• Incompetent or child-snatchers: media coverage of social work

  • Dec 13 2023
  • Length: 36 mins
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Incompetent or child-snatchers: media coverage of social work

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  • In this episode, two expert guests discuss media coverage, blame and shame of social workers.

    The guests are Dr Liz Frost, associate professor of social work at the University of the West of England, and Dr Maria Leedham, senior lecturer in applied linguistics at the Open University.

    They discuss Maria’s research into mentions of social workers in UK newspapers and TV dramas, why media coverage almost entirely focuses on child protection, and whether there are signs that this negative bias might be changing.

    The questions were asked by Ruth Hardy-Mullings, head of content at Community Care.

    Links
    • Community Care story, including podcast transcript:
    • How negative perceptions of social work are reinforced in the media: https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/10/12/how-negative-perceptions-of-social-workers-are-reinforced-in-the-media/
    • Sharon Shoesmith interview: https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/07/05/sharon-shoesmith-how-social-workers-can-get-their-professional-pride-back/
    • 'You can literally change a young person's life': podcast episode with Dan, an 18-year-old with care experience: https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/08/08/you-can-literally-change-a-young-persons-life-an-18-year-olds-message-for-social-workers/
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