A podcast exploring Social Work practice through stories & critical reflection.
Episodes
Tuesday May 12, 2020
Tuesday May 12, 2020
This episode features an interview with Mark Isaacs, author of landmark books such as The Undesirables - Inside Nauru, and The Kabul Peace House, as we hear about his first-hand experience working in Australia's offshore detention centre in Nauru, and subsequent work as a whistle-blower and advocate for refugee rights.
Join Lis and Mim as they process this confronting story and explore the challenges of ethical practice in such an intense environment.
Mark's books and other work can be found through his website, www.markjisaacs.com
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains detailed descriptions of suicide attempts.
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
Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.
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!
Wednesday May 06, 2020
Wednesday May 06, 2020
Our team has produced a special episode for you regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential impacts on social work education. As with all our episodes, this is designed to be a conversation starter, and is by no means the be all and end all of the matter. As you listen, we hope that you know that we're thinking of you and your families. Look out for each other folks! We hope you enjoy.
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
Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.
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!
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Join us in hearing from a social worker who explores all things leadership in the social work profession - you most certainly won't want to miss what he has to say.
Listen along with Mim and Lis as they contemplate the challenges and fulfillment that comes with working as a leader in social work.
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
Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.
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!
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
It's April 2020 and the world is facing the disastrous affects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Things are difficult on multiple fronts for many of our loved ones during this crisis, and we are all doing our best to bring this awful disease under control, but it has not been easy.
We thank all of the brave and selfless people who are out there looking after the sick, the needy, and the scared in our hospitals and the broader community, especially all those social workers who are finding themselves in the thick of it. Thank you. We are thinking of you and cheering you on!
On this episode you'll hear a social worker that you all know and love (Lis) talk about her reassignment to the Intensive Care Unit at her local hospital to support patients and families facing the fight against COVID-19.
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
Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.
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!
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Social workers are walking alongside people dealing with some of the hardest and most traumatic circumstances they've ever had to face. Sometimes these difficulties leave a mark.
Join Mim and Lis as they contemplate 'the fear of it all unraveling'.
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
Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.
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!
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
Tuesday Mar 17, 2020
She put her hands on the table and said, "You girls have saved my life, and I've even put mascara on for you."
Come and listen alongside Lis and Mim to this magic-filled episode that looks into the world of an anonymous social worker and the group they are leading. We wish you all a very lovely and safe World Social Work Day!
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
Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.
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!
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
This episode includes an interview which was recorded in late 2019 just prior to the terrible Australian bushfire disaster. Many of the points of view shared by the panelists became highly poignant in the following months. We believe you'll feel the same way.
As ever, join Mim & Lis as they unpack this emerging, yet integral social work practice in Eco Social Work and Climate Justice. We hope you enjoy!
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
Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.
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!
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
Tuesday Feb 11, 2020
Welcome back to the third season of the Social Work Stories podcast. We've just experienced the summer-that-wasn't and in this episode we share with you a little bit why.
We have a lot of great social work stories coming your way this year, so stay tuned, share with your friends, and a big thanks for listening!
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
Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.
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!
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
This episode features the story of a social worker who has to navigate how best to help a family tell their child that their sibling is soon to die.
Join Lis and Mim as they listen to this heartbreaking, yet heartwarming story of learning about dying.
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
Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.
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!
Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
In October of 2019 the Social Work Stories Podcast travelled to Perth for the Australia and New Zealand Social Work, Welfare, Education and Research (ANZSWWER) Symposium to hear some amazing social work stories around the topic of 'Social Work & Activism'.
Join Mim and Lis as they listen back to the first of our ANZSWWER stories and unpack some themes relevant to all of our social work practices around the world. We hope you enjoy the first in this mini series, with more episodes coming soon.
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
Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.
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!
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
Tuesday Oct 29, 2019
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
Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.
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!
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
In this episode, we sit down with a social worker who shares his story of being attracted to his client- what does this look like, how does it feel, and how do you keep yourself and your client safe. We discuss what happens when Eros enters the therapeutic space, the importance of being honest in supervision, and what role personal counselling holds for practitioners.
Mim and Lis share from their own experiences of education, supervision and the workplace, and break down that often avoided subject of sex in social work.
