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Join Audrey and Baggie as they chat with SETU Social Care Practice Co-ordinator Christina Sieber. We hear about her interesting journey into social care, discuss the importance of career long reflective practice and she shares with us her thoughts on the impact of professional registration for social care workers.



Audrey and Baggie love to hear what you think of our episodes, please feel free to send us a message on this platform or email us at thesocialcarepodcast@gmail.com.

Podcast Hosts:


Audrey Moore has worked in social care for the past 22+ years in front line, management and teaching roles. Currently a consultant with Trust Social Care Consultancy, Audrey works with Social Care Workers and organisations providing professional supervision, mentoring, training and advice. 
David Bagnall has worked in a variety of Youth Work and Social Care settings. Currently a Team Leader in ChildVision where he has worked for 17+ years. He is the parent of a visually impaired son and is an advocate for Human Rights-based Approach in Health and Social Care Services; Participation, Accountability, Non-discrimination and Equality, Empowerment and Legality.

This podcast is sponsored by Trust Social Care Consultancy, for the support and development of Social Care Workers. Check out our website to see how we can support you and your staff: https://trustconsultancy.ie/

Join Audrey and Baggie as they chat with the Company Director of the National Institute of Intellectual Disability Studies about her incredible journey from failing the leaving certificate...twice, working on the roads for Kildare County Council, finding her way into working with persons with intellectual disabilities and eventually setting up her own company. Hear about the National Institute of Intellectual Disability Studies, their competency framework and their new eLearning Hub. Visit https://niids.ie/ for more information.



Martha is a Registered Nurse for people with Intellectual Disabilities (RNMH) and holds a B.Sc.Hons Degree in Social Work specialising in working with Person Centered Planning with People with Intellectual Disabilities and Older Persons. She also completed her Higher Diploma in Learning Disability studies at UCD.

Martha’s practical experience has been in Disability and Older Person services. In tandem, she has a strong clinical and managerial background, with emphasis on effective Care Planning, Managing difficult behaviour, Person Centred Planning, Project Management, Team-Building, Policy and Procedure

development, Supervision Skills and Leadership Skills. Her career to date has been working with People with complex needs, Intellectual Disabilities, Challenging Behaviour, Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Superimposed Mental Illness and their families. Martha also holds a Degree in the Professional Management of Violence and Aggression from Dundalk Institute of Technology.

Martha McGinn, Training & Consultation has been set up to design and deliver high quality evidenced-based training to caring services for older persons and adults with intellectual, physical and or sensory disabilities. The training programmes aim to prepare staff to comply with the relevant standards within the National Quality Standards for Residential Care Homes or the National Disability Authority Standards.



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Audrey Moore has worked in social care for the past 20+ years in front line, management and teaching roles. Currently a consultant with Trust Social Care Consultancy, Audrey works with Social Care Workers and organisations providing professional supervision, mentoring and training. 
David Bagnall has worked in a variety of Youth Work and Social Care settings. Currently a Team Leader in ChildVision where he has worked for 16 years. He is the parent of a visually impaired son and is an advocate for Human Rights-based Approach in Health and Social Care Services; Participation, Accountability, Non-discrimination and Equality, Empowerment and Legality.



This podcast is proudly sponsored by Trust Social Care Consultancy, for the support and development of those working in the social care sector. Independent professional supervision can be arranged with individuals and groups. Check out www.trustconsultancy.ie to see the range of services available to frontline staff, supervisors and organisations. Get in touch with owner and consultant, Audrey Moore on audreym@trustconsultancy.ie

Join hosts Audery Moore and David Bagnall (Baggie) as they chat with Mariaam Bhatti about a new model of care in Ireland.

Mariaam is a qualified community development and social policy practitioner with extensive experience of advocacy and community organising. For over a decade she has worked on various national and global campaigns and provided peer support to migrants in low paid work. She has also facilitated groups and workshops in Ireland and at a European level.

Mariaam is one of the 10 women co-founders of The Great Care Co-op; 2019 UN Fellow (Programme for People of African Descent) and was one of the 100 Most Influential People of African Descent Under 40 Worldwide 2020.

She is also a Member of the European Commission’s Expert Group on Migration and served for the past two years on the OSCE’s survivor-led anti-human trafficking policy advisory council.

Mariaam holds an BA (Honours) in Community and Youth Work and a Masters in Social Science (Rights and Social Policy) both from Maynooth University, Ireland; a Postgrad in European Union Policy-Making from Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium and a Professional Diploma in Education (FET) from Marino Institute of Education, Ireland.



Learn more about The Great Care Co-op here: https://www.thegreatcarecoop.ie/


Audrey and Baggie love to hear what you think of our episodes, please feel free to send us a message on this platform or email us at thesocialcarepodcast@gmail.com.

