The Social Work Stories Podcast

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Aged Care: Getting Beyond the Four Walls Ep. 16 Jul 05, 2019

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It's 2019 and there's a Royal Commission into Aged Care in Australia. We are well overdue for looking into what is happening in this marginalised and isolated sector of our community! And more importantly, we're overdue in asking ourselves - Where are the social workers?

This episode, you'll hear from a passionate aged care advocate and social worker who sheds a light on the creative dance that can be played between aged care residents and their social workers. Listen with Lis and Mim as they explore this real-life and heartwarming social work story told by your anonymous social worker.

BONUS: Keep listening right to the end of this episode for a Social Work Stories 'Special Announcement'.

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!

Social Work in a Maximum Security Prison: A Story of Creative Practice in Social Work Ep. 15 Jun 21, 2019

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When a social worker works in a maximum security prison, and she opens with the line - "He was really intimidating!", then you can be sure it will be a story worth listening to. Join your hosts Lis & Mim as they unpack the creative practice of another one of our fantastic social work storytellers.

BONUS: Keep listening right to the end of this episode for a Social Work Stories 'Special Announcement'.

Credits:

Hosts - Lis Murphy and Dr. Mim Fox.

Producers - Ben Joseph & Justin Stech, with special thanks to Brenna Lorkin.

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!

Decolonising Social Work Stories: A Supervision Session Ep. 14 Jun 07, 2019

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Join Mim and Lis and their special guest Denika, as they explore and investigate decolonisation in the social work world. If you've ever wondered what social work supervision might sound like, then tune in and listen to this important and insightful conversation.

Credits:

Hosts - Lis Murphy and Dr. Mim Fox.

Producers - Ben Joseph & Justin Stech, with special thanks to Brenna Lorkin.

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!

An Antenatal Care Story: Happy Ending? Sad Ending? - You Decide. Ep. 13 May 24, 2019

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As the title suggests, we're leaving the final decision up to you. Happy ending, or sad ending? You decide.

Join your hosts Mim and Lis as they listen and learn from a social worker who's job it is to support a mum and dad who are making one of the hardest decisions in their lives. This story delves into issues of choice, opportunity, colonialism, kinship care, parental rights, child welfare, heartbreak, and ultimately asking the question - what is the role of social work in antenatal care and the child & family welfare system?

Credits:

Hosts - Lis Murphy and Dr. Mim Fox.

Producers - Ben Joseph & Justin Stech, with special thanks to Brenna Lorkin.

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!

He Can‘t Speak! The Practice of Holistic Recovery Ep. 12 Apr 26, 2019

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Theory to practice! You hear it over and over again in the social work world, but sometimes it's hard to make sense of how it actually works in day to day practice. Join Lis and Mim as they guide you through this wonderful theory to practice story told by your anonymous social worker and the amazing recovery experience of her client - a boy who can't speak.

Credits:

Hosts - Lis Murphy and Dr. Mim Fox.

Producers - Ben Joseph & Justin Stech, with special thanks to Brenna Lorkin.

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!

Miscarriage: A Disenfranchised Grief Ep. 11 Apr 14, 2019

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In this episode you'll hear from two social workers walking alongside a family experiencing a profound yet disenfranchised grief. With Lis & Mim as your guides through this story, you can immerse yourself in the wonderful, tough, sad, and heartwarming world of 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 Dark Place: Working with a Suicide Caller. Ep. 10 Apr 01, 2019

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Our anonymous social worker takes you through one of her most difficult stories while working for a mental health crisis line. Throughout this episode we walk the line of uncertainty, risk and harm in the dark place of suicide prevention and crisis support. Please look after yourselves as you listen.

We also have a very special guest join us to unpack it all. Be sure to stay with us the whole way through the episode to hear a hauntingly beautiful song that means so much to us!

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!

Relationship - the Change Agent! Ep. 09 Mar 15, 2019

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We come to you with Episode 09 of the Social Work Stories podcast, along with a big hug to say, Happy world social work day 2019!

On this episode you'll hear from a social worker who is engaging with a unique model of practice to help children and adults work through their diverse and complex trauma. Join Mim and Lis as they listen, learn, and debrief around this interesting approach to social work practice and the story our practitioner shares. We hope you find it helpful!

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!

Baptism of Fire - A Story About Early-Career Child Protection Work Ep. 08 Mar 01, 2019

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This episode and traverses some of the difficult circumstances and choices experienced by an early-career social worker. Join Mim and Lis as they start to unpack and reflect on the uncertainties, concerns, and successes of working in a child welfare organisation.

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!

My Job Is To Be With You - Breaking the Inflexibility of Social Work Practice Ep. 07 Feb 15, 2019

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On this episode, Mim & Lis investigate so many of the 'collisions of inflexibility' experienced within the disability welfare sector. You'll hear some great insights into what it means to be a social worker in an often under-resourced and overlooked social work role. Listen to the story of a beautiful family and their masterful social worker whose only job is to be with them, come what may. We hope you enjoy!

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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