Social Workers Matter

Diana Hylton is an independent social worker. She is the founder and director of AnAID Empowerment which provides a range of social work services across the UK. She has twenty years experience of working with vulnerable children and their families. Seventeen of those years have been spent working within challenging and diverse local authorities. Diana is a qualified practice educator and has suppo...

My wonderful colleagues Shantel Thomas & Jo Williams enthusiastically share details about the course they created.  Its more than a course and we hear their intimate and relational accounts on the course creation, something of the personal impact upon them as co facilitators and what they believe the course has to offer the sector in terms of the 'journey' to becoming an ARP. Please...

Daniel Acheampong is a Trainee Educational Psychologist, there are very few men in this space and even fewer Black men.  In today's episode he shares his career journey and in particular what he learnt in his previous role as a teacher, what prompted his transition to ed. psych, his doctoral research and his hopes for the future.   email: drssmith@inclinetrainingconsultants.com https://www.fa...

SWM.ep.57 In this episode I am in conversation with Patricia Foster-McKenley founder of 'YouAreYou'. Writer, Poet, Performer, Speaker, Certified Education Consultant and IT Trainer, Broadcaster, Life Coach, Certified Reiki Practitioner and Vegan, Patricia’s dynamic, empathic and supportive approach to educating and improving lives, has empowered learners of all ages and seekers of an enh...

In this episode I speak with a new friend Lauren Sheehy, we met at a Networking event hosted by the British Library, I thought her work in the area of self care may have resonance for us in the social care sector. Lauren Sheehy is joint owner of The Discovery Project.   Lauren and Zoe lived together during the COVID when they had conversations about life; marriage, babies, career ladders, the illu...

In conversation with Course Lead for the MA in Social work at the Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust and Anti Racism Lead - UK Focus for the British Association of Social Workers (BASW), Shantel Thomas shares her professional journey.  You will hear her enthusiasm, energy, passion and spirit for her work and its purpose. She has a vision for the Social Work Programme she leads and wants it to be re...

Many years ago, Nadine and I worked for a Parenting Community Assessment Company, so I was pleasantly surprised when I saw her being interviewed on one of my favourite  YT shows The Exodus Collective https://youtu.be/dYqwjTX_0ZI   In this episode we hear from Nadine Boyne - Social Worker - Life Coach - Human. Nadine shares aspects of her career journey which includes, being in and out of love with...

In this episode: Burnout - mysocialworknews.com Books to read - Anti-Racist social Work / stories of activism.......... Ed. Tanya Moore & Glory Simango Atlas of the Heart - Brené Brown Frantz Fanon - Peter Hudis World Social work Day -  'unequal impact - the links between environment, racism and climate'   email: drssmith@inclinetrainingconsultants.com Facebook: Social Workers Matter...

This episode is a short and includes some quick updates/remarks  on my remote working in the Caribbean Child Q BASW Professional Social Work Magazine - stories which peaked my interest Reminder of part 2 interview with Prof Claudia Bernard   Do join our facebook community email me: @ drssmith@inclinetrainingconsultants.com Linkedin: Dr Sylvia B Smith Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB6IJ...

In this part 1 episode we meet Claudia Bernard, Professor of Social Work and Head of Postgraduate Research in the Department of Social, Therapeutic and Community Studies at Goldsmiths University. She is a qualified social worker and, has worked in local authority children and families social work and has retained this interest in her research and teaching. Claudia joined Goldsmiths in 1994 and pre...

Shyamenda Purslow is one of the founder members of 'MenTalk Ubuntu', the group has a podcast and a presence on most social media platforms - they emerged during the Pandemic when, as Black men, they felt it important to come together to talk, support and share their experiences. They found a number of pertinent themes surfaced, these included; work, loss, separation, finance, relationshi...

It was great speaking with Dr Yvon Guest - Psychodynamic Counsellor, author and educator. She works with a diverse client base, mainly Black and minority ethnic and LGBTQ. She worked for many years in the independent sector, where she developed a passion for facilitating the empowerment of society's most oppressed and marginalised individuals. This along with her own experiences as a care lea...

