A podcast exploring Social Work practice through stories & critical reflection.
Episodes
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
Join Mim and Lis as they sit down with Jo McIlveen for an in-depth conversation about social work in the bereavement space. Jo discusses companioning in end of life care, and brings in her extensive knowledge of research in the death & dying space that informs her practice in this area. Lis and Mim also share their own experience in this space, providing a rich discussion which will no-doubt bring a new lens to this topic area.
This conversation is oriented as an educational piece, aimed at equipping both practitioners and students alike. The discussion is both deep and approachable, and will be perfect for your next journal club, reading group, or other learning spaces. We'd love if you would reach out and let us know how you use it!
If you want to connect more with Jo, you can follow her on Twitter.
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Credits:
Hosts - Lis Murphy and Dr. Mim Fox
Producers - Justin Stech and Dr. Ben Joseph
Social Media Coordinator - Maddison Stratten
Music - 'Mama' by Ben Grace (copyright 2018). Find on Spotify, or at www.bengracemusic.com
Social Work Stories©️ (Copyright 30 August, 2022)
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Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
Tuesday Jul 26, 2022
You're on the ward, it's late at night, and your job is to assess the patient's belongings as part of hospital protocol. You open up a container that you find in the person's bag, and there staring back at you is a large, hairy, creepy spider... This story is sure to have you listening with keen ears to find out how it is that social workers can find even the smallest moments to practice respect for persons, offering dignity, trust, and a sense of control.
Join Mim & Lis once again as they listen to this tale, and learn some fantastic lessons along the way on how to stand up to systems of power from the micro to the macro.
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Credits:
Hosts - Lis Murphy and Dr. Mim Fox
Producers - Justin Stech & Dr. Ben Joseph
Social Media Coordinator - Maddison Stratten
Music - 'Mama' by Ben Grace (copyright 2018). Find on Spotify, or at www.bengracemusic.com
Social Work Stories©️ (Copyright 26 July 2022)
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Tuesday Jun 28, 2022
Tuesday Jun 28, 2022
Join Mim and Lis as we explore a harrowing story from a hospital social worker who was on the front lines of Covid-19 work, supporting families in a dedicated Covid ward. Listen as she shares her experience throughout wave-after-wave of variants, and the way this shaped the work she carried out. Remember to breathe as you listen - it could be easy to hold your breath as this practice story unfolds, feeling the deep emotion of the loss of life, the weight of the journey, and the way a team of hospital professionals pull together to bring meaning and care in the last hours of their patient's life.
After the story, Mim and Lis unpack things further, exploring the impact of burnout over a long pandemic, the poignant moments throughout, and even a few interesting concepts discovered, such as 'reverse memory-making'.
As mentioned in the episode, have a listen to Episode 46, "Professional Grief and the Wilderness of the Soul" to hear a story with similarly deep, practice-rich themes.
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Credits:
Hosts - Lis Murphy and Dr. Mim Fox
Producers - Justin Stech & Ben Joseph
Social Media Coordinator - Maddison Stratten
Music - 'Mama' by Ben Grace (copyright 2018). Find on Spotify, or at www.bengracemusic.com
Social Work Stories©️ (Copyright 28 June 2022)
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Tuesday May 31, 2022
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Share some time with Mim & Lis as we listen to a piece by Julaine Allan together. Julaine talks about her work in the Drug and Alcohol space, focusing on the power of Narrative Therapy, the importance of language, and the value of holding other perspectives in social work practice.
Julaine shares wisdom and stories from her practice in an approachable and compelling segment. Mim and Lis discuss their thoughts and reflections, drawing on their own practice-backgrounds to explore the themes Julaine laid out for us.
As mentioned in the episode, you can read more about Julaine's work here.
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Credits:
Hosts - Lis Murphy and Dr. Mim Fox
Producer - Justin Stech
Music - 'Mama' by Ben Grace (copyright 2018). Find on Spotify, or at www.bengracemusic.com
Social Work Stories©️ (Copyright 21 May 2022)
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Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Death and dying... how do you prepare for the end of life?
Join Mim & Lis as we listen to a long-view story of death in a hospital. We explore what the social worker does over the course of two admissions, firstly helping to facilitate conversations with the elderly patient and his family members about what a good death looks like; and secondly exploring the actual end-of-life journey. This is a fantastic and compelling story told by a very experienced social worker - there are many practice lessons to be learned no matter what area of social work you happen to be in.
