Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social/social work issues from their front rooms (via Skype). Your favourite trio of social workers are separated by the lockdown but connected in the virtual realm! Nadia, Fran and Eugene are back for the penultimate episode of season 2. With Covid-19 present in everyone's lives, the trio decided to use this space to have a conversation about human touch. What are their relationships with human touch? How has Covid-19 impacted on th...
May 31, 2020•36 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social/social work issues from their front room (via Skype). Your favourite trio of social workers are separated by the lockdown but connected in the virtual realm! Nadia, Fran and Eugene are back for another thought provoking episode where they discuss the impact of Covid-19 on Black and Minority Ethnic people. In the past few weeks, reports in the UK media and US media have reported that Black and Minority Ethnic people are dying a...
May 17, 2020•35 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social/social work issues from their front room. This is one from the SMP locker. Recorded before the Covid-19 lockdown, Nadia, Fran and Eugene got together to discuss working directly with children. Direct work can be anxiety provoking, awkward, fun, enriching and everything in between! In this episode, the trio have a conversation about the benefits of direct work and what they have used in practice. Super special guest 'Matilda' p...
May 03, 2020•35 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social/social work issues from their front room. Your favourite trio of social workers are separated by the lockdown but connected in the virtual realm! Nadia, Fran and Eugene are back for another thought provoking episode where they discuss the impact of Covid-19 on social work. In the space of a few months, our worlds and the world around us has changed and so has social work. How has Covid-19 impacted on the way social workers pra...
Apr 19, 2020•37 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social/social work issues from their front room. Your favourite trio of social workers get together once again and are joined by special guest Kim Scott. Nadia, Fran and Eugene were very keen to have a guest on the podcast who was not from a social work type background and Kim definitely fits the bill! Kim Scott is the author of the New York Times & Wall Street Journal bestseller 'Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss without Losing ...
Apr 05, 2020•48 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social/social work issues from their front room. Your favourite trio of social workers get together once again and are joined by special guest Dave Tapsell. Dave is a Social Worker, Systemic Psychotherapist and jointly wrote the article titled 'Seeking permission: an interviewing stance for finding connection with hard to reach families'. In this episode Dave provides his thoughtful and practical approach to engaging others in an eth...
Mar 22, 2020•45 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social/social work issues from their front room. Your favourite trio of social workers get together once again to have a conversation about poverty. Poverty is such a significant factor for many people in society but do we, as social workers, have enough conversations about the impact of poverty? How often is this in the forefront of our minds when we are understanding the experience of others and making decisions on their abilities?...
Mar 08, 2020•33 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social/social work issues from their front room. Your favourite trio of social workers get together once again to have a conversation about the topic of 'Shame'. Shame is an invisible force that effects every person. It is present in our emotional, cognitive and physical selves but is this talked about as much as it should be? What is your understanding of shame? How may this impact on your work and/or interactions with others? Nadia...
Feb 23, 2020•31 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social/social work issues from their front room. Your favourite trio of social workers get together once again to have a conversation about active listening. Listening sounds like quite a simple task but are we actually actively listening? As a part of their roles as social workers Nadia, Fran and Eugene do a lot of listening to people's stories and perceptions. The reporting of these stories will inevitably involve some level of int...
Feb 09, 2020•31 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social/social work issues from their front room. Your favourite trio of social workers are back with a thought provoking and revealing conversation about mental health. In this episode Nadia, Fran and Eugene discuss how they talk about mental health in their professional and personal lives. Society has progressed over the past decades where more and more people are having conversations about mental health. There is more of an awarene...
Jan 26, 2020•33 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social/social work issues from their front room. Your favourite trio of social workers are back with episode eight of season two. In this episode Nadia, Fran and Eugene talk about the notion of Curiosity and what this looks like in the context of their work and every day lives. Nadia, Fran and Eugene discuss curiosity as a stance or way of being that can allow for someone to learn more about other's circumstances and respond in a way...
Jan 12, 2020•36 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social/social work issues from their front room. Your favourite trio of social workers are back with episode seven of this new season. In this episode Nadia, Fran and Eugene talk about Mentalization, a technique used in social work practice. The ability to understand your own mind and the mind of others sounds like a complicated task! However, there is a way. Tune in to hear Nadia, Fran and Eugene discuss their understanding and how ...
Dec 22, 2019•35 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social/social work issues from their front room. Your favourite trio of social workers are here with episode 6 of season 2. In this episode Nadia, Fran and Eugene are joined by social worker, family therapist and author Nick Pendry to have a conversation about Race. Nick has years of experience working with people from different racial backgrounds and has written about Race, Racism and supervision. In this episode, Nick joins the dyn...
Dec 08, 2019•37 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social/social work issues from their front room. Your favourite trio of social workers are here with episode 5 of season 2. In this episode Nadia, Fran and Eugene have a conversation about their relationship with celebrations in their personal and professional lives with a particular focus on celebrating social work. They interview special guest and founder of the Social Worker of the Year awards, Beverley Williams MBE. How much thou...
Nov 24, 2019•36 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social/social work issues from their front room. Your favourite trio of social workers are here with the fourth instalment of season 2. In this episode Nadia, Fran and Eugene have a conversation about Attachment in social work. In this episode there is a special feature from Attachment theory expert Professor David Shemmings who brings a wealth of knowledge to this conversation. This is an episode relevant for social workers and non-...
