All Episodes

Rich and Tim on practice lessons from the death of Victoria Marten (Part 2)

Rich and Tim on practice lessons from the death of Victoria Marten

Connecting Research: Why social workers turn a blind eye and avoid mental pain in child protection

Rich and Tim on uncertainty, relationships and 14 lessons from practice

Rich and Tim speak to ex-undercover police officer and bestselling author Neil Woods about why the war on drugs is failing

Rich and Tim speak to foster carer Gareth K Thomas: what every social worker should know about children in care, trauma‑informed parenting and supporting carers

Rich and Tim get headlines form Mithran Samuel’s, and speak to social worker Ellen

Rich and Tim speak to social worker Rose Byrne about her upbringing, caring for her sister and ADHD

Rich and Tim speak to Maddy McCormack (Social Worker) on the realities of Child Protection Social Work

Rich and Tim speak to Sharon Shoesmith about Baby P, blame and learning from tragedies

Rich and Tim introduce Systemic Ideas in Social Work with student Natasha Dube and author Liz Bosanquet

BONUS Episode: Rich and Tim discuss time management (Part 2)

Rich and Tim discuss time management ideas that DEFINITELY & FINALLY allow you to get on top of your work

BONUS Episode: Rich and Tim discuss what Rich learned from 6 years of journaling (Part Two)

Rich and Tim discuss what Rich learned from 6 years of journaling

Rich and Tim speak to Psychotherapist, Jamie Crabb on suffering, care, and staying with what we don’t yet understand.

Rich and Tim speak to Janet Kay OBE about her experiences as a social worker, adoptive parent and kinship carer

Rich and Tim speak to Professor Jonathan Scourfield on what the largest-ever Family Group Conference study reveals

Rich and Tim speak to Juliette Davies about addiction, domestic abuse and her recovery journey

Rich and Tim on practice lessons from the tragic death of Sara Shariff

Rich and Tim speak to Ethan St Pierre about trauma tourism, alongside a news roundup from Mithran Samuel (CC)

Rich and Tim speak to Ethan St Pierre about growing up in care, addiction and being reborn in a cemetery

Rich and Tim talk to Mark Hopfenbeck about the transformative possibilities of Open Dialogue.

Connecting Research: Why young people don't access mental health support

BONUS Episode: Rich and Tim reflect on what its like to be silent for 6 days

Rich and Tim talk to Seana McDermott (Social Worker for Children in Care) about relational practice, moral injury and making a difference

Rich and Tim hear about handstands, breakdance battles, and the unconscious: Dr Anna Harvey on what shapes social work

Rich and Tim speak to Dr Anna Harvey about fear loneliness and joy in social work

Rich and Tim return to talk boundaries, creating space and big changes ahead

Rich and Tim wrap up the year in conversation with Andrew Turnell

Rich and Tim speak to Prof Donald Forrester about Nanny McPhee, baseball bats and the heart of social work (rights?!)

Rich and Tim speak to Charlotte Clark (Child Protection Social Worker) about trust, power and relationships

Rich and Tim speak with Anam Raja to discuss the experiences of Black and Asian kinship carers

Rich and Tim ask each other surprising & difficult questions

Rich and Tim discuss the Trauma Industrial Complex

Connecting Research: linking childhood maltreatment to later intimate partner violence victimization

Rich and Tim speak to Toni Mayo about Radical Social Work

Rich and Tim speak to Rhian Taylor on the tension between being and doing in social work

Rich and Tim speak to Nicki Pettitt, Consultant specialising in Child Safeguarding Practice Reviews

Rich and Tim probe Community Care Editor, Mithran for the latest social work headlines-from foster care shortages to the future of kinship

Rich and Tim speak to Dr Paul Shuttleworth on what children want you to know about kinship

Rich and Tim speak to Dr Lorna Stabler about lived experience—its power, its promise, and its problems.

Rich and Tim reflect on their personal failures, explore why failure is inevitable, & share what they’ve learned from it.

Rich and Tim interview Prof Rick Barth on the top misconceptions in child protection

Rich and Tim speak to Prof. Harry Ferguson: Feeling, moving & sensing through the history of child protection social work

Rich and Tim speak with parent activist Lee Crouch about his experience of losing his children & the journey toward reunification

Rich and Tim; 'Headlines with Mithran' (CC editor) and personal reflections on parenting

Rich and Tim on how writing sharpens thinking, strengthens practice and opens doors

Rich and Tim debate: help individuals or change the system?

