Save The Social Worker John Lim

How did student social workers feel when their placement was hit by COVID? What helped them to manage? How can supervisors support them better?

This week, I spoke to Dave Rossiter, who experienced COVID as a student social worker. 


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How do we care for ourselves whilst working from home? How do we overcome the blurred boundaries between work and home? How do we love ourselves in these difficult times? 

3:19 - How you can care for your own mental health whilst working from home 

10:09 - How to differentiate boundaries between work and home  

14:26 - How to switch off from work, after work  

This week, I speak to Dr Jonathan Singer, the President of the American Association of Suicidology, and Associate Professor at the Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work.


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As social workers, we always find it hard to apply research, make time for research or keep up with the latest findings. How can we do better? This week, I speak to PHD candidate Kwan Jin Yao of socialservice.sg to find out more.


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Social work can be seen as outdated, old and a tech dinosaur. We chat to Kang Liang, the founder of fintech platform swapie.co to see how Swapie is potentially bringing a new lens to the sector. Why should we use tech? How can we view tech in social services? How can we use it better? 


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Albert Einstein once said, 'We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.' This week, I spoke to Singaporean calligrapher Alicia from alyletters.com to find out more about creativity.

We need creativity to solve the problems in our world today. Part of that involves tapping our innate artistry and creativity. 

We all have creativity. But the question is... How do you be creative? 


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I will face it. I used to be very unfit as a social worker. There were just too many cookies lying around, biscuits, and hot chocolate. I convinced myself that I was too tired and too lazy to exercise.
But the day came when I looked at myself in the mirror as I was getting yet another biscuit ... and I realised that something needed to change. 

Today, I speak to Nicholas, a fitness coach at https://www.instagram.com/nickngyuheng/?hl=en. He helped me to lose 9kg over the lockdown! Let's hear his simple tips to fitness. 


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