Podcast Hosts:


Audrey Moore has worked in social care for the past 22+ years in front line, management and teaching roles. Currently a consultant with Trust Social Care Consultancy, Audrey works with Social Care Workers and organisations providing professional supervision, mentoring, training and advice. 
David Bagnall has worked in a variety of Youth Work and Social Care settings. Currently a Team Leader in ChildVision where he has worked for 17+ years. He is the parent of a visually impaired son and is an advocate for Human Rights-based Approach in Health and Social Care Services; Participation, Accountability, Non-discrimination and Equality, Empowerment and Legality.

This podcast is sponsored by Trust Social Care Consultancy, for the support and development of Social Care Workers. Check out our website to see how we can support you and your staff: https://trustconsultancy.ie/

This is a special episode dedicated to social care students around the country who are juggling academic workloads and busy jobs.

Join Audrey and Baggie this week as they chat with Edel Walsh, a student and exam coach about managing your workload and exam stress. You'll hear lots of tips to help you at this busy time.


Working in academia for over 10 years, Edel is passionate about supporting students through their academic journey. She uses her knowledge and experience of being a student, lecturer and examiner and coaches’ students to reach their academic potential. Edel supports students with their academic success, personal development and well-being for study and exams.

To learn more about Edel, her website is www.edelwalsh.ie or you can contact her at edel@edelwalsh.ie.



Audrey and Baggie love to hear what you think of our episodes, please feel free to send us a message on this platform or email us at thesocialcarepodcast@gmail.com.

Podcast Hosts:


Audrey Moore has worked in social care for the past 22+ years in front line, management and teaching roles. Currently a consultant with Trust Social Care Consultancy, Audrey works with Social Care Workers and organisations providing professional supervision, mentoring, training and advice. 
David Bagnall has worked in a variety of Youth Work and Social Care settings. Currently a Team Leader in ChildVision where he has worked for 17+ years. He is the parent of a visually impaired son and is an advocate for Human Rights-based Approach in Health and Social Care Services; Participation, Accountability, Non-discrimination and Equality, Empowerment and Legality.

This podcast is sponsored by Trust Social Care Consultancy, for the support and development of Social Care Workers. Check out our website to see how we can support you and your staff: https://trustconsultancy.ie/

Join Audrey and Baggie in this episode as they chat with Michelle Carter about working with those with intellectual disabilities as they age. Hear about the IDS-TILDA study and Michelle's own research into what social care workers know about this emerging field. Also, hear what we can do to assist those we're working with to have more fulfilling lives of their choosing.


To get in touch with Michelle, you can email info@agewithid.ie


Audrey and Baggie love to hear what you think of our episodes, please feel free to send us a message on this platform or email us at thesocialcarepodcast@gmail.com.

Podcast Hosts:


Audrey Moore has worked in social care for the past 22+ years in front line, management and teaching roles. Currently a consultant with Trust Social Care Consultancy, Audrey works with Social Care Workers and organisations providing professional supervision, mentoring, training and advice. 
David Bagnall has worked in a variety of Youth Work and Social Care settings. Currently a Team Leader in ChildVision where he has worked for 17+ years. He is the parent of a visually impaired son and is an advocate for Human Rights-based Approach in Health and Social Care Services; Participation, Accountability, Non-discrimination and Equality, Empowerment and Legality.

This podcast is sponsored by Trust Social Care Consultancy, for the support and development of Social Care Workers. Check out our website to see how we can support you and your staff: https://trustconsultancy.ie/

Join Audrey and Baggie in this episode of The Social Care Podcast as they chat to Claire O'Sullivan from Tintean Housing Association in Waterford City. Claire shares her incredible story of pain and resilience through adversity which led to her passion for her work with women affected by homelessness.


Claire has worked for many years with those experiencing homelessness, men, women and families. Since joining Tinteán 7 years ago, she is passionate about the experiences of mothers in particular and the invisibility they feel when they are separated from their children. She hopes to give women a voice, help them to feel visible in the world and their community, reduce the shame and stigma they feel, and also create a system in homeless services where we talk about issues such as this, and where we are skilled in supporting women to see their children where at all possible, and access services appropriately and empower them to self-advocate for their rights.

Get tickets for Tintean's Help not Harm even on 6th and 7th March here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/help-not-harm-a-change-event-tickets-800968035957?aff=oddtdtcreator



Audrey and Baggie love to hear what you think of our episodes, please feel free to send us a message on this platform or email us at thesocialcarepodcast@gmail.com.

Podcast Hosts:


Audrey Moore has worked in social care for the past 22+ years in front line, management and teaching roles. Currently a consultant with Trust Social Care Consultancy, Audrey works with Social Care Workers and organisations providing professional supervision, mentoring, training and advice. 
David Bagnall has worked in a variety of Youth Work and Social Care settings. Currently a Team Leader in ChildVision where he has worked for 17+ years. He is the parent of a visually impaired son and is an advocate for Human Rights-based Approach in Health and Social Care Services; Participation, Accountability, Non-discrimination and Equality, Empowerment and Legality.

This podcast is sponsored by Trust Social Care Consultancy, for the support and development of Social Care Workers. Check out our website to see how we can support you and your staff: https://trustconsultancy.ie/