Series 4 runs from 2019-2020. We will look at social work through the life-course, and take a social work view of big issues such as homelessness, climate change and identity.

This is our final podcast about the social work journey. We talk about endings and how we can bring an encounter to a harmonious close. What story about social work will we leave people with?

In this podcast we consider what systems theory is and how it has been used in social work. We look at how social workers can operate within systems.

In this podcast we discuss how social work helps when someone is experiencing a crisis. We look at crisis intervention theory and consider the practice implications of working alongside people during these moments of change.

In this podcast, we continue to look at other disciplines and consider what social workers can learn from historians. We discuss approaches, skills and tools that can help social work. We also introduce a new Listener's Request section where we discuss...

This podcast continues our discussion of the social work journey. We look at reviews, and consider how we can undertake them purposefully and skilfully.

Social work is a human rights profession. The Universal Declaration says that 'all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.' In this podcast we consider what it means to promote full and equal humanity in our work.

In this podcast we continue to look at the social work journey and discuss how safeguarding fits into social work practice. We focus on the philosophy behind safeguarding - what are we trying to achieve and why - and consider how we can do this well.

In this additional podcast, we highlight recent UK research about social workers' working conditions. The social work context needs to change - we discuss what social workers need in order to help others, and how we can act to improve things.

In this podcast we discuss how social care differs from other markets and what this means for social work. We explore issues around accessing and delivering quality, sustainable and ethical support for people.