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Social Work Made Accessible

Social Work Made Accessible

A Singapore-based Social Work Podcast where we have conversations on our profession, the practice and people"s perspectives.

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EP36 Restorative Justice in Practice: The Work of...

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2024/12/31

In our final episode of 2024, Christine, Founder & Executive Director of Awful Grace, and Simren, Impact Evaluation and Research Lead at the charity, delve into the innovative work of The Journey, a programme designed to support the rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders. They share their experiences in both implementing and evaluating how pottery-making helps participants address challenging issues such as forgiveness, harm and reconciliation, while fostering essential pro-social life

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00:26:58

EP35 Systemic Thinking. What does it look like for a...

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2024/12/04

In our final installment of our three-part series on systemic practice, we are joined by Jie Hui. Collectively, we share our journeys with systemic thinking and its impact on our work. From understanding therapeutic intent and client response cycles to exploring Bowen's Family System's therapy, we discuss how systemic approaches have transformed our practice and understanding of family dynamics. Through practical examples and personal experiences, we demonstrate how viewing problems as embedded

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00:54:35

EP34 Systemic Practice. What does it look like in a...

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2024/10/06

In the second instalment of our three-part series on systemic practice, we dive into the journey of Yishun Family Services @ Children’s Society and how they embraced Systemic Thinking across the entire agency. Their passionate team reveals why this approach became the backbone of their work, helping them tackle the complex, evolving challenges families face today. From navigating diverse cases to working with multiple stakeholders, Systemic Thinking has empowered them to deliver holistic,

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00:43:08

EP33 Systemic Thinking. What does it look like in...

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2024/09/18

In this first installment of our three-part series on systemic practice, we dive deep into the core concepts with Tony from Counselling and Care Centre (CCC). Discover the three C's of systemic thinking: Connection, Context, and Compassion. Learn what these principles mean, how they are applied in professional practice and your personal relationships. We hope this offers a fresh perspective! As always, you can find us on Instagram @swmadeaccessible.Helpful Links: Counselling and Care Centre:

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00:20:27

EP32 Working with aspirations, scaling up, & new...

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2024/05/31

In this episode, we're diving into the takeaways from the Empowered Families Initiative episode! We'll chat about how having aspiration-led conversations can shift our client interactions, imagine what scaling up EFI could look like, and touch on how we can develop new initiatives in our social service ecosystem. Don't miss out—tune in for a short, and hopefully inspiring discussion! As always, you can find us on Instagram @swmadeaccessible.

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00:25:20

EP31 What is the Empowered Families Initiative?

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2024/04/04

In this episode, we delve into the innovative approach of The Empowered Families Initiative (EFI). EFI is a developmental program that aims to invest in the plans of Singapore’s lower-income families to improve their life circumstances and their socio-economic position. We invite you to listen in! As always, you can find us on Instagram

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00:23:27

EP30 We role-played with ChatGPT. How did it go?

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2023/03/28

In this episode, we explore the use of AI in by role-playing a first session with OpenAI's ChatGPT as both client and social worker. We share our experiences with using the technology and offer our thoughts into its potential benefits and limitations. Join us as we dive into this fascinating topic! As always, you can find us on Instagram @swmadeaccessible.Shownotes: Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dqd0QiaMZw30tWHkR7EDonthFLqknVTT/view?usp=share_link

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00:18:01

EP29 Words to our Past Selves. Our year of growth!

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2023/02/28

In this episode, we look back at our journey in Social Work thus far and share about what we would say to our younger selves. We talk about how the definition and expectation of Social Work is fluid, how we might show up better for the families we’re journeying with, and the hopes in discovering a niche. Also, we’re exploring shorter-form conversations! As always, you can find us on Instagram @swmadeaccessible.

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01:12:44

EP28 Doing Research in Singapore

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2022/12/28

In this episode, we are joined by Kwan Jin Yao (https://socialservice.sg/podcast/). We dive into his journey into Singapore’s Civic Society and the ongoing role he sees himself playing in it. We then expand on the practitioner-researcher relationship in the sector, explore how research skill-sets might be developed and what else can be done to translate research into practice. As always you can find us on Instagram @swmadeaccessible. Majurity Trusts’ The Messy Truths Podcast ft. Jin Yao:

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01:08:51

EP27 Poverty from a Member's Lens

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2022/10/10

In this episode, we converse with a community member about how poverty is understood and experienced by those living in poverty. We’re joined by Ruth and Ayu from South Central Community Family Service Centre, to explore how professionals can best come in to support, and our hopes around poverty eradication. As always you can find us on Instagram @swmadeaccessible. Note: Community members refer to those receiving services, otherwise also known as clients, service users, or beneficiaries. Ayu is a

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01:08:37

EP26 How else might we understand the Social Service...