Rich and Tim chat with Dr. Lorna Stabler about what children think makes a great social worker, and explore the vital role of sibling and kinship carers

BONUS: Chapter 1 of Messy Social Work read by Rich Devine

Rich and Tim: 'headlines with Mithran' & Cordie Gwilym (Social Worker/Coach) on adoption, overcoming loss and coaching

Rich and Tim speak to Rasheed Pendry OBE (Director) on systemic practice and leadership

Rich and Tim discuss the 5 reasons why chronologies essential for effective social work practice

Rich and Tim speak to Clarissa Stevens (Development Worker for Peer Power) on how to work with teenagers and gangs

Rich and Tim interview Kevin Campbell on Family Finding; an innovative method for finding family, love and connection

Rich and Tim introduce 'Headlines' with CC Editor Mithran Samuel and Review 'Radical Help' by Hilary Cottam

Rich and Tim interview Prof Jill Derrick on the impossible imperative; navigating competing principles in child protection

Rich and Tim speak to Senior Social Worker, Duane Phillips about being mixed heritage, male social worker, working with fathers and much more

Rich and Tim speak to Terri-Anne (Project Worker and Care Experienced) about requesting and reading her files

What 10 years in child protection taught me about people, pain and purpose

Professor Clive Diaz on psychoanalytical ideas in contemporary social work

George Fielding BEM on living with cerebral palsy and how we can put the social back into social care

Rich and Tim take on the top three myths in child protection work

Rich and Tim introduce 'Messy Social Work' and discuss Rich's blog on reasons for not being a manager

Professor Anna Gupta (Royal Holloway, University of London) on Poverty and intersectionality

Rich and Tim on how to find meaning in life in the second half of life

Jamie Spencer (London Borough of Camden) on Data, Community and Connection

Professor Andrew Turnell (Australia) on Safety and belonging in child protection

Jo Sutton (ISW and Director of Purple Elephant in the Room) on Assessment and how to change the system

Rich shares his learning from a 5 day silent meditation retreat (Bonus episode)

Rich, Tim and Parent Activist Kar-Man discuss how to heal from childhood trauma

Rich and Tim discuss Child Protection vs. Family Support

Martin Hampton (Adult social worker, Camden) on how to see the person not the problem

Rich and Tim on relationships in social work and 'Spongy boundaries'

Rich and Tim answer, 'What is Relational Activism'

Lee Weston, Care experienced and prison reform advocate on Care, Prison and Transformation

Charlotte Spires (Assessment social worker from BANES) on how to navigate conflict in social work

Ian Thomas, Tedx Speaker, Care Experienced Social Worker on addiction

Vicki Shevlin from Social Work Sorted on Supporting newly qualified social workers

Rich and Tim on the courage to be disliked

Becca Carr Hopkins (ISW and attachment expert) on attachment and the use of self in social work

Rich and Tim on how to create organisational and systemic change in social work

Rich, Tim and Lee Crouch (parent with lived experience) on how to assess a parents capacity to change

Rich and Tim on the why, what and how of Family Group Conferences

Renata (Newly Qualified Social Work in Child Protection, East Sussex) on small acts that make a big difference as a social worker

Rich and Tim on ideas for social workers who feel ‘stuck’ or overwhelmed

Care Experienced Activist, Terri-Anne Hamer on growing up in care, shame and healing

Rich and Tim on top tips for direct Work with children and insights from Maya Angelou

Rich and Tim on how to write analysis in assessments

Toni Mayo (Team Manager of Family Placement Team, BANES) on how to support Kinship Carers; What social workers need to know

Parent and Relational Activist, Kar-Man shares her lived experience of social work involvement

Rich and Tim on storytelling in social work and parental engagement

An interview with social worker and author, Rhian Taylor (Ep.22)

Typologies of domestic abuse (Ep.21)

An interview with Rob Tucker: Effective Communication Skills with children (EP.20)

Critical Cause of Danger and Critical Cause of Change (EP. 19)

12 lessons from 12 years on the frontline (EP.18)

Working with neglect in child protection (EP.17)

An interview with Vicki Shevlin, Social Work Sorted (EP.16)

Common pitfalls and cogntive biases in child protection (Ep.15)

Using power and authority in child protection practice (Ep.14)

Principles for effective communication with children (EP.13)

Attachment Theory and Child Protection Practice (EP.12)

8 top tips for becoming an efficient, effective, organised and resilient social worker, part 2 (Ep. 11)

8 top tips to becoming an efficient, effective, organised and resilient social worker, part 1 (EP 10)

End of Year Review 2022 (EP.9)

Who kills children? With Professor Colin Pritchard (EP. 8)

Top tips on exercising professional curiosity in child protection (EP.7)

Weaponising empathy and cultivating professional curiosity, with Lads Like Us (EP.6)

Walking the fine line between compassion for parents and safety for children (EP.5)

6 Lessons from renowned Systemic Therapist, John Burnham (EP.4)

'She prioritise her own needs above her child' (EP. 3)

Relationship Based Practice in Child Protection: An Insurmountable Problem? (EP.2)

An Introduction: drugs, death and my decision to be a social worker (EP.1)