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
Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.
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!
Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
Tuesday Sep 17, 2019
It's been one year, twelve months, fifty-two weeks, three hundred and sixty-five days, five hundred and twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes since we released episode one of the social work stories podcast.
To help us celebrate we've invited your third and fourth-favourite podcast hosts to reminisce on the year that's been. We hope you enjoy!
With love from the Social Work Stories Team.
Credits:
Hosts and Producers - Ben Joseph & Justin Stech
Always in Our Hearts: Lis Murphy and Dr. Mim Fox.
Music - 'Mama' by Ben Grace (copyright 2018). Find on Spotify, or at www.bengracemusic.com
Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.
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!
Tuesday Sep 03, 2019
Tuesday Sep 03, 2019
Our first live podcast recording of the Social Work Stories Podcast, with your hosts Mim & Lis and guest social worker Gary Hampton. On this episode you get to meet Gary, a social worker positioned within the Australian Royal Commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse.
EPISODE WARNING: The content of this episode may trigger some adverse or challenging responses for some listeners. Please take care of yourselves.
This episode was also filmed. You can find it on our website - socialworkstories.com
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
Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.
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!
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
Tuesday Aug 20, 2019
This episode comes with a social justice warning - If you aren't exasperated, flabbergasted, frustrated, or outraged by this story from today's anonymous social worker and the treatment of the patient involved, then some quiet reflection may be required... Consider that your warning!
Join your hosts Mim & Lis as they listen to the committed social justice advocacy of your anonymous social worker and the ongoing story of oppression for her patient.
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
Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.
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!
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
Tuesday Aug 06, 2019
On this episode you'll get to hear the story of two anonymous social workers and their client in an abortion care service. There is a lot to unpack and bear witness to in this story, and so we ask that you take care of yourselves as you listen. Then join Mim, Lis and special guest Denika, as they sit with this story in all its complexity, compassion, and learning.
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
Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.
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!
Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
This episode highlights the story of an amazing woman, her children, your social worker, and the incredible rediscovery of self, choice, freedom and joy.
Join Mim & Lis as they investigate this experience of a woman leaving violence and the mountains climbed to safely continue life, and the story of one social worker's attempt to walk alongside.
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
Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.
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!
Friday Jul 05, 2019
Friday Jul 05, 2019
It's 2019 and there's a Royal Commission into Aged Care in Australia. We are well overdue for looking into what is happening in this marginalised and isolated sector of our community! And more importantly, we're overdue in asking ourselves - Where are the social workers?
This episode, you'll hear from a passionate aged care advocate and social worker who sheds a light on the creative dance that can be played between aged care residents and their social workers. Listen with Lis and Mim as they explore this real-life and heartwarming social work story told by your anonymous social worker.
BONUS: Keep listening right to the end of this episode for a Social Work Stories 'Special Announcement'.
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
Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.
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!
Friday Jun 21, 2019
Friday Jun 21, 2019
When a social worker works in a maximum security prison, and she opens with the line - "He was really intimidating!", then you can be sure it will be a story worth listening to. Join your hosts Lis & Mim as they unpack the creative practice of another one of our fantastic social work storytellers.
BONUS: Keep listening right to the end of this episode for a Social Work Stories 'Special Announcement'.
Credits:
Hosts - Lis Murphy and Dr. Mim Fox.
Producers - Ben Joseph & Justin Stech, with special thanks to Brenna Lorkin.
Music - 'Mama' by Ben Grace (copyright 2018). Find on Spotify, or at www.bengracemusic.com
Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.
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!
Friday Jun 07, 2019
Friday Jun 07, 2019
Join Mim and Lis and their special guest Denika, as they explore and investigate decolonisation in the social work world. If you've ever wondered what social work supervision might sound like, then tune in and listen to this important and insightful conversation.
Credits:
Hosts - Lis Murphy and Dr. Mim Fox.
Producers - Ben Joseph & Justin Stech, with special thanks to Brenna Lorkin.
Music - 'Mama' by Ben Grace (copyright 2018). Find on Spotify, or at www.bengracemusic.com
Contact us online at www.socialworkstories.com, follow our facebook page or use the handle @SOWKStoriesPod on twitter or instagram.
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!