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Podsocs, the podcast for social workers on the run, brings you topics of interest for all human services practitioners, students and academics.

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    • Nov 22, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 82 EPISODES


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    Episode 82: Nauru

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2016


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    Episode 81: Adapting to climate change – vulnerable people

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2016


    Episode 80: Alternative identities - Vampires

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2015


    Episode 79: Voices against bigotry

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2015


    Episode 78: Foster families

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2015


    Episode 77: Everyday racism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2015


    Episode 76: ‘Troubled’ or ‘disadvantaged’ families?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2015


    Episode 75: Grassroots organisations

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2015


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    Episode 74: Disruption beyond adoption

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2015


    Episode 73: Talking about sex

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2014


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    Episode 72: From orphanhood to trafficked

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2014


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    Episode 71: Closet activists and covert workplace activities

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2014


    Episode 70: Domestic violence in child welfare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2014


    Episode 69: Aboriginal mental health

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2014


    Episode 68: Aboriginal health

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2014


    Episode 67: Social work, robots and a technological future

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2014


    The world is changing. Robots and technological advancements will be very important to social work in the next two decades. How we engage with technology and predict and manage the issues that will arise alongside technological advancement is important. Equality, power and social justice will be on the agenda. Antonio López Peláez talks about his research on social work and robots.

    Episode 66: Long term follow up of children with problem behaviours

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2014


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    Episode 65: Hospital social work

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2014


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    Episode 64: Corporate social responsibility and social enterprise

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2014


    What has business got to do with social work? Tim Palmer talks to Podsocs about the relationships companies have with society, people, communities and the environment and opportunities for social work.

    Episode 63: Bodies, grief and social work

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2014


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    Episode 62: Post adoption support

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2014


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    Episode 61: Migrant social workers crossing borders

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2013


    Social workers are a relatively mobile profession. Many of us find ourselves working in other countries but how well prepared are we for the experience? Allen Bartley talks about New Zealand research on migrant social workers.

    Episode 60: Social work in disasters

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2013


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    Episode 59: Lesbian asylum seekers in the UK

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2013


    Imagine seeking asylum in a foreign country. Got it. Pretty tough. Now imagine you had to prove your sexual orientation in a court of law. Lesbian asylum seekers in the UK have to do just that. Claire Bennett talks to us about her work with refugees and her research on lesbian asylum seekers in the UK

    Episode 58: Talking about suicide

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2013


    Suicide affects individuals, families and communities throughout society. In this podcast, Samara McPhedran takes us on a journey of thinking about suicide in relation to young people, older people, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and those people in specific jobs like farming.

    Episode 57: Neoliberalism

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2013


    Neoliberalism is a big topic but do we ever think about it, what it is and its relevance to all of us. Should we be paying more attention? Like many John has lived a number of professional lives and perhaps his early introduction to the problems and issues faced by poor people in western Queensland fuelled his move to social work and a consequent polyglot mix of social work activity across government and non-government organizations. For the past dozen years or so John has been a lecturer in social work with the Institute of Koorie Education at Deakin University. His social work and policy interests have centred on the perhaps contemporarily less popular areas of poverty and structural change. His interest in neoliberalism as a topic arrives by a rather circuitous route but it has certainly become a topic that has intrigued him the more he has explored its nuances.

    Episode 56: The Thesis Whisperer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2013


    Are you a PhD student? Thinking of writing a blog? Or just like or want to improve your writing? This is the podcast for you! @#% Mild Course Language

    Episode 55: Finding Aboriginal identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2013


    Identity for some Aboriginal young people is “like a shattered vase and you are always picking up the pieces”. In this podcast, Bindi Bennett talks to us about the experiences of light skinned Aboriginal young people and their search for identity.

    Episode 54: Moral panic and claims making

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2013


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    Episode 53: Children’s institutions in Bangladesh

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2013


    In this podcast, Tuhinul Islam talks about his research on the well-being of children who live and have lived in 3 different children’s homes in Bangladesh – a Madrasah, a government and a NGO institution. His research compared the experiences of children and the benefits and disadvantages of each system with a view to making improvements in residential childcare for those children who did not have alternative living arrangements or were deemed to be at risk.

    Episode 52: What is the future of social work?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2013


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    Episode 51: Young women in prison

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2013


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    Episode 50: Working with young people who offend

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2013


    Working with young people who offend and their families can be challenging. Jioji Ravulo talks in this podcast about his research and practice with marginalised youth and their families. He highlights a model that emphasises strengths, inclusion, community and collaboration.

    Episode 49: Children and the internet

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2013


    What are the risks to children using the internet and where does social work fit in technological research and practice? In this podcast, Corinne May-Chahal broaches these issues and ventures into the world of children on the internet.

