Surviving Social Work Training
Social Work Training is probably the toughest combination of academia combined with practical skill demonstration. This podcast will help you navigate your way through placements and give you hints and tips to help make the most of your experience!
Episodes
6 episodes
Professional Challenging - all about approach
This topic was suggested by someone as something that can often be a challenge for students. How do you challenge something you have seen or experienced that doesn't feel right? In this episode I spoke to two current students about their though...
Supervision? What is it?
In this episode I am joined by the lovely Claire, Practice Educator of the year 2021, and the author of "The Supervision Chair Model". Between us we talk you through the two types of supervision on placement and Claire will introduce her concep...
The start of what is to come...
Surviving Social Work Training is your monthly pep talk for the essays, placements and big feelings. Host Donna—social worker, mental health practitioner and practice educator—keeps it real with practical tips, honest stories, guest wi...
Lets do this!
So here it is, the first proper episode of Surviving Social Work Training. In this episode, we touch on the subject of refection, what does it mean and why is it so essential in Social Work. Then we move to a chat with two students I am current...
Deafness, Disability and Social Work Training
In this episode of Surviving Social Work Training, the conversation explores what inclusion really means within social work education and practice. Through Christina’s reflections as a deaf social work apprentice, the episode cons...
Transitions…how do these feel in Social Work Training
This month’s podcast focuses on transitions in social work training—especially that big shift from university into placement, and the equally challenging move from one placement to the next. Both Amber and Lucy describe how intense and o...