Episodes
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
We're joined by Psychotherapeutic Counsellor and Reflective Practitioner Renee Dickinson in this episode in a wonderful conversation that focuses on turning safe spaces into brave spaces.
Renee speaks of moral injury, reflective practice, a trauma-informed and person-first approach and Gillian Ruch's Heads, Hearts and Hands model of connecting with workers.
Find out more at Renee's website: RD Counselling and Therapy.
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
Tuesday Oct 15, 2024
“It’s really important that you know where you do your best work because it gives people the best outcomes.”
Sara Emerson returns to take a deep dive into managing a team of frontline workers (and her incredible team days!). She speaks about specialisms, vicarious trauma, joy in support work and positive endings!
Friday Aug 09, 2024
Friday Aug 09, 2024
A tapestry of incredible ideas, co-produced by support workers and anonymous clients with lived experience, Common Ambition is a steering group like no other. Its goal is to improve support systems by working collaboratively and ensuring the voice of those with lived experience is central to service improvement and systems change.
How can we best help people experiencing homelessness and Multiple Compound Needs issues? Let's ask them.
Friday Jun 14, 2024
Friday Jun 14, 2024
"Using curiosity could be our biggest strength."
*TRIGGER WARNING*: Domestic Abuse/Sexual Violence/Overdose/Trauma
How do genders experience homelessness differently? We explore curiosity and creativity at Equinox women's house with Gemma Harfleet. She does incredible work supporting women in Supported Accomodation – we discuss Trauma Stabilisation and recovery in *part one* of a this inspiring conversation.
Apologies too – the sound quality's a touch ropey!
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Wednesday May 15, 2024
"It should be a space of openness and curiosity."
In this episode, we're discussing innovation, and creating conditions suitable for change. Justlife CEO and Service Designer Emma Field discuss human-centred, process-driven Design Learning – using practices from design industries to galvanise our work! We begin breaking down how Emma identifies and overcomes challenges with BIG thinking.
Any questions? Email sam@justlife.org.uk today.
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
"It's not walking in their shoes, but walking next to them."
There is where personal and professional meet! On a recent trip to Manchester, we sat down with Specialist Support Worker and trained Psychotherapist Rebecca Fox to find out how their role is different to Justlife's Health Engagement work in the South East.
We discuss personal-centred therapy theory and what Rebecca has learned in the support sector.
Any questions? Email sam@justlife.org.uk!
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
What does a Health Engagement worker do?
In this episode of the Practice Networks Podcast, Sam and Jules talk to Sara Emerson, Justlife's Health Engagement Team Leader.
Sara and her team work hard to support people experiencing health issues that also experience homelessness, ultimately helping clients move on and move away from both.
Outreach in emergency accommodation is incredible work – and often challenging! Here, we break down what it entails with an expert.
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
Wednesday Feb 07, 2024
What is Expertise by Experience, and how vital is such lived experience to support work?
Alex Procter, Justlife's Lived Experience Lead tells Sam and Jules how the organisation strives to innovate.
We discuss shifting the focus in the support sector and how we can learn from clients.
Sign up to the Practice Networks here. Funded by Changing Futures.
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