Bringing Yourself: Use of Self in Social Work Practice - Solo Drop

About this episode

Dr. Sylvia reflects on her return to the podcast after a personal hiatus, discussing her experiences in social work and the importance of self-awareness in leadership.

I've been away from this space longer than planned. Life and loss asked something of me that I needed to honour first. I'm back. And the episode I'm returning with feels right. This is a solo episode. Personal. Reflective. And I hope, useful. I talk about a period in my career when I became the kind of manager I wouldn't have wanted for myself, not because I didn't care, but because nobody had given me the tools to lead differently. I talk about what use of self actually means in pr...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Sylvia

Topics covered

• social work
• personal reflection
• leadership
• use of self
• career development

Keywords

• social work practice
• leadership tools
• personal growth
• manager experiences
• self-awareness

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