How Does the Social Work?
Putting the 'social' back at the centre of social work.
Seasons are hosted in collaboration between social work academics, practitioners, students and experts by experience, and each has a different focus.
Seasons 1 & 2 explored a mix of topics
Season 3 offers an international perspective on anti-racist social work
Season 4 focuses on student social work placements
Cover art by Alma Hakak
- Update frequency
- every 21 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 33
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2024
Season 2, Episode 6: Dan Vale and Dr. Maryam Zonouzi interview Dr. Lisa Stafford on Disrupting ableism in social work pedagogy
Dan Vale and Maryam Zonouzi interview Dr. Lisa Stafford, the author of the article Disrupting ableism in social work pedagogy with Maurice Merleau-Ponty and critical disability theory.
Series 2, episode 5: our hosts talk with Prof Ray Jones about evidence based practice and its shortcomings
Dan Vale and Maryam Zonouzi from Ginger Giraffe together with Brunel MSc social work students, Jo Vernon and Vishal Udaya Kumar talk with Prof Ray Jones about evidence-based practice and its limitati…
Season 2, Episode 4: Dr. Maryam Zonouzi and Helen Casey talk about their recent book chapter titled Social Work: A Case for Radical Co-Production Replacing Worn Out Structures
In this episode, Dan Vale from Ginger Giraffe, and Brunel MSc social work students, Temi Awesu and Ayeshia Jehangir, dive into the complexities involved in creating a true co-production. They highlig…
Season 2, Episode 3: Assessing Culturally Informed Parenting in Social Work with Dr. Davis Kiima
In this episode, Dan Vale from Ginger Giraffe and Brunel social work students, Ruth Apula Mokakwa and Shumaila Asghar interview Dr. Davis Kiima, an experienced social work practitioner and the author…
Season 2, Episode 2: working with inter-cultural couples and families, with Dr. Reenee Singh
Season 2, Episode1: Poetry Helps
Poetry as a means of creative reflection and learning in social work with Ariane Critchley and Autumn Roesch-Marsh
On this first episode in our new season, we will talk about a recently published boo…
Interview with Dr. Prospera Tedam, Assistant Professor in social work at the United Arab Emirates University
Interview with Warren Stewart, a Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing at the School of Health Sciences, University of Brighton
On this episode Ruth Bakialoge, Natasha Adatia and Yohai Hakak interview Warren Stewart who is a Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing at the School of Health Sciences, University of Brighton. War…
Interview with John Wodarski who is a Prof. in social work at College of Social Work, the University of Tennessee and the current co-editor of the Journal for Evidence Based Social Work
In this episode we discuss with Prof. John Wodarski what Evidence Based Social Work approach is for him, how he teaches it to his students, how his views shape his role as an editor , and what he see…
Interview with Rafik Hamazia, an award-winning Expert by Experience, Key-note speaker and social commentator.
On this episode, Laura Costa, Gina Mcharg and Yohai Hakak interview Raf Hamaizia who is an award-winning Expert by Experience, Key-note speaker and social commentator.
You can learn more about Raf a…
Interview with Kathy Allen AKA Freya Barrington
Kathy Allen AKA Freya Barrington is a social worker, an award winning novelist and the author of Known to Social Services depicting the challenging realities of child protection social workers in Eng…
Interview with Dr. Jane Fenton, Reader in Social Work, Dundee University
Interview with Wayne Reid, Professional Officer, British Association of Social Workers (BASW)
Yohai Hakak, Naasrat Khan and Gizem Ilhan interview Wayne about his professional journey and his anti-racist work as part of his role at the British Association of Social Workers