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Social Work Spotlight

This podcast features interviews with social workers in Sydney, Australia, showcasing diverse areas of practice, social work stories, successes, and challenges, and providing information on media and other resources that can be accessed to help inform and educate people who are curious about the profession or wanting a career change.

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Episode 131: Korin

Social Work Spotlight ·

2025/03/14

In this episode I speak with Korin, who has been working in the disability space for the last 4 years, currently working in behaviour support and supporting a team of practitioners under NDIS. In this role Korin supports people from various trauma backgrounds and helps to improve their lives and educate support workers, families and other providers to enable them to live out their full potential. Korin has a passion in advocating for human rights and accessibility for all and is about to expand into

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01:08:31

Episode 130: Yulia

Social Work Spotlight ·

2025/02/28

In this episode I speak with Yulia, a social worker and psychosexual therapist specialising in youth mental health and sexual health. She has worked in digital mental health spaces, clinical education, and peer support, bringing a diverse and holistic approach to her practice. Yulia completed her Master of Science in Medicine (Sexual and Reproductive Health), specialising in psychosexual therapy, and also holds a Bachelor of Social Work and a Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Links to

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00:51:13

Episode 129: Evanthea

Social Work Spotlight ·

2025/02/14

In this episode I speak with Evanthea, a Social Worker and Counsellor with experience in child protection, out of home care, disability, and therapeutic roles. She currently works as the Director of her business, Budding Resilience Therapies, specialising in supporting individuals with complex psychosocial needs and offering experienced practitioners who have a multifaceted approach to supporting their clients as they navigate multiple systems. Links to resources mentioned in this week’s

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01:14:48

Episode 128: Mish

Social Work Spotlight ·

2025/01/31

In this episode I speak with Mish, a plural system that is non-binary, queer, disabled, and neurodivergent, as well as beng awarded the 2024 Australian Social Worker of the Year. As a social worker of colour, their practice is grounded in identity affirming anti-colonial and anti-oppressive practices from which they have built their skillset of supporting people through a range of therapeutic modalities. Mish is the chair of The Iceberg Foundation, a mental health charity for BIPOC, queer and

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00:47:13

Episode 127: Kimberly

Social Work Spotlight ·

2025/01/17

In this episode I speak with Kimberly, who has 25 years of practice experience working alongside individuals, families and communities, responding to interpersonal, institutional, and colonial violence. She teaches in various universities nationally and internationally and provides supervision to social workers and therapists. Kimberly lives and works on Yuin country and identifies as a non-Aboriginal settler migrant with white privileges and indigenous ancestry from Mexico.Links to resources

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00:54:46

Episode 126: Loren

Social Work Spotlight ·

2025/01/03

In this episode I speak with Loren, who has predominantly worked within the domestic, family and sexual violence sector. Loren discusses how her career has intersected with other disciplines along the way and how these experiences have shaped how she practices as a social worker. Loren currently works as Senior Practitioner supervising an interstate team supporting victim-survivors of financial abuse with coaching.Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode: UNSW’s Tackling economic and

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00:58:16

Episode 125: Josie

Social Work Spotlight ·

2024/12/20

In this episode I speak with Dr Josie McSkimming, who has practised in a wide range of settings for over 40 years, including hospital social work, inter-country adoption, post-adoption services, drug and alcohol treatment, individual and couples therapy and adult mental health. In addition to her private practice providing therapy and clinical supervision, Josie is an adjunct lecturer at the University of NSW and the author of two books, ‘Leaving Christian Fundamentalism and the Reconstruction of

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01:08:09

Episode 124: Jordan

Social Work Spotlight ·

2024/12/06

In this episode I speak with Jordan, an accredited social worker and clinical supervisor. Jordan has worked in a variety of fields such as service coordination, aged care, mental health, drug and alcohol, and currently works within schools. Jordan is passionate about connecting with others and hearing their stories.Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode: NAPCAN’s Love Bites program - https://www.napcan.org.au/Programs/love-bites/ Lifeline’s DV Alert workshops -

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00:52:19

Episode 123: Amanda

Social Work Spotlight ·

2024/11/22

In this episode I speak with Amanda, a Social Worker who has spent most of her career working with older people. Recently, her passion for research and search for clarity in her career lead her to enrol in her PhD, researching Access for People with Dementia to Voluntary Assisted Dying. She balances part time work, part time studying and full-time parenting to two young boys. Amanda gains value out of supporting people to maintain their empowerment and self-determination, against what society tells

