The EBSWA SEEN in Social work Podcast
The EBSWA SEEN in Social work Podcast
Podcast Description
A podcast for social workers and interested others. EBSWA was established in 2019 to consider the evidence base for practice in the contested area of sex and gender. We host discussions with invited guests to discuss existing and new evidence, hoping to help engender an evidence based practice in this area.
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The podcast dives into critical topics such as the impact of affirmative approaches to gender identity on child welfare, evidence-based discussions around gender identity and disability, and recent legal rulings affecting children's services. Specific episodes, such as 'Can a blanket affirmative approach be in a child's best interests?' and 'Disability: When Gender Identity Provides Relief From Reality', illustrate a commitment to exploring the intersections of social work and gender identity.
The podcast of the Evidence Based Social Work Alliance, exploring gender identity from a social work perspective through interviews with a range of stakeholders.
How have the courts ruled on cases brought in the English family courts? Following the ethical approval of the Pathways Trial which could see children as young as 10 receive puberty blockers,Sarah Phillimore, barrister in the family courts, and staunch defender of free speech and children and families rights, and Charlies Plummer, formerly CAFCASS, now independent social worker, joined Maggie Mellon of EBSWA to discuss the current state of case law and the legality of CAFCASS’s current guidance to its staff and to independent Guardians ad Litem reporting to the courts. Following this discussion, with Sarah’s support, EBSWA will now be investigating ways to challenge the CAFCASS guidance.
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