Helpful Social Work Podcast

Latest Episodes
1 Meet the Team – Courageous Connections: Nurturing Compassion in Our Community
In this inaugural episode of ARM-OUR, you'll have the chance to meet the six powerful women who form the nucleus of our community. Each of us bring a unique perspective, passion, and wealth of experi
10b Review of the year
In our final podcast of series 8, we do our annual review of the year in social work. We are joined by Sylvia and Shantel from the Anti-Racism Movement, who are taking over as hosts. We reflect on the
10a Recognition and respect
In this final episode about sustaining yourself as a social worker, we explore the need for recognition and respect for social work. This enables good working conditions and supports social workers to
9a Sustainable self-care
We continue our series on sustainable social work by looking at how social workers can practise authentic self-care. We discuss how self-care is really a shared endeavour with peers, and the importanc
8a Organisational support
We continue our series on sustainable social work by looking at how organisations provide relational support to enable social workers to thrive. We discuss how everyone can work together with a shared
7a Managerial support
We continue our series on sustainable social work by discussing how good managerial support can help social workers to thrive. We look at how to build relationships of trust, including through the use
6a Supervision for wellbeing
We continue our series on sustainable social work by discussing the vital topic of supervision. We talk about why it matters, and how to secure sound professional supervision to enable you to practice
5a Profession-wide support
We continue our series on sustainable social work by discussing the importance of wider support from the social work profession. We talk about how being part of a national and global community of soci
4a Peer support
We continue our series on sustainable social work by discussing the importance of peer support. We look at how this helps social workers to manage stress, develop practice and be inspired.
3a Professional development
We continue our series on sustainable social work by exploring how professional development helps us to thrive as social workers. We talk about how learning can bring joy and growth, and how to get th