Let's Talk Social Work

In the first episode of 2021 Andy McClenaghan is joined by Sarah McMillan, Professional Officer with the Scottish Association of Social Workers, Rachael Barnes who is a Social Worker with Safer Families Edinburgh and Dr Marsha Scott, Chief Executive of Scottish Women's Aid. They explore the issue of domestic abuse and the social work response to support victims and survivors of abuse, as well as t...

In the second of our two episodes produced to celebrate Human Rights Day, Lord Alf Dubs joins Andy McClenaghan to discuss his work campaigning for the rights of refugees and asylum seekers, and in particular, the rights of unaccompanied asylum-seeking Children. Among the issues discussed is how to productively engage with individuals who are hostile to the needs of refugees and asylum seekers, in...

In the first of two episodes created to celebrate Human Rights Day, Martin Sexton, Chair of BASW’s Policy, Ethics and Human Rights Committee, joins Andy McClenaghan to discuss the importance of human rights to social work. They consider the nature of human rights, the international human rights framework, domestic human rights law and the application of human rights to everyday social work practic...

In this special episode, Andy McClenaghan is joined by BASW's Public and Political Affairs Lead, Kerri Prince and and Rosanne Palmer, BASW’s Policy and Research Lead Officer to discuss the implications of the Government's Spending Review for social workers & the families & individuals who use social work services. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In February 2019 BASW published its Voices of Social Work Through The Troubles study. The ground-breaking research, conducted by a team of academics led by Queen's University Belfast's Dr Joe Duffy, profiled for the first time, the experiences of social workers who practiced during the years of political conflict in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles. Social workers Phil Hughes and Gerry Madde...

In the first episode of this new series, Andy McClenaghan is joined by Professor Lena Dominelli from University of Stirling and BASW England National Director, Maris Stratulis, to examine the role of social workers in disasters. They explore the challenges faced by social workers during the Covid-19 pandemic, the vital role played by social workers in supporting victim-survivors, and the importanc...