Social Work Spotlight

• Episode 131: Korin

  In this episode I speak with Korin, who has been working in the disability space for the last 4 years, currently working in behaviour support and supporting a team of practitioners under NDIS. In this role Korin supports people from various trauma backgrounds and helps to improve their lives and educate support workers, families and other providers to enable them to live out their full potential. Korin has a passion in advocating for human rights and accessibility for all and is about to expand into providing supervision to social work students undergoing their placements.Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:Big Brothers Big Sisters Australia - https://bigbrothersbigsisters.org.au/Mindful Recovery DBT Centre - https://www.mindfulrecovery.com.au/Alex Wilson (of Mindful Recovery) featured on Social Work Spotlight - https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/fx8u6TaZvRbThe Assertive Social Worker - https://www.instagram.com/theassertivesocialworker/Chantelle Towers (The Assertive Social Worker) featured on Social Work Spotlight - https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/NSSLoyaZvRbThe Playful Psychologist - https://www.theplayfulpsychologist.com/This episode's transcript can be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/180e0-3pyDKo_0Pv98td4MVkC3wCwG9VFHpMpSOZJsJI/edit?usp=sharing

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• Episode 130: Yulia

  In this episode I speak with Yulia, a social worker and psychosexual therapist specialising in youth mental health and sexual health. She has worked in digital mental health spaces, clinical education, and peer support, bringing a diverse and holistic approach to her practice. Yulia completed her Master of Science in Medicine (Sexual and Reproductive Health), specialising in psychosexual therapy, and also holds a Bachelor of Social Work and a Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:Digital mental health services -https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/digital-mental-health-servicesThis Way Up -https://thiswayup.org.au/Mood Gym -https://www.moodgym.com.au/ABC of Sexual Health by Kevan R Wylie -https://www.wiley.com/en-au/ABC+of+Sexual+Health%2C+3rd+Edition-p-9781118665619Sex-Positive Social Work by SJ Dodd -https://cup.columbia.edu/book/sex-positive-social-work/9780231188111This episode's transcript can be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15CyVrrZpgbSaWPh5qmUCfiidcQz9UQjMUUVj0k4q-cg/edit?usp=sharing

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• Episode 129: Evanthea

  In this episode I speak with Evanthea, a Social Worker and Counsellor with experience in child protection, out of home care, disability, and therapeutic roles. She currently works as the Director of her business, Budding Resilience Therapies, specialising in supporting individuals with complex psychosocial needs and offering experienced practitioners who have a multifaceted approach to supporting their clients as they navigate multiple systems. Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:Kids Helpline -https://kidshelpline.com.au/Budding Resilience Therapies -https://www.buddingresilience.com/The Yoga Impact Charity -https://www.yogaimpactcharity.com/Evanthea’s research assessment; How job stress impacts child protection -https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/research-assessment-how-job-stress-impacts-child-magnisallis-jp/Eddie’s practice -https://www.leadwithlove.com.au/Evanthea’s podcast System Error -https://open.spotify.com/show/7e88NbL8jEODaUntOx9i58Evanthea on Ashton’s podcast Becoming an AMHSW -https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/episode-18-evanthea/id1642275191?i=1000651753280Bruce Perry’s Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics -https://www.attachmenttraumanetwork.org/neurosequential-model-of-therapeutics-nmt/Bessel van der Kolk, how yoga helps heal trauma -https://kripalu.org/resources/how-yoga-helps-heal-trauma-qa-bessel-van-der-kolkThis episode's transcript can be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CUzcOvkRi0V72VZvb49dtDY4thycBl6783r_2NmRsog/edit?usp=sharing

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• Episode 128: Mish

  In this episode I speak with Mish, a plural system that is non-binary, queer, disabled, and neurodivergent, as well as beng awarded the 2024 Australian Social Worker of the Year. As a social worker of colour, their practice is grounded in identity affirming anti-colonial and anti-oppressive practices from which they have built their skillset of supporting people through a range of therapeutic modalities. Mish is the chair of The Iceberg Foundation, a mental health charity for BIPOC, queer and neurodivergent humans and is the principal practitioner at Niram, a BIPOC focussed EMDR practice. Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode: The Iceberg FOundation - https://www.theicebergfoundation.org/ GenWest - https://www.genwest.org.au/ Rainbow Giving Australia - https://rainbowgiving.org.au/news/the-aurora-group-and-giveout-announce-merger-as-one-million-dollars-distributed-for-lgbtqia-communities Linda Thai - https://www.linda-thai.com/ Queering EMDR Therapy - https://www.instituteforcreativemindfulness.com/publishing/queering-emdr-therapy/ Zoe Bell Gender Collective - https://zbgc.org.au/ In Our Blood TV series - https://iview.abc.net.au/show/in-our-blood The Oasis Movie and Life After the Oasis - https://theoasismovie.com.au/ Decolonizing Therapy podcast episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/decolonizing-therapy-a-movement-an-interview/id1310770477?i=1000633816868 My Grandmother’s Hands podcast episode - https://soundcloud.com/librofm/my-grandmothers-handsracialized-trauma-the-pathway-to-mending-by-resmaa-menakem Jamie Marich’s Dissociation Made Simple - https://www.penguin.com.au/books/dissociation-made-simple-9781623177218 This episode's transcript can be viewed here:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VGdbAxpZsnywlOsK3L9Xf19QabZB82SW0UcaA_5TcQU/edit?usp=sharing

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• Episode 127: Kimberly

  In this episode I speak with Kimberly, who has 25 years of practice experience working alongside individuals, families and communities, responding to interpersonal, institutional, and colonial violence. She teaches in various universities nationally and internationally and provides supervision to social workers and therapists. Kimberly lives and works on Yuin country and identifies as a non-Aboriginal settler migrant with white privileges and indigenous ancestry from Mexico. Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode: AbSec - https://absec.org.au/ Kimberly’s article: Restoring children from out-of-home care: insights from an Aboriginal-led community forum - https://research.monash.edu/en/publications/restoring-children-from-out-of-home-care-insights-from-an-aborigi UNSW’s Bring Them Home, Keep Them Home - https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2022/10/bring-them-home--keep-them-home--reunifying-aboriginal-families The Moogai film - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-30/the-moogai-aboriginal-horror-movie-jon-bell-shari-sebbens/100178202 The Last Daughter film - https://thelastdaughter.com.au/ After the Apology film - https://aftertheapology.com/ Power series on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/81416254 The upEND podcast - https://upendmovement.org/podcast/ Centre for Response-Based Practice - https://www.responsebasedpractice.com/ Cathy Richardson’s substack - https://catherinerichardson.substack.com/ Vikki Reynolds - https://vikkireynolds.ca/ Discourse Analysis and Psychotherapy article - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256437848_Discourse_analysis_and_psychotherapy_A_critical_review Insight Exchange - https://www.insightexchange.net/ This episode's transcript can be viewed here:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LHVWdaPKN3I9K0uU25gTJRgW60rCAVUSRd9rUhR7whw/edit?usp=sharing

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