Best RiP / RiPfA Podcasts (2025)

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Using integrated data to inform design, reach, quality and performance 38:08

3d ago38:08

38:08

Lambeth Early Action Partnership (LEAP) team talk us through 10 Years of LEAP in their presentation 'Developing an Outcomes Framework for Early Years Services: Using integrated data to inform design, reach, quality and performance'.By Research in Practice

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Single digital view of the child - Part two 46:09

3M ago46:09

46:09

Sarah Rothera, a Research in Practice Associate, talks to Gill Bawler from Somerset County Council. We hear about their ongoing journey to develop a single digital view of the child and how they are supporting others to do the same.By Research in Practice

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Single digital view of the child - Part one 37:23

3M ago37:23

37:23

Sarah Rothera, a Research in Practice Associate, talks to Gary Davies from Somerset County Council. We hear about their ongoing journey to develop a single digital view of the child and how they are supporting others to do the same.By Research in Practice

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Anti-racist systems leadership - Part two 49:08

4M ago49:08

49:08

Dez Holmes talks to Meera Spillett about the key elements of anti-racist systems leadership. They reflect on an excellent briefing authored by Meera that has been published by Research in Practice. Meera is a former Director of Children’s Services and social worker, with over 40 years’ experience in social care, education and public sector partners…

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Anti-racist systems leadership - Part one 50:34

4M ago50:34

50:34

Dez Holmes talks to Meera Spillett about the key elements of anti-racist systems leadership. They reflect on an excellent briefing authored by Meera that has been published by Research in Practice. Meera is a former Director of Children’s Services and social worker, with over 40 years’ experience in social care, education and public sector partners…

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Moving Social Work 40:57

5M ago40:57

40:57

This podcast discussion on health and wellbeing and going beyond the soundbytes of such words to explore how the implementation of exercise can make a real difference to social workers and those they work with.By Research in Practice

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Working with parents - The practice of working with parents 44:39

5M ago44:39

44:39

In this two-part podcast, Donald Forrester, Professor of Child and Family Social Work at Cardiff University and Richard Devine, Consultant Social Worker, join Susan Ridpath, Research and Development Officer at Research in Practice to share their insights into working with parents in child and family social work.Part two starts by further exploring …

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Working with parents - The context of social work and working with parents 44:07

5M ago44:07

44:07

In this two-part podcast, Donald Forrester, Professor of Child and Family Social Work at Cardiff University and Richard Devine, Consultant Social Worker, join Susan Ridpath, Research and Development Officer at Research in Practice to share their insights into working with parents in child and family social work. Part one's focus is the context of s…

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Ten years of the Care Act 2014 44:55

6M ago44:55

44:55

A conversation between Philip Anderson, Strategic Director for External Affairs at the National Children's Bureau and Gerry Nosowska, Director of Effective Practice and former chair of the British Association of Social Workers. The focus is ten years of the Care Act 2014, its development, delivery and unrealised potential.View the accompanying refl…

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What is professional curiosity? 26:26

7M ago26:26

26:26

Emily Smith, Research in Practice Research and Development Officer, delves deeper into the topic and reflects on how practitioners might develop their practice.View the accompanying reflective questions: https://www.researchinpractice.org.uk/all/content-pages/podcasts/what-is-professional-curiosity/By Research in Practice

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CPD and registration Joining the Social Work England register 52:12

8M ago52:12

52:12

A podcast discussing what social work students and newly qualified social workers need to know about joining the Social Work England register, recording CPD and how organisations can support this.View the accompanying reflective questions: https://www.researchinpractice.org.uk/all/content-pages/podcasts/cpd-and-registration-joining-the-social-work-…

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Celebrating international social workers and supporting them to thrive in the UK 20:31

10M ago20:31

20:31

In this podcast, Alison Domakin from Research in Practice, talks to Duc Tran and Priya David co-chairs of the BASW Diaspora Special Interest Group. Duc and Priya are international social workers who have worked in England for many years.By Research in Practice

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Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of care leavers: What can the research tell us? 41:12

10M ago41:12

41:12

In our final podcast Lys Eden, Evidence and Evaluation Officer at Foundations, talks about what recent research undertaken by Foundations can tell us about the national picture when it comes to supporting care leavers’ mental health and wellbeing, where the gaps are and what good practice looks like.…

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Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of care leavers: Conversations with Pure Insight 41:15

