Social Work Radio

The dark secrets of surviving social work

This week, inspired by this recent article by the same name, published at mysocialworknews.com, our hosts Vince and Tilly take a closer look at the dark secrets of surviving in social work.

How many of these do you do?

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Imposter syndrome in social work

This week, our hosts examine the issue of imposter syndrome in social work: what is it, and is it normal?

Vince and Tilly share their own experiences of imposter syndrome, reveal how it has impacted their careers, and share their top tips for combatting it in your own.

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Are happier social workers better social workers?

This week, hosts Vince and Tilly ask the question: 'do happier social workers make better social workers?'

Inspired by American social worker Ashley Campbell's column this week at mysocialworknews.com, our dynamic duo discuss the difference in our work when we're happy rather than struggling, ask whether it's ever acceptable to moan and complain in front of the people we support, and question how often our happiness as social workers is (and should be!) checked by our employers.

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Managing professional boundaries in social work

This week, hosts Vince and Tilly reflect on two recent news stories published at www.mysocialworknews.com about social workers crossing the professional boundaries with clients, and discuss the difficulties of being human, empathetic, and caring, while not opening yourself up to the potential to cross professional boundaries.

They ask, what is more important, true love or success at work? How often do we think social workers develop feelings for clients but never act on them? How often do we think social workers have relationships and friendships with clients, but never get found out?

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Surviving your first year as a social worker

This week, hosts Vince and Tilly each look back on their first year in social work, reflecting on the lessons learned, the mistakes made, and the advice they would give to their younger selves. They also reveal their messages of advice and encouragement for NQSWs starting their careers now, and discuss how universities and employers can better support new social workers.

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How to ’social work’ yourself

This week, join our hosts, Vince and Tilly, as they carry explore the idea of 'social working' yourself, discuss whether the responsibility for 'care' should lie with the individual or the employer, and - rather hilariously - indulge in a bit of roleplay as they carry out a social work assessment of one another...

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A social worker can do the job of two women (literally)

Following this popular news story at mysocialworknews.com this week - about a social worker barred from the profession after it was discovered she was holding down two full-time jobs with two different local authorities - our Social Work Radio hosts ask: can one social worker really do the job of two? Is there any justification for what Ms N did? Did her actions really warrant being struck off? And is this an isolated incident, or are there likely to be other social workers out there getting away with this?

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Social workers are all hypocrites

This week on Social Work Radio, our hosts, Vince and Tilly, ask the question - are all social workers hypocrites - guilty of not practising what they preach? 

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Ask me anything: social work edition

This week on Social Work Radio, our hosts, Vince and Tilly, tackle YOUR questions about social work.

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Should social workers do fewer hours?

This week on Social Work Radio, our hosts and experienced social workers, Vince and Tilly, explore the subject of how many hours social workers should really be working, whether shift work, condensed hours, or a four-day week can ever really work for this particular profession, and answer the dreaded question: are we workaholics?

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