Sharmeen Ziauddin

Posts by Sharmeen Ziauddin

A day in the life of three social workers

Watch a short video of June, Jamie and Cyra about their lives as social workers in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council

Social work around the world: Zimbabwe

In the latest episode of the Social Work Community Podcast, two Zimbabwean social workers reveal all about their careers in England

From left to right: Meeta Chaudhary, Mayuri Mistry, Nimal Jude, Noshin Mohamed, Chandni Tanna

Group launched to represent South Asian social workers

SWAS aims to provide South Asian practitioners with a space to share experiences and challenge the stereotypes that afflict practice with people from similar backgrounds

'War is all they've known': working with unaccompanied children

Listen to two social workers talk about their work with supporting unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in this special Refugee Week episode

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The highs and lows of a children’s services’ transformation journey

Senior leaders from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council's children's services describe the turbulent ride after a negative Ofsted inspection and how they have turned it all around

Podcast: social work around the world - West Bank and Gaza

Listen to Palestinian social worker Riad Arar talk about what life is like living under occupation and neighbouring a war zone

Fatima Whitbread at the One Voice Summit

Fatima Whitbread appeals to the government to overhaul care system

The former javelin world record holder has worked with fellow care-experienced people to produce a white paper with 14 action points for the government to implement

Social work around the world: Australia

In the latest episode of The Social Work Community Podcast, we speak to two social workers with experience of working in both Australia and the UK

Podcast: practising social work in Israel

In this episode of The Social Work Community Podcast, we speak to Yohai Hakak, who shares his experience of working as a mental health social worker in Israel

'Social work around the world' podcast miniseries launches

The Social Work Community Podcast begins a new miniseries on World Social Work Day focusing on social workers from overseas

Webinar: building a practice framework with the influence of practitioner voice

Watch the principal social worker and a team manager from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council children's services share their experience of building a bespoke practice model

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The importance of multi-agency collaboration in protecting children from exploitation

Northamptonshire Children’s Trust is part of a new hub focused on reducing risk outside the home for children and young people