EPISODE · Jun 12, 2020 · 50 MIN
Episode 5: Barbara
from Social Work Spotlight · host Yasmine Loupis
In this episode, Barbara and I discuss her work initially as a high school music appreciation teacher and managing a second-hand bookshop, further strengthened her resolve to pursue a Social Work degree at UNSW. In the course of 15 years as a hospital Social Worker, she was an integral part of a respiratory ward team and worked in a psychiatric unit, before working as the sole Social Worker in an inner-city private hospital.Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:Interview with Tony Vinson on reforms to corrective services policy and practice - https://www.what-makes-a-man.org.au/interviews/interview-highlights/prof-tony-vinson-free-download/Julian Short, An Intelligent Life - https://anintelligentlife.com/Irvin D Yalom, The Gift of Therapy - https://www.yalom.com/gift-of-therapyRichard S Sharf, Theories of Psychotherapy & Counseling - https://cengage.com.au/product/title/theories-of-psychotherapy-counseling-concepts/isbn/9781305087323Salvation Army slavery support services - https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/about-us/our-services/fighting-modern-slavery-exploitation/This episode's transcript can be viewed here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AGijiNis8LgOrcrwWjlCxT9YIJWtm8Ev/view?usp=sharingThanks to Kevin Macleod of incompetech.com for our theme music.
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In this episode, Barbara and I discuss her work initially as a high school music appreciation teacher and managing a second-hand bookshop, further strengthened her resolve to pursue a Social Work degree at UNSW. In the course of 15 years as a hospital Social Worker, she was an integral part of a respiratory ward team and worked in a psychiatric unit, before working as the sole Social Worker in an inner-city private hospital.Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:Interview with Tony Vinson on reforms to corrective services policy and practice - https://www.what-makes-a-man.org.au/interviews/interview-highlights/prof-tony-vinson-free-download/Julian Short, An Intelligent Life - https://anintelligentlife.com/Irvin D Yalom, The Gift of Therapy - https://www.yalom.com/gift-of-therapyRichard S Sharf, Theories of Psychotherapy & Counseling - https://cengage.com.au/product/title/theories-of-psychotherapy-counseling-concepts/isbn/9781305087323Salvation Army slavery support services - https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/about-us/our-services/fighting-modern-slavery-exploitation/This episode's transcript can be viewed here:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AGijiNis8LgOrcrwWjlCxT9YIJWtm8Ev/view?usp=sharingThanks to Kevin Macleod of incompetech.com for our theme music.
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