10M ago41:15

41:15

In our fourth podcast, we hear from to Sarah Sturmey, Founder and CEO of Pure Insight, a voluntary sector organisation which delivers support services for care experienced young people. Sarah shares the focus and reach of Pure Insight, providing insights into the support offered to care experienced young people around mental health and wellbeing.…

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Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of care leavers: Newham 40:09

10M ago40:09

40:09

In our third podcast we hear from to Carey-Ann Baisden, Leaving Care Specialist Nurse in Newham Council’s Leaving Care Team. Carey-Ann shares outlines the mental health and wellbeing support available to care leavers in Newham and shares learning and insights from this work.By Research in Practice

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Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of care leavers: Northamptonshire 37:24

11M ago37:24

37:24

These linked podcasts explore the mental health support available to care leavers. In the second podcast we hear from Northamptonshire's Children's Trust Leaving Care Team about their views and experiences.By Research in Practice

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Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of care leavers: Conversation with care leavers 43:37

11M ago43:37

43:37

These linked podcasts explore the mental health support available to care leavers. In the first podcast we hear from care leavers about their views and experiences and in the second we speak to a researcher about findings from some recent research examining mental health support for care leavers.By Research in Practice

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Supporting work across cultures 24:41

11M ago24:41

24:41

This podcast explores how we conceptualise culture and what this means for the way that we support people from a range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds.View the accompanying reflective questions: https://www.researchinpractice.org.uk/all/content-pages/podcasts/supporting-work-across-cultures/By Research in Practice

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The importance of reflective supervision 31:12

1y ago31:12

31:12

Alison Domakin, Senior Research and Development Officer at Research in Practice shares tips, tools and techniques for how we ensure truly reflective supervision.View the accompanying reflective questions:https://www.researchinpractice.org.uk/all/content-pages/podcasts/the-importance-of-reflective-supervision/…

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Using intersectionality to increase equity: a discussion about the Equity Change Project 29:49

1y ago29:49

29:49

This podcast is a conversation between Phil John, Technical Officer at Research in Practice and two of the authors of the Equity Change Project, Dr Clenton Farquharson and Gerry Nosowska. For the past two years they, alongside Suryia Nayak, have been working on the Equity Change project, exploring how the lens of intersectionality can increase equi…

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How we can work with children, young people and families to make better use of data 36:00

1y ago36:00

36:00

Understanding how we can work alongside children, young people and families to develop approaches to information gathering and use.By Research in Practice

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Organisational resilience 29:17

1+ y ago29:17

29:17

Claire Williams, a Research and Development Officer at Research in Practice delves into materials and resources on organisational resilience and wellbeing and how they can be used in practice.View the accompanying reflective questions: https://www.researchinpractice.org.uk/all/content-pages/podcasts/organisational-resilience/…

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Identity needs of minoritised children and young people in care 32:04

1+ y ago32:04

32:04

This podcast highlights key messages from recent research exploring the identity needs of minoritised children and young people in care. The discussion focuses on the dynamic nature of identity and how practitioners can explore what ethnicity and religion means to children and young people.By Research in Practice

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Talking about co-production and evidence with Social Care Future 34:56

1+ y ago34:56

34:56

Jeanette Sutton talks to Anna Severwright about co-production and the recent Research in Practice Evidence Review that was co-produced with Social Care Future, which outlines the changes that are needed to make life better and equal for those who draw on social care.View the accompanying reflective questions: https://www.researchinpractice.org.uk/a…

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Making better use of children’s information, data and voice 36:04

1+ y ago36:04

36:04

How better use of Children’s information, data and voice can be used to improve the lives of children and families.By Research in Practice

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Working with men in Leeds: Journey Project 32:48

1+ y ago32:48

32:48

Laura Bracey from Research in Practice speaks to Aurio about his experience of working with the Journey project in Leeds, a project set up to support fathers from a Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic background. They are joined by Marcus, who leads the Journey project. In this podcast, Marcus discusses how he set up the Journey project and how he …

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A CPD conversation with Social Work England: Reflecting on learning 31:26

2y ago31:26

31:26

Kate Metcalf from Social Work England talks about the role of reflection in learning, writing an effective CPD record, and upcoming projects.View the accompanying reflective questions: https://www.researchinpractice.org.uk/all/content-pages/podcasts/a-cpd-conversation-with-social-work-england-reflecting-on-learning/…

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What is evidence-informed practice? 35:11

