Social work is rarely the only agency involved in a child's, adult's or family's life. In this podcast we start to look at how social workers can work well with other agencies. We consider how professional identities interact,

In the second podcast of series 2, we have a reflective conversation about social work training. We look at what helps social workers to learn and develop, and conclude that the word 'training' should be banned.

In the first podcast of series 2, we discuss the importance of leadership at all levels of social work. We look at what makes a good leader and particularly how leaders can support people through change.

This podcast explains who we are, why we are doing this podcast on Helpful Social Work and what each podcast will cover in series 2.

As our podcast, comes up to a year old, we look back on the last twelve months in social work. - We try and avoid thinking just about what’s different (change), and look for where things have got better (progress). We talk about practice, research,

We consider how social workers can supportively and ethically challenge one another.

We unpick the idea that we can keep doing more with less, and look at how we can work sustainably and helpfully in social work with fewer resources. We consider social workers' wellbeing and workload, accountability and prioritising,

We talk about how social workers can ensure that they get helpful, supportive supervision.

We talk about recording and the myth that 'if it isn't written down, it didn't happen.' We look at how recording can empower people and support accountable social work practice.

We take a look at the evidence around how best to manage social work caseloads. We also look at the impact of targets, and the importance of measuring outcomes rather than outputs.