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Social Work Sorted is the leading podcast for Newly Qualified Social Workers in the UK. Hosted and produced by Vicki Shevlin, a social worker, trainer, consultant and founder of The Social Work Collective Academy.
This is a podcast for social workers and safeguarding professionals who care about skills, knowledge and practice. Fresh, relatable and realistic, Vicki brings her social work experience and unique training approach to bitesize episodes. Guest episodes feature critical conversations with experts from the sector.
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- 5 ways to simplify your Social Work practice · 26 minIt’s October, the season is changing, and I’m in full reset mode. In this episode I share five ways to simplify your practice and your working life: your workspace, your to-do…
- Independent social work is growing but are we talking about the ethics honestly? · 12 minIndependent social work is on the rise, but we don’t talk about it honestly enough. In this episode I’m sharing what it actually means, how my own route into independence looked…
- What Local Authorities Get Right for Social Workers (And Why It's Worth Protecting) · 33 minI left local authority social work four years ago, not because I was burnt out, but because I couldn't keep building my training work alongside it. In this episode I push back on…
- Learning from the Clancy trial and reflections on court skills for New Social Workers (And Why They Start at the Front Door) · 33 minThis week I've been watching the Lindsey Clancy trial, and I couldn't stop thinking about what it reveals about giving evidence, professional credibility, and how quickly a badly…
- Foster Care, Residential Homes and Why We Need to Talk About Money: A Conversation with Trevor Elliot · 55 minIn this episode I'm joined by Trevor Elliott MBE, founder of Children We Care For and director of three residential children's homes in London, who became a foster carer at 24…
- Finding Joy in Social Work: 4 Things I'm Committing to This Month · 38 minJuly was heavy. Court, honest feedback on my book, and the quiet weight of watching decisions unfold in family courts. In this honest, veryyyy unfiltered episode I talk through…
- Age Assessment, the SAEF Framework and What Social Work Values Have to Do With It: A Conversation with Jo Schofield · 43 minIn this episode I'm joined by my friend and colleague Jo Schofield, Director of Immigration Social Work Services and one of the leading experts on age assessment in the UK. Jo…
- Research, Evidence and What We Share Online: A Conversation with Dez Holmes · 54 minIn this episode I'm joined by Dez Holmes, Director of Research in Practice for a conversation that went in more directions than either of us planned and was better for it. We…
- Naming Social Workers in the Media and Taking Care of Yourself · 32 minIn this episode I'm back after a quieter month, off Instagram, in therapy, having acupuncture, and thinking about a lot of things. This one covers the personal and the…
- From Youth Work to Safeguarding: Practice, Power and the So What Question, with Sean Monaghan from SaferNow · 1 godz. 8 minIn this episode I'm joined by Sean Monaghan, founder of Safer Now, whose route into safeguarding practice started in a youth centre in North Birmingham and took him through…
- Why are home visits invisible from Statutory Guidance? and how does it affect social work · 19 minHome visits are the main site where social work happens. And yet they are barely mentioned in Working Together to Safeguard Children 2026 or any version of Working Together…
- Should we still be talking about ACE's? What Social Workers Need to Know · 13 minACEs - adverse childhood experiences - is one of the most referenced phrases in social work and safeguarding. But how many of us have actually questioned whether we are using it…
- There are so many ways to be a Social Worker · 16 minIn this episode I explore one of the most persistent and unhelpful narratives in social work; that there is a hierarchy of practice, and that unless you have done your time in…
- Seeing the Invisible Child: Direct Work With Infants on Home Visits · 16 minIn this episode I'm talking about one of the most consistent findings across serious case reviews; the invisible child and giving you one practical thing you can take into your…
- What Case Recording Feels Like From the Other Side · 29 minIn this episode, I'm reflecting on my own unexpected experience of having a record written about me, not as a social worker, but as a home educating parent. It's a small, almost…
- Voice, Power and Practice with Jade Barnett, CEO of Power2Prevail · 1 godz. 3 minIn this episode, I’m joined by Power 2 Prevail to explore what it really means to work with young people, not just around them. We talk about the power of youth work, how…
- Name the Time: Boundaries that protect you and others · 10 minHave your home visits started running to two hours… but nothing is actually changing? In this bite-sized episode, I share a powerful reflection from inside The Social Work…
- One Thing at a Time: plans, pressure, and practice · 44 minJanuary doesn’t need to be a fresh start on the 1st and social work doesn’t get easier when we set ourselves (and families) impossible expectations. In this episode, I’m sharing…
- Don’t Let Them: why social workers can’t afford passive self-help · 15 minThis episode was unplanned but necessary. After receiving my Spotify Wrapped for the podcast, I noticed something that stopped me in my tracks: many listeners of Social Work…
- Christmas in social work: Boundaries, joy & the pressure we don’t talk about · 36 minIn this episode, I’m talking honestly about Christmas – both as a person and as a social worker. I share my own complicated relationship with the festive season, from…
