Guests: Dr. Satu Ranta-Tyrkkö: senior lecturer at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Dr. Ingo Stamm: postdoctoral researcher at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Introduction to this episode: The social work training institutions around the world play a crucial role in helping shape the specific competencies and wider professional culture of…

Guest: Bayley Johnson - Australian social work student in training Introduction to this episode The social work (SW) student perspective on eco-social practice (ESW) offers interesting insights into the principles of that practice for a number of reasons. Almost by definition, many students will come to an eco-social framing of practice with little…

Full title: Green Social Work: A 21st Century Challenge for Practitioners, Academics and Students Guest: Professor Lena Dominelli, PhD, AcSS, is a qualified social worker and holds a Chair in Social Work at the University of Stirling. Amongst her many contributions to the social work profession she helped create the concept of green social work as …

Most recent update from mid-October 2022. A warm welcome to the Eco-Social Work in Australia podcast series for both new and returning listeners. I am Andrew Nicholson producer of the series, and I want to give a quick update on its progress now at the early stage of its second year. Since launch in early June 2021 the series has achieved over 1800…

Guest: Dr Sandra Engstrom (she/her) | Social Work Lecturer | UNITY Convenor | Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Committee | Extremes in Society Research Group Co-Lead | Faculty of Social Sciences | University of Stirling INTRODUCTION TO THIS EPISODE The eco-social worldview or values and principles ‘lens’ which underpins eco-social work practice …

Guest: Dr Dyann Ross, Senior Lecturer, Social Work, Program Coordinator for Master of Social Work (Qualifying) and Higher Degrees by Research, University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), Australia Introduction to this episode The experience of the use of love and a love ethic within eco-social work practice has already been introduced by a previous gue…

Guest: Dr Meredith Powers(she/her) - Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work at University of North Carolina, Greensboro, USA Introduction to this episode: The Eco-Social Work in Australia podcast series has been expanded to include guest interviews with social work professionals who either practice outside of Australia or with individ…

Guest: Professor Margaret Alston, AM, OAM, School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Science, University of Newcastle, New South Wales and Emerita Professor, Monash University. Introduction to this episode: Professor Margaret Alston has developed a longstanding research and teaching interest around the social work role in relation to nat…

Guest: Dr. Naomi Godden: Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Social Work, School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia. Introduction to this episode: Dr Godden is a social worker, social justice and environmental activist, and feminist participatory action researcher from the rural community of Marga…

Guest: Dr.Sylvia Ramsay, School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia. INTRODUCTION TO THIS EPISODE The growing academic research base of eco-social work (ESW) practice in Australia has a been an important springboard in helping to diffuse ESW ideas and approaches into the mainstream here. Several guests in …

Guest: Dr. Dorothee Holscher: Lecturer, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia. INTRODUCTION TO THIS EPISODE: For many practitioners, eco-social work approaches are transformative in their intent and objectives around linked physical environment and social justice concerns. Some examples ar…

Guest: Dr. Heather Downey, Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Social Policy and member of the Centre for Freshwater Ecosystems at Latrobe University, Albury Wodonga. INTRODUCTION TO THIS EPISODE The crucial importance of water as a resource to support the economic, social, cultural, recreational, and environmental wellbeing of human society and the…

GUEST: Beni McKenzie, social worker in practice in the Gold Coast region of Queensland. Beni is Vice-President of the AASW (South) Qld Branch and a member of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) National Advisory Panel for Climate Action. Over a number of years, Beni has been active in finding ways to embed eco-social work practice p…

Welcome to a new podcast series on eco-social work practice: ‘Eco-Social Work in Australia.’ PURPOSE: A key objective of this podcast project is to help grow a conversation and interest about eco-social work amongst listeners. The researcher and producer of the series, Andrew Nicholson, is a retired social worker and environmental educator. He and …

GUEST: Dr Susan Bailey - senior lecturer in Social Work at Edith Cowan University, Western Australia. Sue has lived all her life on Whadjuk Noongar Country. Her curiosity, dangerous as a toddler but transformative as an adult, led her to a PhD in social work that consolidated her belief in the importance of social and ecological justice. For over 2…

GUEST: Dr Peter Jones - Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Human Services at James Cook University in Townsville. INTRODUCTION TO THIS EPISODE: Green, environmental, or eco-social work (ESW) – is an exciting, still-evolving body of ideas and practice emerging within the social work mainstream, internationally. Within Australia, over the last ten ye…

GUEST: Trena - social worker, social work educator and serial activist, based in Boorloo (Perth) WA INTRODUCTION TO THIS EPISODE: A particularly important principle within eco-social work practice is the emphasis given to the concept of holism. Holism and holistic framing are important ideas also found in ecological, environmental and systems theor…

GUEST: Louise Whitaker – coordinator of the Bachelor of Social Work and Bachelor of Community Welfare courses at Southern Cross University, NSW. Prior to joining academia, Louise managed programs promoting access to legal services and practiced in mental health. Her research is practice based, addressing critical reflection and social inclusion. In…

GUEST: Catrina Lawrence, first year social work student. At time of interview Catrina was studying at University of Southern Cross, NSW. She completed a 400-hour eco-social work oriented placement in late 2020. Introduction to this episode: Within Australia over the last few years, the momentum to develop eco-social work theory and practical interv…

GUEST: Dr. Ros Darracott - senior social work practitioner, trainer and researcher Ros has nearly 30 years’ experience of providing services in rural, remote, and regional areas. In recent years, she has been particularly interested in exploring how social workers in the health sector can address climate disruption and its impacts on public health.…

GUEST: Dr. Heather Boetto, Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Human Services at Charles Sturt University. Introduction to this episode: Green or eco-social work is an exciting and still-evolving body of ideas and practice within the social work mainstream. Within Australia over the last ten years or so a lot of the development of Green or eco-socia…