Social Work Leaders

On this week’s episode, I spoke to Becky Haasch. Becky is an experienced social work leader passionate about leading change, learning and connection in practice.We spoke about:* Becky’s journey into social work* The work that Becky currently does with social workers, teams and organisations* What it means for social workers to show up for themselves * What it means to be vulnerable as a social work leader* What social work leadership means to Becky And so much more…To connect with Becky and see the work that she does, you can contact her via:Linked In: Becky Haasch Instagram: Becky HaaschWebsite: Beckyhaasch.comBecky also has 2 upcoming leadership courses which sound fantastic. These are for leaders and aspiring leaders. If you would like to learn more and attend, the details are below: Leading with confidence and authenticity | Tues 12th Nov 6:30pm - 8:30 pmLink here Leading in times of uncertainty & change | Tues 26th Nov, 6:30-8:30pmLink here

A solo episode sharing tips on how to manage the return to social work after maternity leave

On this week's episode, I spoke to Shabnam Ahmed. Shabnam is a highly experienced social worker, practitioner, trainer, innovator and all round true leader in social work. Shabnam is a strong leader and advocate for anti racist practice in social work and how we can and should be implementing this in our supervision. We discussed: * Shabnam's journey into social work * The 6 R's of supervision * The importance of supervision in creating anti racist practitioners * The anti racist practice template * How black, asian and other global majority social workers can access support to share and understand their own experiences  * What social work leadership means to Shabham If you would like to know more about Shabham's work Shabnam Ahmed on Linked In - click here The 6's of supervision - watch here. The Anti racism supervision template - see here

On this week's guest episode, I spoke with Kate Cuthbertson. Kate is a wonderful, experienced and skilled social worker who has transitioned from practice into the world of social work coaching and supervision. Kate speaks with such passion and insight about coaching and supervision in social work and how they are both such significant contributing factors to effective social work practice and in building practitioners who feel supported and more able to cope. We speak about: * Kate’s journey into social work and her social work journey. * The difference between coaching and supervision * Why social workers should access coaching and how they can access coaching. * Advice to social workers who may be interested in delving into the coaching space

On this week's solo episode, I opened a discussion encouraging you to think about how your team receive you as a leader. It's not just about how you lead, it's about how your leadership is received by your team. Listen to hear more. My eBook ' a guide to your first 4 weeks as a new social work manager' is still available for purchase. Click here.

In this episode, I spoke to Dr Alice Loving. Alice is an experienced practitioner and academic with a passion for working with families, providing expert parenting assessment and mentalization based video intervention. This style of intervention has been effective in bringing about lots of positive change for families in care proceedings and as a form of early intervention work to support parent and child attachments and interactions. Alice has developed and runs training on this training so that practitioners can learn the skills to be able to use this effectively in practice. If you would like to get more information about mentalisation techniques in practice or have a family in mind who might benefit from this type of support, do connect with Alice. If you would like to connect with Alice: Instagram: Click here Linked In: Click here Website: Click here

In this episode, I spoke to Matthew Davies. Matt is a Team Manager within an early help team in South Wales and is also the Founder of the Social Work Way, an app for Social Workers bringing together practice, learning and development and social work wellbeing. Matt is passionate about ensuring the voice of the children is heard in practice and in innovation. If you would like to connect with Matt, you can do so via: Instagram: The Social Work Way Linked In: Matthew Davies Email: [email protected] Website: The Social Work Way

In this solo episode, I shared 3 tips on leading as a social worker and aspiring manager

On this week's guest episode, I was joined by Nana. Nana is a social worker, team manager, guest lecturer, co-host of The Social Worker and the Mentor podcast alongside so many other roles. It’s also actually the 2nd time Nana has been on the podcast! We spoke about: * Who Nana is and what he does * Nana's passion for advocating for social work * Nana's time in Parliament speaking about working conditions for social workers * Advice for social workers fearful of using their voices to effect change * Advice for managers on how they can create an environment where social workers can use their voices * Nana's hopes for the profession over the next 3-5 years * What social work leadership means to Nana * How you can connect with Nana

On this week's solo episode, I shared 5 tips on how you can connect with your team as a new supervisor and/or manager. For the eBook, click here For the mailing list, click here