After the story, Mim and Lis break down some of the bigger picture ideas and thoughts from their own experience. We discuss the role of a hospital social worker in the death space, and how we can take steps in our personal life to help us prepare to walk alongside families as they say goodbye to their loved ones.
As mentioned in the episode, you can read more about the work of Dr Alan Wolfelt here.
You can also explore the End of Life planning kits on the NSW Health website.
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Credits:
Hosts - Lis Murphy and Mim Fox
Producer - Justin Stech
Editing - Dave Scilly
Music - 'Mama' by Ben Grace (copyright 2018). Find on Spotify, or at www.bengracemusic.com
Social Work Stories©️ (Copyright 26 April 2022)
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Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Have you ever thought about going into private practice social work? Are you already working in this space? Have you never even considered it?
Join Mim & Lis as they have a conversation with Dr. Josie McSkimming, a clinical social worker and author, exploring her experience of engaging in therapeutic relationships in the midst of a pandemic. Josie shares the way she sustains herself in her practice, how she builds boundaries to support herself and her clients, and her gained wisdom for those wanting to enter the private practice space. We also discuss the emotional balance of in-the-room vs over-Zoom, the challenges of poor WiFi connections, and how a pandemic changes the whole dynamic of therapy.
Whether you're in the private practice space, aspiring to work in this space in the future, or not thinking of this area of social work practice at all, we think most everyone will find helpful reflection and useful pieces of this episode to take with them.
You can connect with Dr. Josie McSkimming on Twitter.
*Your producer would also like to note a small correction to something mentioned in the episode: Lis claims her parents are the "Number 1 Fans", while empirical evidence shows that this title actually belongs to Judith K. We apologise for any misunderstandings and welcome all Number 1 Fans to the podcast.
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Credits:
Hosts - Lis Murphy and Mim Fox
Producer - Justin Stech
Music - 'Mama' by Ben Grace (copyright 2018). Find on Spotify, or at www.bengracemusic.com
Social Work Stories©️ (Copyright 29 March 2022)
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Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
A heart-wrenching story shared by your anonymous social worker. A four year old girl dies in the Emergency Department and you are the social worker supporting the family. What do you say? What do you do?
Listen along with Mim & Lis as we bear witness and honour the life lost, the family's grief, and the support of this social worker in the worst of scenarios.
Credits:
Hosts - Lis Murphy and Dr. Mim Fox.
Producers - Ben Joseph & Justin Stech
Music - 'Mama' by Ben Grace (copyright 2018). Find on Spotify, or at www.bengracemusic.com
Social Work Stories©️ (Copyright 29 October 2019; 22 February 2022)
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Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Tuesday Dec 28, 2021
Join us as we revisit Episode 1 of the Social Work Stories Podcast. It's a special time as we recently crossed three years creating this podcast, and thought we would share our thoughts and reflections on the way we've grown, changed, and also stayed the same as we have build the SWS community.
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains discussion of the death of a young child. If this subject is likely to cause you distress, please choose another episode from our podcast feed.
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Credits:
Hosts - Lis Murphy & Mim Fox
Producers - Justin Stech & Ben Joseph
Music - 'Mama' by Ben Grace (copyright 2018). Find on Spotify, or at www.bengracemusic.com
Social Work Stories©️ (Copyright 27 December 2021)
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Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
As you discovered in parts 1 and 2 of the SEED series, we've been working on something BIG and we're so excited to share the third and final chapter with you!
Join Mim and Lis as we find out what SEED is, how it was developed, and why it made such a difference for a small community hospital on the South Coast of NSW. Learn what #kindnessworkshere means, hear harrowing first-hand experiences of the Black Summer bushfires, and experience community development in action as the staff of this hospital come together to create something new.
We think this is a model of recovery and community development that will challenge and inspire, no matter what context you're based in.
This is episode 3 of 3. Please listen to Parts 1 and 2 before enjoying this episode - make sure you're subscribed in your podcast app of choice so you never miss an episode. in the future
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Credits:
Hosts - Lis Murphy and Mim Fox
Producer - Justin Stech
Music - 'Mama' by Ben Grace (copyright 2018). Find on Spotify, or at www.bengracemusic.com
Social Work Stories©️ (Copyright 14 December 2021)
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Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
As you discovered in part 1 of the SEED series, we've been working on something BIG and we're so excited to share the next chapter with you!
Join Mim and Lis as we find out what SEED is, how it was developed, and why it made such a difference for a small community hospital on the South Coast of NSW. Learn what #kindnessworkshere means, hear harrowing first-hand experiences of the Black Summer bushfires, and experience community development in action as the staff of this hospital come together to create something new.
