Social Work Stories is a podcast hosted by Dr Mim Fox and Lis Murphy, and produced by Dr Ben Joseph and Justin Stech, reflecting and debriefing social work practice stories in monthly episodes.
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Ep. 97 - Social Workers and Librarians activating the Third Space
Social Workers and Librarians... Huh??? Umm, yeah ok!
In this episode you'll hear all about how social workers and librarians are making libraries innovative third spaces for diverse, broad and complex communities.
Listen along with Mim and Lis as they learn all about opportunities for social workers and librarians to unite in support for our community's most vulnerable and marginalised. What an episode!
Ep. 96 - What happens when you have no means to pay for a funeral?
Once called 'pauper's funerals' or 'desititue funerals', the practice of supporting someone who has died to access after-death care and funeral support is still very much in the remit of social workers in Australia. So, what happens when you have no means to pay for a funeral?
Ep. 95 - Social Work and Organ Donation - The Art of Observation, Stillness and Advocacy
An experienced ICU social worker takes us inside the quiet, unseen work of organ donation—where observation, stillness, and gentle advocacy help families find dignity, choice, and meaning at the end of life.
Ep. 94 - It’s about the small acts of grace: An on-call social work story
Ep. 94 - It’s about the small acts of grace: An on-call social work story
Ep. 92 - New Grad Social Workers - How to Land the Perfect Job
Ep 92 - New Grad Social Workers - How to Land the Perfect Job
Ep 89 - A Case for More Social Workers in the Disabilities Space
Ep. 89 - A Case for More Social Workers in the Disabilities Space
Ep 88 - Discharge Planning: Social Justice in Action
Ep. 88 - Discharge Planning: Social Justice in Action
Ep 87 - How an aged-care social worker uses dignifying practice as covert resistance
Ep. 87 - How an aged-care social worker uses dignifying practice as covert resistance
Ep 86 - “Don’t just believe what you read on my file”: Re-authoring patient stories
Ep. 86 - “Don’t Just Believe What You Read On My File”: Re-authoring Patient Stories
Ep. 85 - Social Work and Voluntary Assisted Dying: We Have All The Tools We Need
Ep. 85 - Social Work and Voluntary Assisted Dying: We Have All The Tools We Need
Ep. 83 - Supporting Continuing Bonds Through Adult Memory Making in Hospital-based End of Life Care
Ep. 83 - Supporting continuing bonds through adult memory making in hospital-based end of life care
Ep. 48 - Social Work from an Aboriginal Perspective - Exploring Cultural Load
Ep. 48 - Social Work from an Aboriginal Perspective - Exploring Cultural Load
Ep. 47 - Social Work with Gender & Sexuality Diverse Communities
Ep. 47 - Social Work with Gender & Sexuality Diverse Communities
Ep. 46 - Professional Grief and the Wilderness of the Soul
Ep. 46 - Professional Grief and the Wilderness of the Soul
Ep. 45 - Working With Families of Children Who Use Violence - Reflective Practice in a Delicate Space
Ep. 45 - Working With Families of Children Who Use Violence - Reflective Practice in a Delicate Space
Ep. 44 - Social Work During a Bushfire - Safety in Chaos
Ep. 44 - Social Work During a Bushfire - Safety in Chaos
Ep. 43 - Touching Base - An update from the Social Work Stories Team
Ep. 43 - Touching Base - An update from the Social Work Stories Team
Ep. 42 - The Hip Hop Social Worker vs Social Work Stories
Ep. 42 - The Hip Hop Social Worker vs Social Work Stories
Ep. 41 - Social Work with Teenage Boys: The Teachable Moments
Ep. 41 - Social Work with Teenage Boys: The Teachable Moments