Social Work Radio
Episodes
A 2023 social work review
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year social workers! Put 2023 to bed as our hosts Vince and Tilly walk you through a year of some of our most well-read social work stories....
Merry Christmas social workers!
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Merry Christmas social workers! Once again, this week, our host Vince is joined by fellow Social Work News columnist Matt Bee for this special Christm...
We need a kinder way of inspecting social workers and our services
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, our hosts touch on the outcome of the inquest into the death of headteacher Ruth Perry, which concluded last week. After explaining how inv...
Did you choose social work, or did social work choose you?
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week - inspired by this opinion column published over at mysocialworknews.com - our hosts are asking one another the question: Did you choose soc...
10 things we really love about being a social worker
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week - inspired by this article - Vince and Tilly are exploring everything that is brilliant about being a social worker, as each bring their top...
Do we need more men in social work?
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Vince is joined by a special guest co-host, fellow Social Work News columnist Matt Bee, as they tackle the question: Do we need ...
The (Alternative) Social Worker of The Year Awards
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's an interesting one this week on Social Work Radio as our hosts reflect on their night at the recent Social Worker of the Year Awards (visit the S...
For all the ones who didn’t make the night
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This latest episode of Social Work Radio isn't easy. But it IS important. This week, our hosts tackle an incredibly difficult topic, inspired by this ...
How do you cope with the things you must do as a social worker?
28 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Social Work Radio episode, our hosts discuss their experiences of dealing with the difficult side of social work - depriving people of ...
What does it take to be a good social worker?
21 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Social Work Radio, our hosts are feeling inspired by this popular article from a new writer over at www.mysocialworknews.com and are aski...
Jade’s Law: what rights should parents who murder their partners have?
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's another difficult topic this week as our hosts examine the new Jade's Law - named for Jade Ward, who - one week after ending their relationship -...
Using social work skills to improve your relationship
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on #SocialWorkRadio, our hosts are exploring how to use your social work skills to improve your relationship - whether it's as a partner, a ...
The celebrities who really need a social work intervention
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of Social Work Radio, our hosts Vince and Tilly discuss celebrities they feel would benefit from a social work intervention, an...
Am I too young/too old to be a social worker?
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Inspired by a Social Work Supervision question submitted to www.mysocialworknews.com earlier this month, on this week's video episode, our hosts Vince...
The warning signs that you’re working too hard in social work
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, inspired by two recent articles in Social Work News HERE and HERE, our hosts Vince and Tilly explore the warning signs that yo...
The Lucy Letby baby murders
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On 21st August 2023, Lucy Letby was sentenced to life imprisonment with a whole life order for the seven murders and seven attempted murders committe...
Knowing your worth as a social worker, and a person
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, inspired by this article written by Social Work News columnist Millie Glass, Vince and Tilly delve into a frequently hilarious...
The damage social work does to your body
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, inspired by this article written by Social Work News columnist Tilly Baden, Tilly is joined by co-host Vince Peart to discuss ...
Ask us anything! We answer your social work questions...
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, on this special 'in-person' edition of Social Work News, hosts Vince and Tilly answer your social work questions. Join the conversation, ev...
Stop leaving your children with partners you hardly know
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, hosts Vince and Tilly take inspiration from this recent controversial article to ask: is it victim-blaming to ask mothers to protect their ...
How to be a more respectful social worker
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, hosts Vince and Tilly examine the importance of respect in social work - what we should expect to give, what we should expect to receive - ...
What do your clients really think about you?
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week our dynamic duo is together in person! Watch this week's episode in full right HERE (or at www.mysocialworknews.com) as our hosts Vince and...
The dark secrets of surviving social work
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, inspired by this recent article by the same name, published at mysocialworknews.com, our hosts Vince and Tilly take a closer look at the da...
Imposter syndrome in social work
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, our hosts examine the issue of imposter syndrome in social work: what is it, and is it normal? Vince and Tilly share their own experiences ...
Are happier social workers better social workers?
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, hosts Vince and Tilly ask the question: 'do happier social workers make better social workers?' Inspired by American social worker Ashley C...
Managing professional boundaries in social work
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, hosts Vince and Tilly reflect on two recent news stories published at www.mysocialworknews.com about social workers crossing the profession...
