50 episodes

This podcast helps you learn, think and act with integrity so that people who need social work get help that will transform their lives. Each month we discuss an important topic and take a look at what is happening in social work in the UK.

Helpful Social Work Podcast Jo Fox and Gerry Nosowska

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.2 • 29 Ratings

This podcast helps you learn, think and act with integrity so that people who need social work get help that will transform their lives. Each month we discuss an important topic and take a look at what is happening in social work in the UK.

    5a Profession-wide support

    5a Profession-wide support

    We continue our series on sustainable social work by discussing the importance of wider support from the social work profession. We talk about how being part of a national and global community of social workers inspires us, encourages us and makes us think about what we stand for.

    • 41 min
    4a Peer support

    4a Peer support

    We continue our series on sustainable social work by discussing the importance of peer support. We look at how this helps social workers to manage stress, develop practice and be inspired.

    • 38 min
    3a Professional development

    3a Professional development

    We continue our series on sustainable social work by exploring how professional development helps us to thrive as social workers. We talk about how learning can bring joy and growth, and how to get the most out of continual professional development.

    • 44 min
    2b Helpful Social Work auf Deutsch

    2b Helpful Social Work auf Deutsch

    Heute ist der Podcast auf Deutsch. Ich spreche über die Soziale Arbeit in Großbritannien. Ich erkläre, wie sie funktioniert, und rede über die Schwierigkeiten und das Potenzial für die Zukunft. Ich hoffe, dass deutschsprachige Zuhörer diesen Podcast interessant finden.

    • 14 min
    2a Empowering ourselves

    2a Empowering ourselves

    The second podcast in our series on sustainable social work explores how we can empower ourselves as social workers. We look at the importance of taking control and influencing our working environment, and how we can ally with others in our profession to call for the support we need to be able to practise well.

    • 34 min
    1a Sustainable social work

    1a Sustainable social work

    In our first podcast of Series 8, we give an overview of how we look after ourselves, keep going and thrive in this vital work. We explore evidence of the pressures on social workers and consider a framework to help us maintain ourselves in this tricky context.

    • 30 min

Customer Reviews

4.2 out of 5
29 Ratings

29 Ratings

jaxcfb ,

Excellent informative and easy to listen to

I qualified in 1999 and I find the discussion and content immensely interesting and informative. If this had been around when I first qualified I would have been so happy

Lucy_88_jig ,

Brilliantly thoughtful and thought-provoking

I’m currently applying to train as a social worker, following 8 years in the humanitarian sector. The conversations in these podcast are extremely validating for the thoughts and conflicts I’ve encountered in my work so far, with extremely thoughtful ways of approaching the complexity that comes with any work that involves people and social factors. Thank you!

.Ruth J ,

Just brilliant

These podcasts are great. Thought provoking discussions.... thinking about many issues from a social work perspective. Really recommend a listen.👍

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