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The Social Work Community Podcast

The Social Work Community Podcast

By: Community Care
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 This is a new podcast by Community Care!

The Social Work Community podcast is where social workers come to discuss the key issues affecting their profession. Whether you are a student or an experienced social worker - whether you are frontline or management, this podcast is for you. You will hear direct from social workers in your community about their successes and their challenges.Community Care Social Sciences
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  • Social work around the world: Zimbabwe

    Social work around the world: Zimbabwe
    Aug 4 2025
    This is another episode from the Social work around the world series!

    This month the focus is on Zimbabwe. Sharmeen Ziauddin speaks to Theresa Kambani and Weston Mudimu about their careers as social workers in Zimbabwe to working in local authorities in England.
    What are the key differences in practice in the two countries? What challenges did both practitioners face when they moved to England? What unique skills have they brought over with them? What do they miss about Zimbabwe and what made them choose England?

    Theresa mentions 'ubuntu', a philosophy originating from Southern Africa, that promotes humanity towards others. It can be loosely translated to, "I am because we are", meaning the emphasis is on the interconnectedness of humanity and the importance of community, and this is at the centre of her practice.
    A really informative discussion with a lot of learning for all practitioners.

    Read the transcript.

    About the podcast

    The Social Work Community Podcast explores the issues that matter to social work practitioners in their working lives. Sharmeen and fellow host Kirsty Ayakwah interview experienced and inspiring guests, including frontline social workers who speak from the heart about their jobs, the sector and society.


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    51 mins
  • Career Transitions: From considering a career with the police to children's social worker

    Career Transitions: From considering a career with the police to children's social worker
    Jul 21 2025
    Senior social worker Faisa Abdirahman initially had her sights set on entering the police after gaining a BSC in criminology.

    However, she pivoted to social work after learning that looked after children were at more risk of being criminalised in the criminal justice system compared to those that are not care experienced.

    In this episode of the Social Work Community Podcast with senior careers editor Kirsty Ayakwah, she explains why her desire to support children and young people, earlier on in that journey resulted in her pivoting away from a career in the police force into social work.


    Read the transcript of the interview here.

    You can listen to our previous episodes in the Career Transitions Series.

    *According to 2022 data from the Office of National Statistics, more than half (52%) of looked-after children born in the academic year ending 1994 who attended school in England had a criminal conviction by the age of 24 years compared with 13% of children who had not been in care. We’ll leave more details about the ONS statistics in the show notes.
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    29 mins
  • #8 Ask The Experts: 'Help! I am struggling with my ASYE'

    #8 Ask The Experts: 'Help! I am struggling with my ASYE'
    Jul 14 2025
    In this episode, Dame Lorna Boreland-Kelly, Claire Barcham and Kayleigh Rose Evans offer advice to an international student social worker who is struggling with aligning her expectations about social work with the reality of securing a role for her ASYE.

    Read the transcript here.

    Send us an email at: careersadvice@markallengroup.com

    You can follow all the Ask The Experts questions and responses on: www.thesocialworkcommunity.comRead past questions from social workers with a career question and read the responses here.
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    15 mins
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