Social work during COVID-19 with Richard Devine, a social worker in BANES

Thank you for listening to the What Works for Children’s Social Care podcast - COVID-19 special. In this episode, Michael Sanders, Chief Executive of What Works for Children’s Social Care, talks to Richard Devine, a Social Worker for Bath and North East Somerset (@RichardDevineSW). Richard discusses the impact of remote working, the cumulative effect of ‘mildly difficult’ situations and missing the moments of reflection and decompression while driving between appointments. Richard and Michael also explore how new working arrangements, such as switching to phone conversations, have changed relationship dynamics between families and social workers. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for upcoming topics, please get in touch by emailing [email protected] You can also follow us on Twitter @whatworksCSC