Surviving your first year as a social worker
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, hosts Vince and Tilly each look back on their first year in social work, reflecting on the lessons learned, the mistakes made, and the advi...
How to ’social work’ yourself
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, join our hosts, Vince and Tilly, as they carry explore the idea of 'social working' yourself, discuss whether the responsibility for 'care'...
A social worker can do the job of two women (literally)
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Following this popular news story at mysocialworknews.com this week - about a social worker barred from the profession after it was discovered she was...
Social workers are all hypocrites
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Social Work Radio, our hosts, Vince and Tilly, ask the question - are all social workers hypocrites - guilty of not practising what they ...
Ask me anything: social work edition
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Social Work Radio, our hosts, Vince and Tilly, tackle YOUR questions about social work. Join the conversation, every Friday, with your pr...
Should social workers do fewer hours?
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Social Work Radio, our hosts and experienced social workers, Vince and Tilly, explore the subject of how many hours social workers should...
Dealing with people who lie to social workers
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week's podcast episode explores how to deal with people who lie to social workers, and follows on from Vince's guide of the same name, which was ...
The murder of Finley Boden
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The mood is sombre this week as Social Work Radio co-hosts, Vince and Tilly, turn their attention to the murder of 10-month-old Finley Boden, at the h...
Three years of Covid
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Days after Tory MP Flick Drummond said "social workers stayed at home" during the pandemic, Social Work Radio co-hosts, Vince and Tilly, looks back on...
How do we get rid of the bad apples in social work?
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Social Work Radio co-hosts, Vince and Tilly, as they reflect on some of Social Work England's most recent, and disturbing, fitness to practise he...
Are social workers taken advantage of because we care too much?
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are loyal social workers being 'exploited' by their managers? Is being good at your job setting you up to be taken advantage of? These are the questio...
Celebrity social workers
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Does social work need an injection of glamorous celebdom? That's the question this week as Social Work Radio co-hosts, Vince and Tilly, explore the...
A social worker has won Love Island
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As Bedford social worker Sanam Harrinanan stormed to victory on Love Island this week, Social Work Radio co-hosts, Vince and Tilly, discuss the reac...
The books that changed our lives
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is the most important book you've read, as a social worker? Taking World Book Day as their inspiration this week, Social Work Radio co-hosts,...
Why are social workers quitting in record numbers?
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
5,400 social workers left the profession in the past year- a 9% rise on the previous year and a record high, according to DfE census data, revealed th...
Social workers on ’OnlyFans’
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the same week that our most popular story on Social Work News was about a former social worker who now earns five times her salary publishing exp...
Dating and relationships in social work
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join our Social Work Radio co-hosts, Vince and Tilly, for this Valentine's-themed podcast examining the realities of dating and relationships in soc...
Does Hogwarts need a school social worker?
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Well, we certainly think so! Social workers - and Harry Potter superfans - Vince and Tilly share their plans for tackling every social work issue you ...
There’s a wounded healer inside every social worker
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On a recent Social Work News writers retreat, Social Work Radio hosts - and frontline social workers - Vince Peart and Tilly Baden got the opportunity...
Swearing in social work
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Social Work Radio, join hosts - and social workers - Vince Peart and Tilly Baden, as they discuss swearing in social work: Are social workers...
The things your social work manager wants you to know
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Social Work Radio, join hosts - and social workers - Vince Peart and Tilly Baden, as they discuss Tilly's recent article, in which she - hers...
How social work changes you as a person
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today on Social Work Radio, join hosts - and experienced frontline social workers - Vince Peart and Tilly Baden, as they reflect on the transformative...
A social work review of 2022
30 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 li...
Charlotte Kirin: Just Stop Oil
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, host Vince Peart chats with social worker Charlotte Kirin who was recently arrested and charged with intentionally recklessly...
How to best prepare social work students for practice
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
10 signs your social work manager is toxic
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 - wh...
The 10 regrets of the dying
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 - ...
Can we stop parents from killing their own children?
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Behind the scenes at The Social Worker of the Year Awards 2022
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 in...
Why are 67% of social workers considering leaving the profession
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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...