The Social Work Stories Podcast

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 i...

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 sto...

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...

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 perspecti...

Death and dying... how do you prepare for the 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...

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, expl...

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...

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...

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 dif...

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 smal...