Social Work Spotlight

Author: Yasmine Loupis

This podcast features interviews with social workers in Sydney, Australia, showcasing diverse areas of practice, social work stories, successes, and challenges, and providing information on media and other resources that can be accessed to help inform and educate people who are curious about the profession or wanting a career change.
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International Episode 17: Donald (Wales)
Episode 17
Friday, 10 April, 2026

In this episode I speak with Donald in Wales, a researcher interested in the relationship between good child and family social work practice and outcomes, and in understanding the features of organisations that produce good practice. Donald has been instrumental in setting up the Tilda Goldberg Centre, academic lead for the Frontline social work programme, founding the What Works Centre for Children's Social Care, helping to found the Better Childhoods Centre in University College Copenhagen and the SCALE Centre for Social Care and AI research, as well as leading CASCADE Centre for Children's Social Care Research and Development.Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:Donald’s faculty profile - https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/forresterdGreenham Common peace camps - https://phm.org.uk/blogposts/greenham-common-peace-camp/Cascade Centre Wales - https://cascadewales.org/Article on the set-up of the Best Childhoods Centre in Wales - https://cascadewales.org/cardiff-university-to-help-set-up-major-new-research-centre-to-ensure-children-in-denmark-have-the-best-start-in-life/This episode's transcript can be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dUp0vSpayHCnS-5KtI2kuxi4MvN2wUjxb_exfl_J9bI/edit?usp=drivesdkThanks to Kevin Macleod of incompetech.com for our theme music.