The Social Work Stories Podcast

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...

We've been working on something BIG and we're so excited to share it with you! Social Work Stories are bringing a special series of episodes exploring the SEED Program, and we're so excited for you to hear all about it.  Join Mim and Lis as we find out w...

Ubuntu - I Am Because We Are. It was the theme of World Social Work Day in 2021, and we thought we would take some time to unpack what it means and where it comes from.  Join Mim and Lis as we hear from two social workers who hail from Zimbabwe, who shar...

Sometimes you have to take a deep breath, prepare yourself for whatever's behind that door, and knock. Join Mim and Lis as we hear a story from a Community Aged Care setting, about a social worker who's making an initial home visit for an elder man in th...

Self-care is not a weekly yoga class or a glass of shiraz. Join Mim and Lis for a bit of a different episode, where we share our own stories & experiences of burnout, and discuss how burnout and self-care sit within modern social work practice.  A few re...