2y ago35:11

35:11

Dez Holmes, Director of Research in Practice, explains what evidence-informed practice is, why it’s of particular relevance to the social care sector and what it means for practice and leadership.View the accompanying reflective questions: https://www.researchinpractice.org.uk/all/content-pages/podcasts/what-is-evidence-informed-practice/…

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Understanding the perspective of a family with lived experience: homelessness, housing & social care 43:38

2y ago43:38

43:38

In this podcast, Dr Kesia Reeve, a dedicated housing researcher, and Leanna Fairfax, a PhD student with lived experienced of homelessness and social care, explore these issues from a family’s perspective. They discuss some of the challenges families may face and how services can best support them.View the accompanying reflective questions: https://…

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Participation as protection 35:24

2y ago35:24

35:24

In this podcast Meg Elizabeth, Keeley Howard and Evie Poingdestre, three members of the Young Researchers’ Advisory Panel (YRAP), talk about how young people’s participation in services and research can be protective at an individual level and for young people more widely.View the accompanying reflective questions: https://www.researchinpractice.or…

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Discriminatory abuse - developing practice responses 38:44

2+ y ago38:44

38:44

This podcast explores what discriminatory abuse is and considers official statistics and wider research findings. It discusses how we can recognise potential discriminatory abuse, how discriminatory abuse features in Safeguarding Adult Reviews and what this means for developing our practice.View the accompanying reflective questions:https://www.res…

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Using case law in social care practice 46:36

2+ y ago46:36

46:36

In this podcast, Research and Development Officers Claire Williams and Luciann Blake talk to Laura Pritchard-Jones and Tony Anyaegbu about interpreting and applying case law in practice.The podcast explores how effective practice should be underpinned by good and up-to-date knowledge of relevant case law. The conversation contains messages relevant…

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Working with men in Leeds: Caring Dads 35:42

2+ y ago35:42

35:42

Laura Bracey from Research in Practice speaks to Matt Tattersley, Project Manager for the Caring Dads programme within Leeds City Council.Matt reflects on the journey that Leeds City Council has been on to improve its support to fathers and his hopes for the future. He shares examples of positive practice with fathers, and advice for social workers…

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Working with men: Sharing learning from Leeds 29:52

2+ y ago29:52

29:52

Laura Bracey from Research in Practice speaks to Matthew Tattersley, Project Manager for the Caring Dads programme within Leeds City Council.Matthew reflects on the journey that Leeds City Council has been on to improve its support to fathers and his hopes for the future. He shares examples of positive practice with fathers, and advice for social w…

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Opportunities to reflect: A CPD discussion with Social Work England 38:24

2+ y ago38:24

38:24

Hannah Scott, Georgina Chetwynd and Vicky Hart reflect on the ongoing role and responsibilities of Social Work England, and discuss Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for social workers.View the accompanying reflective questions: https://www.researchinpractice.org.uk/all/content-pages/podcasts/opportunities-to-reflect-a-cpd-discussion-with-s…

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A parent’s experience of court and pre-proceedings: Rebecca 46:30

3y ago46:30

46:30

Hannah Scott, Research and Development Officer at Research in Practice and qualified social worker, speaks to Rebecca*, a mother who has experienced care proceedings and talks about how this felt. She also discusses her experiences of mother and baby placements, social work relationships, kinship care assessments and disclosing domestic abuse. (*ps…

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The Good Assessment Handbook 38:08

3y ago38:08

38:08

Georgina Chetwynd speaks with Gerry Nosowska about her updates to the Good Assessment handbook. Written primarily for social care practitioners completing assessments under the Care Act 2014, the handbook provides detailed practice guidance to support practitioners explore and reflect on good assessment practice, the capabilities of a good assessor…

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Young people’s experience of court and pre-proceedings 58:24

3y ago58:24

58:24

Hannah Scott talks to Amy*, Kahlil and Imogen from the Family Justice Young People’s Board (FJYPB) about their experiences of working with Childrens Services, the Family and Criminal courts. (*pseudonym used)The Family Justice Young People’s Board (FJYPB) are a group of more than 70 children and young people aged between eight and 25 years old, who…

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Storytelling and social care 26:36

3y ago26:36

26:36

Katy Shorten, Research and Development Manager at Research in Practice talks to Georgie Steele about the power of storytelling. Georgie shares her experience of being a parent carer and how storytelling has helped her to gain perspective on her situation, including what has happened and how she copes in her caring role. She describes how stories ca…

