Messy Social Work
Welcome to the Messy Social Work podcast. The hosts are Richard Devine and Tim Fisher.
Check out our website here: https://www.relationalactivism.com/
Podcasting since 2022 • 99 episodes
Messy Social Work
Latest Episodes
Rich and Tim speak to Janet Kay OBE about her experiences as a social worker, adoptive parent and kinship carer
Janet Kay is a prominent kinship carer, trustee for the charity Kinship, and OBE recipient who advocates for families in England raising r...
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Rich and Tim speak to Professor Jonathan Scourfield on what the largest-ever Family Group Conference study reveals
Professor Jonathan Scourfield is a leading UK academic in social work, currently based at Cardiff University. His work spans child welfare, social care inequalities, suicide and self‑harm research, and working with men across the life course&nb...
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Rich and Tim speak to Juliette Davies about addiction, domestic abuse and her recovery journey
A few years ago, Rich carried out an assessment that concluded Juliette couldn’t safely care for her children. It was a difficult moment, shaped by years of substance misuse, trauma, and repeated involvement from services.That assessment...
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