    Episode 48: Forget Me Not

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2013


    Forget Me Not is a children’s non government organisation operating in Nepal and several other countries. The organisation values ethics, children’s rights and child-driven approaches. In this podcast, Kate Van Doore identifies child trafficking as a major problem in Nepal where children are trafficked and sold for international adoption or prostitution. Kate reports on the work of Forget Me Not in family reunion and discusses the complexities surrounding the care of children. here Kate van Doore is a Lecturer at Griffith Law School. She is also a founding member of Forget Me Not which operates programs focusing on reuniting trafficked children with their families and ensuring that families are supported in keeping their children at home. Kate holds a Bachelor of Arts (Asian and International Studies)/Bachelor of Laws; Grad Dip Legal Practice; and a Master of Laws. She is intending on pursuing a PhD on the intersections of child trafficking, child profiteering and the law.

    Episode 47: The human consequences of the Iraq War

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2013


    What does war have to do with social work? Richard Hil throws no punches when talking about his research on the human consequences of the Iraq War. Can social work be blind to world politics and its impact on people and maintain our commitment to human rights and social justice?

    Episode 46: Working with fathers from a strengths perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2013


    Men often respond the way we expect them to, so it is essential we engage them in practice in a way that is respectful and open to their strengths. Though fathers are so important in families, it is an area of practice often neglected. Andrew King speaks to us about working with men and the skills we need – relevance, faith building, and honesty and directness.

    Episode 45: Social work and health inequalities

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2013


    As we approach World Social Day 2013, equality is on the global agenda. In today’s podcast, Julie Fish talks to us about social work’s role in addressing health inequalities and the social determinants of health, and the importance of raising the profession’s profile in this area of practice.

    Episode 44: Mindfulness

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2013


    Mindfulness – what is it and how does it relate to social work? Micheal Shier talks to us about how mindfulness in reflective practice can assist social workers’ subjective well-being in personal and professional realms.

    Episode 43: Social work in China

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2013


    The growth of social work is exploding in China supported by government. Social work itself is both old and new in China. Terry Leung discusses the growth of the social work profession in China through a Foucauldian governmentality lens and the benefits social work brings to China.

    Episode 42: Involving fathers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2013


    Involving fathers in family work particularly in child protection can be challenging for practitioners. Joseph Fleming explores practitioners’ experiences of engaging fathers drawing from his qualitative research.

    Episode 41: Evidence-based practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2013


    Evidence-based practice (EBP) has been part of social work practice for at least a decade. Debates and controversies about EBP and its role in social work practice features in the academic literature. Debbie Plath defines EBP, discusses its relevance and outlines the process in this podcast.

    Episode 40: Family violence post disaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2013


    The increased intensity of disasters and their impact on individuals and communities are frequent in today’s world. Little is known about violence after disasters in the Australian context, despite considerable academic research on this phenomenon in developing countries. Deb Parkinson and colleagues seek to fill that gap. In this podcast, Deb talks to us about family violence following disasters such as the Black Saturday bushfires that devastated parts of Australia and how recognising family violence may be a blind spot for the helping professions in developed countries.

    Episode 39: Community development

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2013


    What do we mean when we talk about community development? Practitioners often mean different things when they talk about it. Ann Ingamells talks about her practice in community development and the accumulative and wide-ranging benefits for individuals and their communities in such work.

    Episode 38: Health inequalities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2013


    So what are health inequalities? How do government policies influence whether we improve a nation’s health or make it worse? These and other questions are tackled by Dennis Raphael in this Podsocs episode.

    Episode 37: The right to information for donor conceived people

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2012


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    Episode 36: Strengths-based practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2012


    Venkat Pulla presents on a much requested topic, strength-based practice. He poses some challenging ideas useful in generating discussion on how we practice strengths-based approaches. The importance of nurturing strengths and supporting hope in the people with whom we work is highlighted.

    Episode 35: Women and sexual violence

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2012


    In this podcast, Di Macleod talks about sexual violence on women, the 6 principles of universal safe practice and trauma informed care. She addresses some of the contemporary challenges – the relationship between sexual violence and mental health; substance misuse; homelessness; drink spiking; and the major role social media plays in sexual violence.

    Episode 34: Participatory research in South African schools

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2012


    South African education is plagued by inequality in what is essentially a two-tiered system. HIV, AIDSs and gender inequality are some of the issues experienced by those people living in disadvantaged communities. Lesley’s research focuses on schools as the central institution in many communities. Participatory and inclusive research methodologies are useful in developing meaningful interventions that support children and their communities to find their own solutions.

    Episode 33: Green social work

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2012


    Episode 32: Boundary issues and ethics

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2012


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