Social Work Research Podcast

Martin Webber

Conversations with social work researchers about studies they have conducted and their implications for practice. Ideal for social work students, practitioners, researchers or anyone interested in social work research. read less
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Introduction
21-04-2021
Introduction
A brief introduction to the Social Work Research Podcast

Episodes

Introduction
21-04-2021
Introduction
A brief introduction to the Social Work Research Podcast
1. Skills improve outcomes
17-05-2021
1. Skills improve outcomes
Donald Forrester, Professor of Child and Family Social Work at Cardiff University, on the relationship between social work skills and outcomes for children and families.
2. Practice research
31-05-2021
2. Practice research
Professor Lynette Joubert, Professor of Social Work, and Alys-Marie Manguy, PhD candidate, University of Melbourne, on models of family support in paediatric emergency departments.
3. What’s the risk?
14-06-2021
3. What’s the risk?
Dr Hannah Jobling, Lecturer in Social Work at the University of York, on decision-making in mental health tribunals for Community Treatment Orders.
4. Domestic abuse inequalities
28-06-2021
4. Domestic abuse inequalities
Prof John Devaney of the University of Edinburgh on inequality of experiences of domestic abuse among mothers of young children
5. On the up
12-07-2021
5. On the up
Dr Bryn Lloyd-Evans, Associate Professor at University College London, on increasing rates of psychiatric hospital detentions
6. Talking about race
26-07-2021
6. Talking about race
Dr Jenny Threlfall on racial socialization practices in the context of the shooting of a Black teenager by a White police officer in the US
7. Supporting decision-making
09-08-2021
7. Supporting decision-making
Professor Gavin Davidson from Queen's University Belfast discusses research on service users' experiences and views of support for decision-making.
8. Triggering social work involvement
23-08-2021
8. Triggering social work involvement
Professor Jonathan Scourfield from Cardiff University explores what triggers social work involvement and subsequent outcomes for children and young people.
9. Making fathers relevant
06-09-2021
9. Making fathers relevant
Dr Jon Symonds explores how fathers can be encouraged to be involved in parenting programmes.
10. Religion and wellbeing
20-09-2021
10. Religion and wellbeing
Dr Kayonda Ngamaba explores what improves our happiness and life satisfaction, and the role religion plays in this.
11. The invisible child
04-10-2021
11. The invisible child
Professor Harry Ferguson explores why children are sometimes 'invisible' in social workers' home visits
12. Care Act implementation
18-10-2021
12. Care Act implementation
Dr Gareth O'Rourke discusses the impact of the implementation of the Care Act on older co-resident carers of older people in England.
13. Implementing systemic practice
01-11-2021
13. Implementing systemic practice
Nanne Isokuortti on the implementation of a systemic practice model, adapted from Reclaiming Social Work, in Children's Services in Finland.
14. Inequality and child welfare
15-11-2021
14. Inequality and child welfare
Professor Paul Bywaters on the relationship between income inequality, poverty and child welfare interventions in the UK.
15. Improving working conditions
29-11-2021
15. Improving working conditions
Dr Pia Tham evaluates the impact of introducing group supervision for NQSWs, team strengthening activities and training for team leaders on working conditions of social workers.
16. What service users want
13-12-2021
16. What service users want
Dr Mark Wilberforce on what service users want from mental health social workers
17. Social work during Covid
27-12-2021
17. Social work during Covid
Professor Jill Manthorpe discusses the experiences of social workers during the pandemic and the enduring changes it may bring to professional practice.
18. It’s time to ditch the ‘toxic trio’
17-01-2022
18. It’s time to ditch the ‘toxic trio’
Rick Hood, Professor of Social Work at Kingston University, on why the 'toxic trio' should be removed from the social work lexicon.
19. Intimate partner violence against men
31-01-2022
19. Intimate partner violence against men
Dr Elizabeth Bates explores the experiences of men who have experienced intimate partner violence