Social Work Radio

Dealing with people who lie to social workers

This week's podcast episode explores how to deal with people who lie to social workers, and follows on from Vince's guide of the same name, which was published this week at www.mysocialworknews.com

In the same week that MP Stella Creasy revealed a malicious troll had reported her to children's services because he disagreed with her 'extreme views,' leading to an investigation of her family, Social Work Radio co-hosts, Vince and Tilly, reflect on the idea of criminalising false complaints to social services, and discuss moments in their own practice where they were lied to or misled - either by clients, or other professionals.

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The murder of Finley Boden

The mood is sombre this week as Social Work Radio co-hosts, Vince and Tilly, turn their attention to the murder of 10-month-old Finley Boden, at the hands of his parents.

As the pair examine what is known about Finley's too-short life, they reflect on parallels with other infamous cases of child deaths where social workers were involved, discuss the public's reaction and media narrative of the case, and ask: how can social workers balance strengths-based practice, and wanting to keep families together, with avoiding misplaced hope and too much optimism?

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Three years of Covid

Days after Tory MP Flick Drummond said "social workers stayed at home" during the pandemic, Social Work Radio co-hosts, Vince and Tilly, looks back on three years of Covid.

The duo remember the impact of that first lockdown on the workforce, the clients, and the profession, and examine the impact Covid continues to have to this day.

Was the effort of social workers during Covid truly acknowledged? Join the discussion, every Friday, with your preferred podcast provider.

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How do we get rid of the bad apples in social work?

Join Social Work Radio co-hosts, Vince and Tilly, as they reflect on some of Social Work England's most recent, and disturbing, fitness to practise hearings, and ask: does social work have a problem with its workforce? What are the themes? Should our recruitment be more rigorous? And are Social Work England's decisions usually right?

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Are social workers taken advantage of because we care too much?

Are loyal social workers being 'exploited' by their managers?

Is being good at your job setting you up to be taken advantage of?

These are the questions on our Social Work Radio co-hosts' lips this week as Vince and Tilly - herself, a social work manager - discuss this new research, which claims that, instead of protecting or rewarding them, loyal employees are being "selectively and ironically targeted by managers for exploitative practices."

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Celebrity social workers

Does social work need an injection of glamorous celebdom?

That's the question this week as Social Work Radio co-hosts, Vince and Tilly, explore the benefits of famous faces representing the profession on the frontline, run down the list of celebrities who are known to have social work mothers, and discuss which celebrities they think would make the best social workers - and why.

Created by social workers, for social workers, read fantastic content at mysocialworknews.com

A social worker has won Love Island

As Bedford social worker Sanam Harrinanan stormed to victory on Love Island this week, Social Work Radio co-hosts, Vince and Tilly, discuss the reaction of the social work community to her win, whether there's a route back to frontline social work after a stint on reality TV, and whether they themselves would ever be tempted to follow in Sanam's footsteps...

Created by social workers, for social workers, read fantastic content at mysocialworknews.com

 

The books that changed our lives

What is the most important book you've read, as a social worker?

Taking World Book Day as their inspiration this week, Social Work Radio co-hosts, Vince and Tilly, break down the best books all social workers should be reading, as well as exploring their own favourite fiction and non-fictions books, and the impact they've had.

 

Created by social workers, for social workers, read fantastic content at mysocialworknews.com

Why are social workers quitting in record numbers?

5,400 social workers left the profession in the past year- a 9% rise on the previous year and a record high, according to DfE census data, revealed this week.

Social Work Radio hosts Vince and Tilly explore the reasons behind this worsening situation, asking why more people now than ever before are leaving social work, and discussing what can be done do to retain the workforce.

Created for social workers, by social workers, Social Work Radio is available every Friday from your preferred podcast provider. Visit mysocialworknews.com for more content.

Social workers on ’OnlyFans’

In the same week that our most popular story on Social Work News was about a former social worker who now earns five times her salary publishing explicit content on OnlyFans, join our Social Work Radio co-hosts, Vince and Tilly, as they discuss their thoughts about what's appropriate and what isn't when it comes to social workers on OnlyFans.

(More hilarious roleplay is involved...)

You don't want to miss this one.

Created for social workers, by social workers, Social Work Radio is available every Friday from your preferred podcast provider. Visit mysocialworknews.com for more content.