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  • How do you maintain a life outside of social work?

    April 20, 2026 · 53 min

    On this week’s episode of Social Work Radio, Vince and Cara ask a question many in the profession will recognise instantly: how do you maintain a life outside of social work when the job seems to take everything you have? From dark…

  • Social workers talk about mental health every day, just never our own

    April 10, 2026 · 47 min

    In this episode of Social Work Radio, Vince Peart and Cara Davis take on a difficult truth in the profession: social workers talk about mental health every day, just rarely their own. Through Cara’s deeply personal account of living with…

  • When everything else changes, a brother or sister can still be your anchor

    April 3, 2026 · 55 min

    In this episode of Social Work Radio, our social work hosts Vince and Cara explore why sibling relationships can be a lifeline for children in care, and why the law’s new recognition of that bond matters so deeply. From the emotional…

  • A justice minister just said parental alienation has no scientific basis. Now what?

    March 27, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

    In this week’s episode of Social Work Radio, Vince and Cara unpack the growing fallout after a justice minister said parental alienation has no scientific basis, asking what that means for family courts, social work practice, and the…

  • Social Work Week 2026: It's all about AI

    March 20, 2026 · 51 min

    In the latest episode of Social Work Radio, Vince and Cara take on one of the biggest issues facing the profession right now: the growing role of AI in social work. From algorithmic risk scores and embedded decision-support tools to bias…

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  • Debunking the common myths about social workers

    March 13, 2026 · 56 min

    In this episode of Social Work Radio, Vince and Cara take on some of the most persistent myths about social workers, from the damaging child-snatcher stereotype to the idea that social work is just a matter of having a kind heart…

  • Do you need trauma to be a good social worker?

    March 6, 2026 · 51 min

    In this episode of Social Work Radio, Vince and Cara take on a question that quietly sits in the background of the profession: do you need trauma to be a good social worker? They explore why lived experience is often seen as a badge of…

  • Duration Neglect: aka “How can you not see this?”

    February 20, 2026 · 55 min

    This week, Vince and Cara unpack the idea of duration neglect - the psychological blind spot that helps explain why social workers can see years of cumulative harm in a chronology while families experience life crisis-by-crisis and believe…

  • Jeffrey Epstein isn't the whole story

    February 13, 2026 · 58 min

    In this episode of Social Work Radio, Vince and Cara unpack why Jeffrey Epstein isn’t the whole story. Moving beyond the fixation on famous names, they explore the wider networks of abuse, power and institutional failure that social…

  • Does it really take a village to raise a child?

    February 6, 2026 · 56 min

    Does it really take a village to raise a child, or is that a phrase we repeat without ever taking seriously? In this episode of Social Work Radio, Vince and Cara explore what the evidence says about how place, neighbourhood, and…

  • Is it lonely at the top for social work managers?

    January 30, 2026 · 53 min

    In this episode, Vince and Cara turn their attention to a question many social workers quietly wrestle with: is it lonely at the top? Drawing on lived experience from both sides of the desk, they explore how poor management harms staff…

  • The Maria Coto bill and what it means for social worker safety

    January 23, 2026 · 54 min

    In this week’s episode of Social Work Radio, out hosts Vince and Cara turn their attention to the Maria Coto bill and what it could mean for social worker safety. Reflecting on the murder of child protective services worker Maria Coto in…

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About the show

Social Work Radio brings you interviews and discussions on the issues that matter to social workers in the real world. From politics and policies to dating and ethical dilemmas, there’s something for everyone.