Episode 1: Damien

In this episode, Damien and I talk about the importance of reflection in Social Work practice and his experience leading a multifunctional team to support people severely injured in motor vehicle accidents. We discuss clinical supervision and reflective practice and resources he draws on in the course of his work. We also touch on the positive moves within some government departments to bring new life, experience and enthusiasm to our roles and organisation culture, and how this can support him to develop creative solutions to address barriers for people with a disability. Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode: NSW Department of Communities and Justice – made up of the former Departments of Family and Community Services (FACS) and Justice from July 2019. Until 2011 FACS was called the Department of Community Services (DoCS) - https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/ icare - https://www.icare.nsw.gov.au/ National Disability Insurance Scheme - https://www.ndis.gov.au/ United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities.html Australian Human Rights Commission and the UNCRPD - https://www.humanrights.gov.au/our-work/disability-rights/united-nations-convention-rights-persons-disabilities-uncrpd United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child - https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/crc.aspx Australian Human Rights Commission and the UNCRC - https://www.humanrights.gov.au/our-work/education/what-are-childrens-rights This episode's transcript can be viewed here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1nr84l3UQBDL8DvjmeEcPeqUSyJw2pe2n Thanks to Kevin Macleod of incompetech.com for our theme music.