We think this is a model of recovery and community development that will challenge and inspire, no matter what context you're based in.
This is episode 2 of 3. Please listen to Part 1 before enjoying this episode, and keep an eye out for the final chapter, Part 3 which will release in one week - make sure you're subscribed in your podcast app of choice so you never miss an episode.
Have any reflections after listening, or just want to say hello? Send us an email on socialworkstoriespodcast@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you!
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Credits:
Hosts - Lis Murphy and Mim Fox
Producer - Justin Stech
Music - 'Mama' by Ben Grace (copyright 2018). Find on Spotify, or at www.bengracemusic.com
Social Work Stories©️ (Copyright 07 December 2021)
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Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
Tuesday Nov 30, 2021
We've been working on something BIG and we're so excited to share it with you! Social Work Stories are bringing a special series of episodes exploring the SEED Program, and we're so excited for you to hear all about it.
Join Mim and Lis as we find out what SEED is, how it was developed, and why it made such a difference for a small community hospital on the South Coast of NSW. Learn what #kindnessworkshere means, hear harrowing first-hand experiences of the Black Summer bushfires, and experience community development in action as the staff of this hospital come together to create something new.
We think this is a model of recovery and community development that will challenge and inspire, no matter what context you're based in.
This is episode 1 of 3. Parts 2 and 3 will be released in the coming two weeks - make sure you're subscribed in your podcast app of choice so you never miss an episode.
Have any reflections after listening, or just want to say hello? Send us an email on socialworkstoriespodcast@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you!
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Credits:
Hosts - Lis Murphy and Mim Fox
Producer - Justin Stech
Music - 'Mama' by Ben Grace (copyright 2018). Find on Spotify, or at www.bengracemusic.com
Social Work Stories©️ (Copyright 30 November 2021)
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Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Tuesday Oct 26, 2021
Ubuntu - I Am Because We Are. It was the theme of World Social Work Day in 2021, and we thought we would take some time to unpack what it means and where it comes from.
Join Mim and Lis as we hear from two social workers who hail from Zimbabwe, who share their own perspectives of Ubuntu and how the concept developed across the continent of Africa - as well as a gripping story from the field.
Hearing from a diverse range of perspectives across the global Social Work community is so important to us, and Ubuntu captures the essence of that value. Have a listen and let us know what you think!
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Credits:
Hosts - Lis Murphy and Mim Fox
Producer - Justin Stech
Music - 'Mama' by Ben Grace (copyright 2018). Find on Spotify, or at www.bengracemusic.com
Social Work Stories©️ (Copyright 26 October 2021)
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Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
Sometimes you have to take a deep breath, prepare yourself for whatever's behind that door, and knock.
Join Mim and Lis as we hear a story from a Community Aged Care setting, about a social worker who's making an initial home visit for an elder man in the community. Safe to say, things don't go according to plan! Hear how this social worker problem-solves with the client at the centre, and ultimately how she supports him to get the help he needs. Mim and Lis break down the story and discuss some of the issues in the aged care sector. This is a great practice story and we're sure you'll be putting new ideas into your practice kit as you listen.
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Credits:
Hosts - Lis Murphy and Mim Fox
Producer - Justin Stech
Music - 'Mama' by Ben Grace (copyright 2018). Find on Spotify, or at www.bengracemusic.com
Social Work Stories©️ (Copyright 28 September 2021)
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Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Self-care is not a weekly yoga class or a glass of shiraz. Join Mim and Lis for a bit of a different episode, where we share our own stories & experiences of burnout, and discuss how burnout and self-care sit within modern social work practice.
A few resources mentioned in this episode:
- Self-Care: An Imperative, J. “Jay” Miller and Erlene Grise-Owens, Social Work Volume 65, Number 1 January 2020
- Social Work Podcast – Self-care and Cultural Humility in the 2021 NASW Code of Ethics: Interview with Allan Barsky, MSW Ph.D.
- Brene Brown’s Interview with Amelia and Emily Nagoski on completing the stress cycle
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Credits:
Hosts - Lis Murphy and Mim Fox
Producer - Justin Stech
Music - 'Mama' by Ben Grace (copyright 2018). Find on Spotify, or at www.bengracemusic.com
Social Work Stories©️ (Copyright 31 August 2021)
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Tuesday Jul 27, 2021
Tuesday Jul 27, 2021
Join Lis and Mim as we listen to a riveting story from an Emergency Department Social Worker, who tells the story of working with a patient who's partner is using violence in the home. This social worker opens the door to us with each step of the process, from referral, information gathering, strategising and working directly with this woman to wrap her with support. This incredible access will be valuable for listeners no matter your context.
