Come and join us on retreat in Pondicherry, India to experience the Narrative Practices India International Conference January 2025
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Social Work Wise in the rear view mirror 2023
When I sat down to compose my annual ‘Social Work Wise in the rear-view mirror’ post, it occurred to me that to speak from the ethical intentions of social justice doing I must take an ‘outside-in’ approach by reviewing the social, political and cultural contextual factors that influence the work I choose to do at…
Conversation with Dr.Catherine Richardson about Response-based Practice informed supervision
I had the honour of being invited to have this conversation with esteemed colleague Dr. Catherine Richardson, Director First Peoples Studies, School of Community and Public Affairs, Concordia University, Montreal. She is also the co-founder of the Centre for Response-based Practice and co-author of this inspiring article Richardson & Wade (2010) ‘ Islands of Safety:…
‘MIMPI BALI’ SOCIAL WORK WISE RETREAT: Six days of cultural immersion, deep reflection and relaxation. July 5-11, 2023
Eight experienced social workers embarked on a collective journey retreating from the busyness, responsibility pressures, endless to-do lists and ‘the fight’ that goes on in everyday practice. They retreated to Alam Indah hotel in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, that provides a context of generous beauty, warmth and connection with nature and Balinese culture and community. In…
Mimpi Bali (Bali Dream) retreat 5th-11th July 2023
My morning meditation sitting on the deck overlooking the jungled ravine, the aroma of sweet wafting incense and rotting vegetation, the waters gushing down the sides of lichen-covered walls and alongside crooked and broken pathways. Numerous exotic insects screech at each other across the ravine in competition with the distant hum of scooters and cars.…
SOCIAL WORK WISE 2022 IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR
What an extraordinary year one ‘post pandemic’ it was for my independent social work practice. It was a year of growth for sure being given the opportunity to connect with and work alongside an increasing number of individual practitioners and organisations. It was a year of providing scaffolds and holding safe spaces for people who…
Under the ‘Social Work Spotlight podcast’
https://anchor.fm/socialworkspotlight In this podcast conversation with Yasmine McKee-Wright, I share my hard-earned wisdom from working in the inter-personal violence response fields of social work, some ideas about policy reform in child protection, ways of doing social justice and why high quality supervision is so important for longevity in this profession.
Wow! You’ve been a Social Worker for over 30 years? What’s your secret?
Today one of my supervisees, herself with 10 years frontline experience, asked me a very interesting question ‘What is the secret of your longevity in the social work profession?’ I think this question is particularly worthy of consideration given current narratives about ‘burn out’ and the requirements of ‘self-care’ being so influential in human service…
SOCIAL WORK STORIES PODCAST : Ep. 56 – Centering Social Justice in Social Work Supervision
https://socialworkstories.com/episodes/ep-56-centering-social-justice-in-social-work-supervision I am honoured to have been interviewed by UOW academic Mim Fox about the social justice framework I hold in my supervision practice that centres ethics and promotes solidarity and community building.
Podcast with Vittorio Cintio
In Episode 27, Social Worker and Podcaster Vittorio Cintio touches on Deanne’s social work career and her preferred approaches to supervision.