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.