Messy Social Work

Professor Anna Gupta (Royal Holloway, University of London) on Poverty and intersectionality

Relational Activism in Social Work

In this episode, we interview Professor Anna Gupta about her early experiences as a social worker, her transition into academia, and her important work on poverty and intersectionality in the context of child protection. 

We explore:

- The social model 

- intersectionality 

- The role of poverty in child abuse and neglect

 - The capabilities approach

Here is the link to the powerful Archie Roach song ‘They took the children away’ that Anna discussed during the podcast. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL_DBNkkcSE&list=RDIL_DBNkkcSE&start_radio=1&rv=IL_DBNkkcSE

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

Rich's BASW Child Protection sessions: https://basw.co.uk/social-work-child-protection-professional-practice-programme

Rich Devine's blog: https://richarddevinesocialwork.com/about/

Tim Fisher LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/timfisher101/

Rich Devine LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-devine-181763177/ 


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