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Making the Transition – Balancing Statutory and Independent Social Work with Sarah Cairns
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In this episode of The Social Work Pivot Podcast, I’m joined by Sarah Cairns, a trauma-informed social worker with over a decade of experience across child protection, fostering and adoption, court work, and residential care in Scotland and England. Now balancing independent social work alongside a statutory role, Sarah shares her journey, insights on making the transition, and how she stays up to date with legislation, policy, and evidence-based practice.
We discuss:
✅ Sarah’s journey into social work
✅ The realities of combining statutory and independent social work
✅ Key training and specialisms, including DDP, Theraplay, and AIM 3 risk assessment
🔗 Helpful Links:
- Practicing Social Work in Scotland – Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC)
- Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) Training – DDP Network
- AIM3 Risk Assessment Framework – AIM Project UK
- Theraplay Training & Resources – The Theraplay Institute
🎧 Tune in for practical insights and advice on making the transition into independent practice while maintaining a statutory role!
👉 Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share this episode with fellow social workers.
Let’s get started! 🚀
Sign up for our newsletter Beyond the Caseload for more success stories, insights and resources to guide and inspire you in your career pivot: www.thesocialworkpivot.com
22 episodes
Manage episode 468331955 series 3592729
In this episode of The Social Work Pivot Podcast, I’m joined by Sarah Cairns, a trauma-informed social worker with over a decade of experience across child protection, fostering and adoption, court work, and residential care in Scotland and England. Now balancing independent social work alongside a statutory role, Sarah shares her journey, insights on making the transition, and how she stays up to date with legislation, policy, and evidence-based practice.
We discuss:
✅ Sarah’s journey into social work
✅ The realities of combining statutory and independent social work
✅ Key training and specialisms, including DDP, Theraplay, and AIM 3 risk assessment
🔗 Helpful Links:
- Practicing Social Work in Scotland – Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC)
- Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) Training – DDP Network
- AIM3 Risk Assessment Framework – AIM Project UK
- Theraplay Training & Resources – The Theraplay Institute
🎧 Tune in for practical insights and advice on making the transition into independent practice while maintaining a statutory role!
👉 Don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share this episode with fellow social workers.
Let’s get started! 🚀
Sign up for our newsletter Beyond the Caseload for more success stories, insights and resources to guide and inspire you in your career pivot: www.thesocialworkpivot.com
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