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2022/09/30

In Episode 26, Dr. Justin Lee from the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) responds to our question on how else we might understand the social service ecosystem. We go beyond the familiar and consider other characterisations and contexts. Tune in! As always, you can find us on Instagram @swmadeaccessible.

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00:04:33

EP25 Social workers, and who else?

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2022/09/04

In Episode 25, we give a prelude to the upcoming series, as we explore other actors in the social service sector working alongside social workers. Tune in! As always, you can find us on Instagram at @swmadeaccessible.

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00:51:41

EP24 Is 'Innovation' in the Social Services a...

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2022/06/07

In Episode 24, we speak with Lewin from Solve n+1, a Community-Based Management Consultancy in Singapore. Innovation is this conversation's core subject matter. We share our perspectives on Innovation in the Social Service Sector and what considerations might we need to have to see more of it occurring. We also consider how the multi-disciplinary space might function and what resources might be harnessed from it. Tune in! As always, you can find us on Instagram @swmadeaccessible.

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00:34:53

EP23 Case Caps and Additional Resources for FSCs? Our...

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2022/05/16

In episode 23, we zoom in on the recommendations made by MP Louis Ng during Budget 2022 for Family Service Centres (FSCs). We share our thoughts on his 3 recommendations for FSCs; (1) introducing a cap on cases, providing additional resources for (2) research work and (3) community work. Tune in! As always, you can find us on Instagram @swmadeaccessible.

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00:38:14

EP22 Thinking about Power and Privilege (Part 2)

Social Work Made Accessible ·

2022/02/07

In Episode 22, we are joined by Xian Jie and Pei Yi. EP22 Part 2 continues the conversation from Part 1 and explores how power and privilege can affect our practice as Social Workers. Tune in! As always, you can find us on Instagram @swmadeaccessible.

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00:29:37

EP22 Thinking about Power and Privilege (Part 1)

Social Work Made Accessible ·

2022/02/07

In Episode 22, we are joined by Xian Jie and Pei Yi. EP22 Part 1 sees us sharing our thoughts and reflections on power and privilege. We explore the origins of Xian Jie and Pei Yi’s lenses of power and privilege and what helped refined it over time. Tune in! As always, you can find us on Instagram @swmadeaccessible.

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00:59:36

EP21 What does Trauma-Informed Supervision look like...

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2022/01/06

Last episode, we explored what might being Trauma-Informed look like in Social Work Practice. In this episode, we zoom into supervision as a domain. We are joined by not 2 but 4 practitioners to discuss the topic of trauma-informed supervision and what it may look like in our practice! Through a fish-bowl method, our guests tap into their personal experiences to share as supervisors on the topic before passing the baton on for our hosts to explore their observations and learnings from the

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00:50:06

EP20 What might being Trauma-Informed look like in...

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2021/12/13

In this episode, we sit down with Jessica and Ling Fang to explore what Trauma-Informed Practice in Social Work might look like. Drawing from their years of experience, Jessica and Ling Fang take us through what the principles of Truma-Informed are how they have been applied in practice across multiple levels; not only with those they worked with but themselves. Tune in! As always, you can find us on Instagram @swmadeaccessible.

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00:41:09

EP19 Answering your Questions on Working with...

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2021/10/31

In this episode, Dr. Alicia Pon returns to answer your questions! We covered questions that would serve as complimentary to EP17. To name a few, Dr. Alicia gives us her take on explaining our roles to children, what we can do to work on the therapeutic relationships with them, and gives her personal reflections on what she has learned from the children she has worked with. As always you can find us on Instagram @swmadeaccessible! The Association of Play Therapy in Singapore:

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00:51:44

EP18 Play? Therapeutic?! What might this look like in...

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2021/09/27

In this episode, we explore working with children through the world of play! Join us as we speak with Sook Wai to understand how we can discover our inner child, and use play as an avenue to work with our clients. Tune in! As always, you can find us @swmadeaccessible on Instagram.

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