“People who need it should be able to access social work support”: The contribution of social work to older people’s wellbeing.

In this episode, Sarah and Lesley spoke with Gerry Nosowska and Professor Paul Willis about their research on social work with older people. The ‘Social Work with Older People’ research explored the contribution of social workers to older people’s well-being and in this episode our guests shared some of the key learning and recommendations from the work.About our guests:Gerry Nosowska is Chair of the British Association of Social Workers and an associate of Research in Practice, and is co-host of the popular Helpful Social Work podcast.Paul Willis is a Professor of Adult Social Care, a registered social worker and the inaugural Director of CARE – the Centre for Adult Social Care Research, based at Cardiff University.Further Information:For more information about the Social Work with Older People research please visit the website: https://swopresearch.wordpress.com/Transcripts are available on the Portal Podcast Website: https://wp.sunderland.ac.uk/portal-podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.