• Podcast: from independent domestic violence advocate to social work

  • Apr 28 2025
  • Length: 38 mins
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Podcast: from independent domestic violence advocate to social work

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  • In this episode of the Social Work Community Podcast, senior careers editor Kirsty Ayakwah speaks to specialist domestic abuse social worker Jenifer Lamadrid who started her career as an Independent Domestic Violence Advocate.We find out why they made the move, what core skills they’ve been able to take from their former profession into social work and what keeps them in the sector.

    Read the transcript of the interview here.About the podcastThe Social Work Community Podcast explores the issues that matter to social work practitioners in their working lives.

    Kirsty and fellow host, careers editor Sharmeen Ziauddin, interview experienced and inspiring guests, including frontline social workers who speak from the heart about their jobs, the sector and society.

    The first season went down a storm and was nominated in the 2024 British Association of Social Workers (BASW) Social Work Journalism Awards.

    We have since launched season two, during which we have covered whether we need more men in social work and interviewed a practitioner with 47 years’ experience about what keeps her in the profession.

    Although the podcast is available on major podcast platforms, Social Work Community members will get special early access to each episode.

    So sign up to the Social Work Community to be among the first to catch each episode and to connect with fellow practitioners in a safe space.Otherwise, check out the Social Work Community Podcast on the following:
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