Have any burning thoughts after listening, or just want to say hello? Send us an email on socialworkstoriespodcast@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you!
As mentioned in the episode, here's a link to the NSW Health Domestic Violence Policy: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/parvan/DV/Publications/procedures-dom-violence.pdf
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Credits:
Hosts - Lis Murphy and Mim Fox
Producer - Justin Stech
Music - 'Mama' by Ben Grace (copyright 2018). Find on Spotify, or at www.bengracemusic.com
Social Work Stories©️ (Copyright 27 July 2021)
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Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Tuesday Jun 29, 2021
Join Lis and Mim as they break down the themes of a rich conversation Mim shares with Deanne Dale, all about Social Justice in Supervision. Deanne shares from a wealth of practice experience and a career of supporting other social workers in their practice through rich supervision approaches. Be sure to listen out at the start of the episode as Mim and Lis share some specific themes to watch for, and have a notepad ready to write down your own reflections.
You can find out more about Deanne Dale on her website, www.socialworkwise.com
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Credits:
Hosts - Lis Murphy and Mim Fox
Producer - Justin Stech
Music - 'Mama' by Ben Grace (copyright 2018). Find on Spotify, or at www.bengracemusic.com
Social Work Stories©️ (Copyright 29 June 2021)
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Tuesday May 25, 2021
Tuesday May 25, 2021
Join Lis and Mim for the second-half of a very special interview as they sit down with two social workers from NSW Health Pathology’s Forensic Medicine Service, for an in-depth exploration of all thing forensic social work. Learn about what they do, who they work with, and how the team supports one another to keep delivering a service while looking after themselves. This episode is part 2-of-2, as the conversation was so fantastic that we couldn't help but keep recording! If you haven’t listened to part one, please take the time to go back and listen to Ep. 54 first - you won’t regret it!
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Credits:
Hosts - Lis Murphy and Mim Fox
Producer - Justin Stech
Music - 'Mama' by Ben Grace (copyright 2018). Find on Spotify, or at www.bengracemusic.com
Social Work Stories©️ (Copyright 25 May, 2021)
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Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Tuesday Apr 27, 2021
Join Lis and Mim for a very special episode where they sit down with two social workers from NSW Health Pathology’s Forensic Medicine Service, for an in-depth exploration of all thing forensic social work. Learn about what they do, who they work with, and how the team supports one another to keep delivering a service while looking after themselves. This episode is part 1 of two, as the conversation was so fantastic that we couldn't help but keep recording!
Make sure to listen until the end, as Mim and Lis share exciting news about a milestone the team has achieved...
With a quarter of a million thank-you's from all of us on the Social Work Stories team, happy listening!
Do you have thoughts, want to contribute a story or question for the team, or just say hello? Send us an email on socialworkstoriespodcast@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you!
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Credits:
Hosts - Lis Murphy and Mim Fox
Producer - Justin Stech
Music - 'Mama' by Ben Grace (copyright 2018). Find on Spotify, or at www.bengracemusic.com
Social Work Stories©️ (Copyright 27 April 2021)
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Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Join Lis and Mim as they listen to a story from a social worker based in Stockholm, Sweden, who shares his experience of carrying out community development practices in the social housing projects there. The story revolves around a group of young men who are given the opportunity to participate and lead in a whole new context, and the changes that come from creative social work.
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Credits:
Hosts - Lis Murphy and Mim Fox
Producer - Justin Stech
Assistant Producers - Hamish Cole and Felix Kiefel-Johnson.
Music - 'Mama' by Ben Grace (copyright 2018). Find on Spotify, or at www.bengracemusic.com
Social Work Stories©️ (Copyright 23 February 2021)
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Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Join Lis and Mim for a story from a social worker who shares his experience of working in a community youth mental health setting. The story revolves around a young woman who journeys through complex mental health in the midst of a challenging family and social context.
Stick around for an announcement from the team at the end of the episode.
Do you have thoughts, want to contribute a story or question for the team, or just say hello? Send us an email on socialworkstoriespodcast@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you!
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Credits:
Hosts - Lis Murphy and Mim Fox
Producer - Justin Stech
Assistant Producers - Noni Reginato, Hamish Cole and Felix Kiefel-Johnson.
Music - 'Mama' by Ben Grace (copyright 2018). Find on Spotify, or at www.bengracemusic.com
Social Work Stories©️ (Copyright 23 February 2021)
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