Nov 10, 2019•33 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social/social work issues from their front room. Your favourite trio of social workers are back with the third instalment of this new season. In this episode Nadia, Fran and Eugene talk about 'asking questions' in social work. Questions can be used to gather information, to increase understanding and to help create change. Every question asked has a 'life' and and 'after life' when it come to social work and general life. When asking...
Oct 27, 2019•35 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social/social work issues from their front room. Your favourite trio of social workers are back again with the second instalments of season 2. In this episode Nadia, Fran and Eugene have another conversation about Contextual Safeguarding but this time they are joined by their very first guest; Contextual Safeguarding guru Dr Carlene Firmin. Carlene discusses what Contextual Safeguarding is, how the idea was created and how it is prog...
Oct 13, 2019•46 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social/social work issues from their front room. Your favourite trio of social workers are back again with a brand new season of topical discussions. In this episode Nadia, Fran and Eugene talk about 'change'. The changes they have made since the first season and creating change in their social work practice. How does change happen? How is change sustained? How can we empower others to sustain positive change? These are some of the q...
Sep 29, 2019•37 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social/social work issues from their front room. Your favourite trio of social workers are back again for the final episode of season one. In this episode Nadia, Fran and Eugene take a look back on this first season and their journey as "amateur podcasters." This first season has been full of conversation and debate. Nadia, Fran and Eugene discuss which episode was their favourite, technical glitches, the future of the podcast and so...
May 19, 2019•24 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social/social work issues from their front room. Your favourite trio of social workers are back again for another topical discussion. In this episode Nadia, Fran and Eugene talk about their experience of working with men in social work. This is often a topic of conversation in our profession. How do we work effectively to ensure men are included in our work. What's your experience of working with men? How would you rate yourself out ...
May 05, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social/social work issues from their front room. Your favourite trio of social workers are back again for another topical discussion. In this episode Nadia, Fran and Eugene talk about their experience of working with the professional network. "Working together" is a term used in social work but what does that actually mean or look like in action? What are the benefits and constraints? These are some of the questions that Nadia, Fran ...
Apr 21, 2019•35 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social issues from their front room. Your favourite trio are back again for another topical discussion. In this episode Nadia, Fran and Eugene begin to have a conversation about race. This is likely to be the first of many conversations about race. Nadia, Fran and Eugene discuss their person and professional experiences which have influenced their understanding of race. How easy or difficult is it to have a conversation about race? A...
Apr 07, 2019•43 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social issues from their front room. Your favourite trio of social workers are back again for another topical discussion. In this episode Nadia, Fran and Eugene talk about their experience of having difficult conversations in their social work careers. How do you share difficult news? How do you deal with difficult responses? What would you do differently? These are some of the questions that Nadia, Fran and Eugene discuss in this in...
Mar 24, 2019•35 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social issues from their front room. Your favourite trio of social workers are back again for another topical discussion. In this episode Nadia, Fran and Eugene talk about their experience of supervision and support. What does good supervision look like? What does not so good supervision look like? Where else can you get the support you need? Social work and its competing demands can place emotional and physical pressure on all invol...
Mar 10, 2019•35 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social issues from their front room. Your favourite trio of social workers are back again for another topical discussion. In this episode Nadia, Fran and Eugene talk about professional boundaries in their work. This may prove to be a difficult topic with difference in opinions from the trio and social workers far and wide but do we explicitly talk about this enough in our profession? Not only what we can and cannot do but what about ...
Feb 24, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social issues from their front room. In this episode Nadia, Fran and Eugene have a discussion about self-care in social work. Taking care of yourself in social work is essential in order to care for others but we often do not prioritise ourselves as much as we should. What are the obstacles to prioritising your self and how can we think more about overcoming these? Tune in to hear the thoughts of this dynamic trio and listen out for ...
Feb 10, 2019•43 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social issues from their front room. In this episode Nadia, Eugene and Fran have a discussion about "use of self" and how they us themseleves in practice. In a caring profession it's important to show you care whilst ensuring that boundaries are not crossed. A grey area? Nadia, Eugene and Fran thought so too and decided to have a chat about it! Tune in to hear the thoughts of this dynamic trio and listen out for the brand new segment...
Jan 27, 2019•41 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social issues from their front room. This is the first episode of the new year (2019) so Nadia, Eugene and Fran decide to have a discussion about hope in social work. In such a challenging profession how do social workers remain hopeful and how do social workers help children and families to remain hopeful? Tune in to hear the thoughts of this dynamic trio! If you enjoy then share with your friends and follow them on Facebook, Instag...
Jan 13, 2019•33 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social issues from their front room. In the second of a two part series, Nadia, Eugene and Fran have a discussion about the importance of Endings in social work. Whether it's meeting new families, entering family homes or starting relationships with the professional network, how we end is significant for the people we work with and also for us. How do you do endings in your personal life and professional life? Come and join the discu...
Dec 30, 2018•36 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social issues from their front room. In the first of a two part series, Nadia, Eugene and Fran have a discussion about the importance of beginnings in social work. Whether it's meeting new families, entering family homes or starting relationships with the professional network, how we begin is significant in shaping the future working relationship. Come and join the discussion, laughter and anecdotes! As always, let them know your tho...
Dec 16, 2018•37 min•Season 1Ep. 7