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01:05:01

Episode 122: Lisa

Social Work Spotlight ·

2024/11/08

In this episode I speak with Lisa, an accredited mental health social worker, psychotherapist, and author of Finding My Invisible Sun: Overcoming Trauma. Lisa has lived experience of trauma, mental illness and institutionalised discrimination and has practised therapy for a combined 15 years within a domestic and family violence prevention service and then as an accredited mental health social worker.Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode: Lisa’s Points of Resistance Theory webinar

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00:43:35

Episode 121: Rey

Social Work Spotlight ·

2024/10/25

In this episode I speak with Rey, an emerging social worker from a culturally and linguistically diverse background, dedicated to supporting families, children, and young people. She currently specialises in assisting families impacted by the criminal justice system and also serves as a casual university social work supervisor. Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode: Their Futures Matter (NSW Audit Office) - https://www.audit.nsw.gov.au/our-work/reports/their-futures-matter

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00:58:25

Episode 120: Jean

Social Work Spotlight ·

2024/10/11

In this episode I speak with Dr Jean Carruthers, a lecturer at the University of Newcastle who received her PhD in 2020 for her work on performance as a critical social work pedagogy. She has built on this to explore a range of creative methods in social work education and practice, with her current work focused on mental health and whether transformative wellbeing practices can be used to address gaps in the sector. Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode: Critical Conversations for

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00:52:06

Episode 119: Harveen

Social Work Spotlight ·

2024/09/27

In this episode I speak with Harveen, an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker who has worked as a mental health clinician in both public and private hospital settings with a passion for supporting individuals and groups across a range of mental health journeys and trajectories.Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode: NEAMI National - https://www.neaminational.org.au/ St John of God Health Care - https://www.sjog.org.au/about-us This episode's transcript can be viewed

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00:48:36

Episode 118: Yaleela

Social Work Spotlight ·

2024/09/13

In this episode I speak with Yaleela, an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, Registered Play Therapist and private practice owner in Queensland. She is deeply passionate about Social Work practice because she understands the significant impact of social, economic, and political factors on the health and well-being of our children, families, and communities. Yaleela is dedicated to the profession and actively participates in the Australian Association of Social Workers and the Play Therapy

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00:54:36

Episide 117: Kit

Social Work Spotlight ·

2024/08/30

In this episode I speak with Kit, a descendent of the Wampanoag tribe in Canada and with German, Scottish and Irish ancestry. Kit has worked as a counsellor and trainer for over 20 years specialising in mental health and addictions and is currently a clinical supervisor and the founder and director of Nature Based Therapy in Victoria.Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode: Nature Based Therapy - https://www.naturebasedtherapy.com.au/ Outdoor Health Australia -

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00:49:43

Episode 116: Sidonie

Social Work Spotlight ·

2024/08/16

In this episode I speak with Sid, who in her early years of social work has discovered a deep passion for engaging with and supporting individuals navigating PTSD and mental health challenges. Her journey into social work was driven by a profound love for aiding others and a genuine interest in listening to their stories, empowering them to feel like the protagonist in their own lives.Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer -

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01:09:07

Episode 115: Brooke

Social Work Spotlight ·

2024/08/02

In this episode I speak with Brooke, a senior psychotherapist and Mental Health Social Worker specialising in trauma and attachment, child and youth mental health, perinatal mental health and family therapy. Brooke believes strongly in the healing power of nature and animals, and uses these principles as Director of a clinic near Brisbane offering Equine Facilitated Therapy, working from a body based trauma informed perspective.Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode: Milan Family

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00:48:28

Episode 114: Veronya

Social Work Spotlight ·

2024/07/19

In this episode I speak with Veronya, an English and Arabic speaking accredited mental health social worker supporting young people in an early psychosis program. Verona has worked as a senior clinician and team leader with Headspace doing single sessions, supporting an outreach clinic and participating in the flood hub in Londonderry.Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode: Australian NeuroFeedback Institute - https://anfi.org.au/ Bessel van der Kolk’s The Body Keeps the Score -

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00:44:20

Episode 113: Sinnead

Social Work Spotlight ·

2024/07/05

In this episode I speak with Sinnead who works with individuals in a Student Wellbeing team in a University setting, supporting students who are impacted by challenges that affect their studies. Sinnead also has experience working with children, adolescents and adults in both disability and mental health, family intervention and domestic violence. Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode: The Orange Door network - https://www.vic.gov.au/about-the-orange-door Orygen’s Under the Radar

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00:50:41

Episode 112: Gaul

Social Work Spotlight ·

2024/06/21

In this episode I speak with Gaul, an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker who has worked in tertiary level mental health services for 15 years. Gaul currently works in private practice at Psychology Training and Supervision where he specialises in couples and family therapy as well as providing clinical supervision to mental health clinicians. Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode: Psychology Training and Supervision - https://psychologytrainingandsupervision.com.au/ Interview

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