Podcasts by Save The Social Worker

Save The Social Worker

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Further podcasts by John Lim

Podcast on the topic Gemeinnützig

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S1E8 - Supporting student social workers on placement from 2020-08-02T04:18:38

How did student social workers feel when their placement was hit by COVID? What helped them to manage? How can supervisors support them better?

This week, I spoke to Dave Rossiter, who ex...

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S1E7 - Self-care in social work from 2020-08-02T03:54:46

How do we care for ourselves whilst working from home? How do we overcome the blurred boundaries between work and home? How do we love ourselves in these difficult times? 

3:19 - How...

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S1E6 - Research for good from 2020-07-01T02:03:26

As social workers, we always find it hard to apply research, make time for research or keep up with the latest findings. How can we do better? This week, I speak to PHD candidate Kwan Jin Yao of...

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S1E5 - Tech for good from 2020-06-27T06:05:47

Social work can be seen as outdated, old and a tech dinosaur. We chat to Kang Liang, the founder of fintech platform swapie.co to see how Swapie is potentially bringing...

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S1E4 - Budding creativity in social work from 2020-06-27T05:53

Albert Einstein once said, 'We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.' This week, I spoke to Singaporean calligrapher Alicia from Listen

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S1E3 - Fitter (not fatter) social work from 2020-06-27T05:48:46

I will face it. I used to be very unfit as a social worker. There were just too many cookies lying around, biscuits, and hot chocolate. I convinced myself that I was too tired and too lazy to ex...

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S1E2 - Becoming better in social work from 2020-06-19T08:26:34

After some time in social work, you might have realised yourself plateauing. Outcomes don't seem to be improving. How do you improve? In this episode, I share tips I've learnt in my personal jou...

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S1E1 - Finding your voice from 2020-06-19T08:20:20

As social workers, it can be scary to speak up. In the meetings we are in, the clients we meet, and the supervisors we speak to, speaking up with our voice can be scary. 

But in time...

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