Today on Social Work Radio, join hosts - and experienced frontline social workers - Vince Peart and Tilly Baden, as they reflect on the transformative effect of being a social worker. Together they consider whether it's possible to keep the professional impact of the job from seeping in your personal life, examine the effect the work has had on each of them, and close the show by answering the ultimate question: "Knowing what you know now, would you still become a social worker? Created by social workers, for social workers, Social Work News has a global audience, sharing the voices and experi ..read more

Today on Social Work Radio, in a special festive edition, hosts Vince Peart and Tilly Baden take a look back at a year in social work stories. From light-hearted features to more serious new stories, Vince and Tilly take a walk back through the year, examining 12 of the most popular stories published on Social Work News throughout 2022. You can find links to all 12 stories in our companion article ..read more

In this week's episode, host Vince Peart chats with social worker Charlotte Kirin who was recently arrested and charged with intentionally recklessly causing a public nuisance, when she scaled a gantry at junction 31 on the M25 during a Just Stop Oil protest. In this episode, Charlotte shares her journey into social work, taking a look back at her 20-year career on the frontline, delves into her climate change concerns, and reveals what sparked her move into activism. Support Climate Action Support Pathway here. Created by social workers, for social workers, Social Work News has a global ..read more

In this week's episode, host Vince Peart joins co-host and social worker Tilly Baden as they reflect on this controversial opinion column, published this week by The Secret Social Worker on www.mysocialworknews.com Join the pair as they share what they both agree and disagree with the article's author on, discuss how best to prepare social work students for practice, reflect on their own experiences as students and on placements, and explore how universities and employers can better work together. Created by social workers, for social workers, Social Work News has a global audience, shari ..read more

In this week's episode, host Vince Peart joins co-host and social work manager Tilly Baden as they explore what makes a toxic social work manager - whether it's taking credit for your ideas, not respecting your boundaries, or breaching confidentiality and gossiping behind your back. Join the pair as they work their way through the list - inspired by Tilly's article of the same name - and see if they raise any red flags for you.   Created by social workers, for social workers, Social Work News has a global audience, sharing the voices and experiences of those working on the frontline ..read more

In this week's episode, host Vince Peart is once again joined by co-host and social worker Tilly Baden, as they delve into another difficult topic - the regrets of the dying - inspired by the book of the same name, by Georgina Scull. Join the pair as they work their way through the list, reflecting on their own experiences - both personal and professional - and each answering the question nobody wants to think about: 'what would you do if you had one year left to live?'   Created by social workers, for social workers, Social Work News has a global audience, sharing the voices and exp ..read more

In this episode, host Vince Peart - an independent social worker, and content editor of Social Work News - is once again joined by co-host and social worker Tilly Baden, as they discuss the question asked by all social workers at one time or another: Can we stop parents from killing their own children? Follow their discussion as they examine risk factors, explore blame culture, and revisit tragic cases that made media headlines across the globe.   Created by social workers, for social workers, Social Work News has a global audience, sharing the voices and experiences of those working on t ..read more

This week Social Work Radio host Vince Peart walks co-host Tilly Baden through a night of glitz, glamour, and golden awards, with behind the scenes interviews from The Social Worker of the Year Awards 2022, held in London last Friday (watch our VIDEO here!) Social Work News chatted with host Ashley John-Baptiste, chief social worker Lyn Romeo, chair of the board of trustees Peter Hay, BASW's Vava Tampa and Ruth Allen, and lots of lovely award winners!   Created by social workers, for social workers, Social Work News has a global audience, sharing the voices and experiences ..read more

In our pilot episode, join host Vince Peart - an independent social worker, and content editor of Social Work News - as he chats to co-host and social worker Tilly Baden about why 67% of social workers are considering leaving the profession. Settle in as they lift the veil on the reality behind the social care headlines, examine the pressures facing the profession, share how they've maintained their love for the work...and land on the figure they think social workers should really be paid! Plus there's some chat about kittens. Obviously.   Created by social workers, for social workers, So ..read more

Due to our planned guest not being available this week, I delve into the SWT archives and bring you a taste of the Patreon exclusive Social Work Harry Potter Podcast. So grab a pint of butterbeer and join me and Tilly as we get lost in the magical world and discuss all things Harry Potter (with a social work twist).  If you like these Harry Potter shows, you can sign up for the entire series at www.patreon.com/socialworktutor   ..read more