Social work during COVID-19 with Richard Devine, a social worker in BANES

Thank you for listening to the What Works for Children’s Social Care podcast - COVID-19 special. In this episode, Michael Sanders, Chief Executive of What Works for Children’s Social Care, talks to Richard Devine, a Social Worker for Bath and North East Somerset (@RichardDevineSW). Richard discusses the impact of remote working, the cumulative effect of ‘mildly difficult’ situations and missing the moments of reflection and decompression while driving between appointments. Richard and Michael also explore how new working arrangements, such as switching to phone conversations, have changed relationship dynamics between families and social workers. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for upcoming topics, please get in touch by emailing info@whatworks-csc.org.uk You can also follow us on Twitter @whatworksCSC

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Welcome to the Talking Research in Children’s Social Care Podcast from What Works for Children's Social Care - bringing you the latest on evidence-based practice to improve outcomes for children, young people and families. In each episode we will be discussing our new research and what this means for practitioners and the families they work with. We will be hearing from researchers, participants, senior leaders and social workers.