The Social Work Stories Podcast

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Droughts and Flooding Rains - The Social Work Stories Podcast Ep. 27 Feb 11, 2020

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Welcome back to the third season of the Social Work Stories podcast. We've just experienced the summer-that-wasn't and in this episode we share with you a little bit why.

We have a lot of great social work stories coming your way this year, so stay tuned, share with your friends, and a big thanks for listening!

Credits:

Hosts - Lis Murphy and Dr. Mim Fox.

Producers - Ben Joseph & Justin Stech

Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.

Do you have thoughts, want to contribute a story or question for the team, or just say hello? Send us an email on socialworkstoriespodcast@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you!

Learning About Dying: The Invisible String and Other Important Stories Ep. 26 Nov 26, 2019

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This episode features the story of a social worker who has to navigate how best to help a family tell their child that their sibling is soon to die.

Join Lis and Mim as they listen to this heartbreaking, yet heartwarming story of learning about dying.

Credits:

Hosts - Lis Murphy and Dr. Mim Fox.

Producers - Ben Joseph & Justin Stech

Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.

Do you have thoughts, want to contribute a story or question for the team, or just say hello? Send us an email on socialworkstoriespodcast@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you!

Your Liberation is Tied Up With Mine: Social Work Stories from ANZSWWER 2019 Ep. 25 Nov 12, 2019

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In October of 2019 the Social Work Stories Podcast travelled to Perth for the Australia and New Zealand Social Work, Welfare, Education and Research (ANZSWWER) Symposium to hear some amazing social work stories around the topic of 'Social Work & Activism'.

Join Mim and Lis as they listen back to the first of our ANZSWWER stories and unpack some themes relevant to all of our social work practices around the world. We hope you enjoy the first in this mini series, with more episodes coming soon.

Credits:

Hosts - Lis Murphy and Dr. Mim Fox.

Producers - Ben Joseph & Justin Stech

Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.

Do you have thoughts, want to contribute a story or question for the team, or just say hello? Send us an email on socialworkstoriespodcast@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you!

The Worst Scenario Possible - What Does the Social Worker Do? Ep. 24 Oct 29, 2019

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A heart-wrenching story shared by your anonymous social worker. A four year old girl dies in the Emergency Department and you are the social worker supporting the family. What do you say? What do you do?

Listen along with Mim & Lis as we bear witness and honour the life lost, the family's grief, and the support of this social worker in the worst of scenarios.

Credits:

Hosts - Lis Murphy and Dr. Mim Fox.

Producers - Ben Joseph & Justin Stech

Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.

Do you have thoughts, want to contribute a story or question for the team, or just say hello? Send us an email on socialworkstoriespodcast@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you!

The "S-Word" in Social Work- When Eros Enters the Therapeutic Space Ep.23 Oct 15, 2019

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In this episode, we sit down with a social worker who shares his story of being attracted to his client- what does this look like, how does it feel, and how do you keep yourself and your client safe. We discuss what happens when Eros enters the therapeutic space, the importance of being honest in supervision, and what role personal counselling holds for practitioners.

Mim and Lis share from their own experiences of education, supervision and the workplace, and break down that often avoided subject of sex in social work.

Credits:

Hosts - Lis Murphy and Dr. Mim Fox.

Producers - Ben Joseph & Justin Stech

Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.

Do you have thoughts, want to contribute a story or question for the team, or just say hello? Send us an email on socialworkstoriespodcast@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you!

The Social Work Stories Podcast: Our First Year Ep. 22 Sep 17, 2019

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It's been one year, twelve months, fifty-two weeks, three hundred and sixty-five days, five hundred and twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes since we released episode one of the social work stories podcast.

To help us celebrate we've invited your third and fourth-favourite podcast hosts to reminisce on the year that's been. We hope you enjoy!

With love from the Social Work Stories Team.

Credits:

Hosts and Producers - Ben Joseph & Justin Stech

Always in Our Hearts: Lis Murphy and Dr. Mim Fox.

Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.

Do you have thoughts, want to contribute a story or question for the team, or just say hello? Send us an email on socialworkstoriespodcast@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you!

Social Work in a Royal Commission Ep. 21 Sep 03, 2019

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Our first live podcast recording of the Social Work Stories Podcast, with your hosts Mim & Lis and guest social worker Gary Hampton. On this episode you get to meet Gary, a social worker positioned within the Australian Royal Commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse.

EPISODE WARNING: The content of this episode may trigger some adverse or challenging responses for some listeners. Please take care of yourselves.

This episode was also filmed. You can find it on our website - socialworkstories.com

Credits:

Hosts - Lis Murphy and Dr. Mim Fox.

Producers - Ben Joseph & Justin Stech

Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.

Do you have thoughts, want to contribute a story or question for the team, or just say hello? Send us an email on socialworkstoriespodcast@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you!

Bringing the A-Game: A Social Work Advocacy Story Ep. 20 Aug 20, 2019

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This episode comes with a social justice warning - If you aren't exasperated, flabbergasted, frustrated, or outraged by this story from today's anonymous social worker and the treatment of the patient involved, then some quiet reflection may be required... Consider that your warning!

Join your hosts Mim & Lis as they listen to the committed social justice advocacy of your anonymous social worker and the ongoing story of oppression for her patient.

Credits:

Hosts - Lis Murphy and Dr. Mim Fox.

Producers - Ben Joseph & Justin Stech

Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.

Do you have thoughts, want to contribute a story or question for the team, or just say hello? Send us an email on socialworkstoriespodcast@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you!

Abortion Care, Self-Reflection, Trauma, and Social Work Ep. 19 Aug 06, 2019

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On this episode you'll get to hear the story of two anonymous social workers and their client in an abortion care service. There is a lot to unpack and bear witness to in this story, and so we ask that you take care of yourselves as you listen. Then join Mim, Lis and special guest Denika, as they sit with this story in all its complexity, compassion, and learning.

Credits:

Hosts - Lis Murphy and Dr. Mim Fox.

Producers - Ben Joseph & Justin Stech

Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.

Do you have thoughts, want to contribute a story or question for the team, or just say hello? Send us an email on socialworkstoriespodcast@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you!

Leaving Violence - Finding the Power of Choice Ep. 18 Jul 23, 2019

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This episode highlights the story of an amazing woman, her children, your social worker, and the incredible rediscovery of self, choice, freedom and joy.

Join Mim & Lis as they investigate this experience of a woman leaving violence and the mountains climbed to safely continue life, and the story of one social worker's attempt to walk alongside.

Credits:

Hosts - Lis Murphy and Dr. Mim Fox.

Producers - Ben Joseph & Justin Stech

Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.

Do you have thoughts, want to contribute a story or question for the team, or just say hello? Send us an email on socialworkstoriespodcast@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you!

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