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A parent’s experience of court and pre-proceedings: Laura 29:37

3y ago29:37

29:37

Hannah Scott, Research and Development Officer at Research in Practice, talks to Laura*, who has experience of being a parent in Family Court proceedings and is also care experienced, about how legal processes and assessments felt to her as a parent and shares key messages for practitioners. (*pseudonym used)View the accompanying reflective questio…

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Ensuring children's life stories are at the centre of direct work 40:35

3y ago40:35

40:35

Lizzie Hills, Practice Lead at Norfolk County Council, talks about Norfolk County Council’s approach to life story work and the importance of making sure that children’s life stories, and how they understand them, is at the centre of all direct work with them.Listen on our website: https://www.researchinpractice.org.uk/children/content-pages/podcas…

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The evidence base around domestic violence and abuse 1:07:19

3+ y ago1:07:19

1:07:19

Dez Holmes, Director of Research in Practice, talks to Jo Todd Chief Executive of Respect, Kyla Kirkpatrick Director of the Drive Partnership and Dr Olumide Adisa Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Abuse Research at the University of Suffolk about the evidence base around domestic violence and abuse, perpetration and the interface with children’s s…

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Ageing well: Housing options and alternative modes of living - Multi-generational co-housing 24:25

3+ y ago24:25

24:25

Mary Robson, Research and Development Officer at Research in Practice speaks to Liz about her experience of living at LILAC (Low Impact Living Affordable Community), a multi-generational co-housing project in Leeds.This conversation offers unique insight into what it’s like to live in multi-generational co-housing, highlighting the untapped potenti…

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Practice leaders reflect on working with domestic abuse and violence - Episode five 25:10

3+ y ago25:10

25:10

Dr. Jess Wild from Research in Practice discusses Doncaster Children’s Services Trust’s approach to domestic abuse with Alicia Lee, who manages a small specialist team that works with the whole family as a response to domestic abuse. Alicia gives a sense of how the council approach work with families where there is a perpetrator of domestic abuse. …

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Practice leaders reflect on working with domestic abuse and violence - Episode four 20:59

3+ y ago20:59

20:59

Dr. Jess Wild from Research in Practice discusses Bedford Borough Council’s approach to child protection work with Harmesh Bhogal, who is the Chief Officer and Assistant Director for Children’s Services at the council. Harmesh talks about his experiences of the Domestic Abuse Change Project and how he and his teams approach child protection work wh…

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Practice leaders reflect on working with domestic abuse and violence - Episode three 23:38

3+ y ago23:38

23:38

Dr. Jess Wild from Research in Practice discusses Bedford Borough Council’s approach to child protection work with Harmesh Bhogal, who is the Chief Officer and Assistant Director for Children’s Services at the council. Harmesh talks about his experiences of the Domestic Abuse Change Project and how he and his teams approach child protection work wh…

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Practice leaders reflect on working with domestic abuse and violence - Episode two 17:30

3+ y ago17:30

17:30

Dr. Jess Wild from Research in Practice discusses Salford City Council’s approach to child protection work with Claire Baddley, who is the Domestic Abuse Lead for Children’s Services at the council. Claire shares how the council works with families where there is domestic abuse or where domestic abuse is a concern. Listen on our website: https://ww…

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Practice leaders reflect on working with domestic abuse and violence - Episode one 26:32

3+ y ago26:32

26:32

Dr. Jess Wild from Research in Practice discusses Bath and North East Somerset Council’s approach to domestic abuse with Becky Wills, who works as part of the local authority’s intervention team. Becky shares the council’s approach to working with families where someone is causing harm or domestic abuse is an issue of concern. Listen on our website…

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Rethinking children’s social care responses to domestic abuse and violence - Episode three 20:30

3+ y ago20:30

20:30

Dr Jessica Wild, from Research in Practice, speaks to Ali about her experiences as a woman parenting her children while experiencing domestic abuse from her partner, and about her involvement with children’s social care. In this third episode, Ali discusses the fear of children’s social care and the complexities of leaving. Listen on our website: h…

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Rethinking children’s social care responses to domestic abuse and violence - Episode two 24:27

3+ y ago24:27

24:27

Dr Jessica Wild, from Research in Practice, speaks to Ali about her experiences as a woman parenting her children while experiencing domestic abuse from her partner, and about her involvement with children’s social care. In this second episode, Ali discusses what good social work can look like and ideas for new ways of working. Listen on our websit…

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