In this episode we meet award winning mentor, career & executive coach for women in social work related professions - Founder of https://www.winningpathwayscoaching.com  -  Claudia Crawley.   Claudia is a former social work senior manager and has a passion for equality and diversity and to support as many women as possible in their personal and professional lives.  She is also a writer and fem...

Hi there, HNY to you and yours! This is a short solo episode which includes a brief review of 2021 and some plans for 2022. I have a new email address: drssmith@inclinetrainingconsultants.com Do reach out, also join our Fb community. Stay safe and well and look forward to connecting with you in 2022.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we meet Diane & Omar, 2 Social Work students from Birmingham University.  I met them both at a recent book launch  - 'The Anti Racist Social Worker'. I caught up with them whilst they were in Rowanda at an IFSW conference where they gave a presentation. My apologies in advance for the sound quality, but do stick with it as these young social workers share some inspir...

This is a solo episode where I highlight some news from BASW's PSW magazine: Working from home Unaccompanied minors and dangers of child exploitation Vaccines and non-vaccinated staff Peer support in Wales Wisdom from June Thoburn - Emeritus Professor UEA My email: adosylv@gmail.com Do join our facebook community @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/412169436067530 www.basw.co.uk See omnystudio....

‘I came……….and never went back…….I hadn’t come to stay In today’s episode, we welcome Sharon Jennings – Deputy Delivery Lead for the Practice Supervision Development Programme aka the PSDP and an Independent Training Consultant.   Sharon came to the UK over 40yrs ago, she did not come to stay but remained in London where she worked, raised her children and has felt most at home.   She undertook a...

Wayne Reid's substantive post is that of Professional Officer with the British Association of Social Workers BASW, in this episode of SWM, he shares details of his work and his social work journey, which included a variety of SW roles.  He talks about his most recent work in the anti-racist practice space.  Wayne is an ordinary and honest guy doing some good work - it was great hearing from h...

Welcome to another episode - this is a solo episode with a selection of stories from BASW's PSW Magazine which includes: commentary on media coverage of social work, admin Vs direct work - is it still a thing? the rise in DV cases since lockdown and a couple of book recommendations and tips on, court work. Join our Facebook community - Social Workers Matter www. BASW.org.uk My email address f...

Following a break in publishing, we're back, it's been hectic, busy, and full-on.  In this short solo episode, I update you on what's been happening for me as an educator during these challenging times, if you are interested in further training and education at the Tavi, do check out our website: www.tavistockandportman.nhs.uk   I am also involved with a great programme the #PSDP -...

Welcome to a new episode of Social Workers Matter, I hope you're safe and well. Interestingly as I post this episode, we have just had the publication of the very disappointing (UK) Race Disparity Report and we are also in the middle of the (US) trial for the George Floyd killing.  The RDR essentially undermines the work of the Equality & Human Rights Commission in its duty to tackle pers...

Welcome to another episode of SWM.  Since the last podcast, there has been positivity and sadness -  recently the Practice Supervision Development Programme https://psdp.rip.org.uk/ completed wave three and a huge celebratory online conference took place which was a great event with such rich feedback from participants and powerful evidence of a real contribution to the sector. The sadness include...

Welcome to episode 35 of SWM, today we meet Mrs Delia Cuffy-Weekes, an educator, an agriculturalist and a social worker.  Delia is based in the Caribbean, The Commonwealth of Dominica where she has lived all her life with periods away for vacations and study leave.  She shares with us the varied tapestry of her rich and diverse career, which has been and continues to be rooted in the centrality of...

Our guest this episode is my dear colleague Clare Parkinson - Clinical Lecturer & Senior Social Worker at The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Clare has led the MA in Social Work programme for the past 6 ½ years alongside her other activities in the trust. She shares some of her rich career in social work and social work education, where it started and how over the years she progres...

Welcome to the first episode of SWM for 2021, in this episode, I am in conversation with my colleague Jo Williams.  Jo is a Senior Lecturer and Development Lead for the National Practice Supervisors Development Programme delivered by education partners and the Dept for Education. Jo shares her career journey - she started out as a chef and found her way to a long career in Social Work and Social W...