Nanne Isokuortti on the implementation of a systemic practice model, adapted from Reclaiming Social Work, in Children's Services in Finland.
12. Care Act implementation18 Oct 202101:04:17
Dr Gareth O'Rourke discusses the impact of the implementation of the Care Act on older co-resident carers of older people in England.
11. The invisible child04 Oct 202101:09:07
Professor Harry Ferguson explores why children are sometimes 'invisible' in social workers' home visits
10. Religion and wellbeing20 Sep 202101:00:23
Dr Kayonda Ngamaba explores what improves our happiness and life satisfaction, and the role religion plays in this.
9. Making fathers relevant06 Sep 202101:07:32
Dr Jon Symonds explores how fathers can be encouraged to be involved in parenting programmes.
8. Triggering social work involvement23 Aug 202100:57:24
Professor Jonathan Scourfield from Cardiff University explores what triggers social work involvement and subsequent outcomes for children and young people.
7. Supporting decision-making09 Aug 202100:58:40
Professor Gavin Davidson from Queen's University Belfast discusses research on service users' experiences and views of support for decision-making.
6. Talking about race26 Jul 202100:49:22
Dr Jenny Threlfall on racial socialization practices in the context of the shooting of a Black teenager by a White police officer in the US
5. On the up12 Jul 202101:10:47
Dr Bryn Lloyd-Evans, Associate Professor at University College London, on increasing rates of psychiatric hospital detentions
4. Domestic abuse inequalities28 Jun 202100:55:22
Prof John Devaney of the University of Edinburgh on inequality of experiences of domestic abuse among mothers of young children
3. What’s the risk?14 Jun 202100:53:13
Dr Hannah Jobling, Lecturer in Social Work at the University of York, on decision-making in mental health tribunals for Community Treatment Orders.
2. Practice research31 May 202100:59:53
Professor Lynette Joubert, Professor of Social Work, and Alys-Marie Manguy, PhD candidate, University of Melbourne, on models of family support in paediatric emergency departments.
1. Skills improve outcomes17 May 202100:58:32
Donald Forrester, Professor of Child and Family Social Work at Cardiff University, on the relationship between social work skills and outcomes for children and families.
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