• A social work review of 2024
    Dec 27 2024

    This week our hosts are reviewing social work throughout 2024, working through the top news stories, features, and columns - as voted by you - at Social Work News from January to December.

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    58 mins
  • Sara Sharif
    Dec 20 2024

    This week our hosts are discussing the tragic case of Sara Sharif - the social services interventions in the run-up to Sara's death, the media coverage of the trial - which saw her father and stepmother convicted of her murder - the need for a statutory inquiry, and what Sara's legacy may be for other children.

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    44 mins
  • The Assisted Dying Bill
    Dec 13 2024

    This week, our hosts discuss their personal views on assisted dying, the arguments for and against, and the impact that the Bill may have on the profession.

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    53 mins
  • MasterChef, McGregor, Men & Misogyny
    Dec 6 2024

    This week, our hosts draw on news articles published at Social Work News about Greg Wallace and Conor McGregor, and explore the role of men in social work and society, while asking themselves the question: What can we do to help provide men and boys with better role models?

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    1 hr
  • Should we allow profit in social work?
    Nov 29 2024

    In the same week the government announced a major overhaul of children's social care to tackle profiteering, our hosts discuss their thoughts on the proposed changes, their thoughts on profit in social care, and reflect on the expansion of Staying Close - and what it will mean.

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    58 mins
  • The Social Worker of the Year Awards 2024
    Nov 15 2024

    This week on Social Work Radio our hosts, Vince Peart and Cara Davis, chat all things Social Worker of the Year Awards. Don't miss it...=

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    40 mins
  • Trump triumphs: What does this mean for social workers?
    Nov 8 2024
    This week, our hosts discuss the historic US election result, as well as delving into the state of UK politics right now. How much do politics really matter to social workers? Is there a duty on social workers to be political? What shifts have politics caused to social workers during our time in the profession, and what impact have political changes had upon clients in our time as practitioners?

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    54 mins
  • Dating as a social worker
    Nov 1 2024

    This week, our hosts discuss dating as a social worker - does being a social worker throw up additional complications when dating? Would you date a fellow social worker? Would you 'swipe right' on someone connected to a client? And if you're already in a relationship, does being a social worker affect it?

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    43 mins