‘I spent the first three months listening’: how supportive leadership can transform children’s services
Community Care spoke to Northamptonshire’s Children Trust to see how things have changed since its inception almost four years ago
Sharmeen Ziauddin
Posts by Sharmeen Ziauddin
Podcast: turning challenge into opportunity - social workers share their experiences of working in a large county
Two practitioners and a social work student at Northamptonshire Children's Trust discuss the particular challenges of working across a large area, the longstanding impact of Covid and their visible...
Working with perpetrators of domestic abuse: training social workers to have challenging conversations
The London Borough of Newham is committed to supporting practitioners to build the skills and knowledge needed to work with families affected by domestic abuse
'I believe in the value of social work': launch editor looks back as Community Care turns 50
Sharmeen Ziauddin interviews the first editor of Community Care, who also happens to be the chairman of the brand's owner, publishing company the Mark Allen Group
Podcast: the refugee who became social worker of the year
An in depth podcast interview with Omaid Badar, winner of the overall Social Worker of the Year award 2023
Podcast: the benefits of a relational approach to social work
Community Care speaks to an assistant director and a team manager from Norfolk County Council about innovation that is taking place across children's services
Ask the expert: 'Help! I haven't worked since I graduated in 2015'
Social work careers expert Dame Lorna Boreland-Kelly advises on how to get into social work without experience
Podcast: should social workers be on social media?
The Social Work Community podcast asks two social workers about why they created YouTube channels and other social media accounts dedicated to their work
Podcast: moving on from Ofsted
Community Care speaks to BCP Council's new principal social worker along with its children's rights and engagement manager about the authority's improvement journey
Podcast: racism in social work
This episode features two guests who have lived experience of racism and abuse from service users and colleagues
'The social work academy is one of the best innovations Newham has had'
Three social workers share how their practice has improved with the help of the training and support available to them from Newham Council
Webinar: learn how to use relationship-based practice
Practitioners from Bradford Children and Families Trust talk about what tools they use to make sure their practice is relational and restorative