Rhian Taylor on the tension between being and doing in social work

In this episode, we explore the tension between the fast-paced, task-driven nature of social work and the deeper need for presence, reflection, and m…

9 months, 4 weeks ago

Nicki Pettitt, Consultant specialising in Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews

Relational Activism: https://www.relationalactivism.com/

Context Counts: Improving the analysis of socio-economic context and intersectionality in Loc…

10 months ago

Community Care Editor, Mithran on the latest social work headlines

Josh MacAlister has said he’d like children to have a choice of where and with whom they live:

https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/10/02/children-in-…

10 months, 1 week ago

Dr Paul Shuttleworth on what children want you to know about kinship

In this episode of the Messy Social Work Podcast, Rich and Tim speak with Dr Paul Shuttleworth about his new book Listening to Children about Kinship…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Dr Lorna Stabler about lived experience—its power, its promise, and its problems.

 In this episode, we explore why lived experience has become such a dominant force in social work, and ask: what are we missing when we treat it as u…

10 months, 4 weeks ago

Rich and Tim reflect on their personal failures, explore why failure is inevitable, & share what they’ve learned from it.

In this episode, Rich and Tim: How to Succeed at Failing, we reflect on the times we’ve got it wrong — professionally and personally — and explore wh…

11 months ago

Professor Rick Barth on the top misconceptions in child protection

In this thoughtful and research-informed conversation, Rich and Tim speak with Professor Rick Barth about his influential article, “Ten Common Child …

11 months, 1 week ago

Professor Harry Ferguson on the heart, history and future of social work

In this episode, Rich and Tim sit down with Professor Harry Ferguson—one of the most influential thinkers in contemporary social work. Together, they…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Lee Crouch about his experience of losing his children & the journey toward reunification

Rich and Tim speak to Lee Crouch, a parent activist, about losing his children, the long road to recovery, and eventual reunification. Together, they…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Rich and Tim; 'Headlines with Mithran' (CC editor) and personal reflections on parenting

Social Work England fee rise and increase in fitness to practise case numbers

https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2025/07/24/social-work-england-presses-a…

1 year ago