Learn on the go: the Community Care podcast

About Learn on the go: the Community Care podcast

Learn on the go is the Community Care Inform podcast where practitioners, trainers, consultants, academics and researchers discuss practice, research, and theories and what they mean for social workers. Listening to episodes is a convenient way to learn and refresh your knowledge when you don’t have much time to read or prefer other ways of getting information and reflecting on your practice. We’ve been recording Learn on the go on an ad hoc basis since 2017. Over these eight years our podcast audience has grown, and in 2025 we made the decision to start recording Learn on the go in seasons. We launched Season 1 Episode 1 in January 2025. During each season, episodes are released monthly on the last Friday of the month and all episodes appear on Inform Adults and Inform Children or you can subscribe to Learn on the go through Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/learn-on-the-go/id1268644821), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/17Hqmsd9mouCwMfXUpf4GD), or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

Publisher

Community Care

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

7 Aug 2017

Latest episode

25 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

66 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   25 Sept 2026

   A voice at the table: What social care can learn from parents

   A manually transcribed transcript of this podcast episode is available here. (https://www.ccinform.co.uk/practice-guidance/learn-on-the-go-season-3-episode-1-a-voice-at-the-table-what-social-care-can-learn-from-parents-transcript/) Welcome to Learn on the go, the podcast from Community Care Inform, where we discuss the issues affecting social workers and social care practitioners. In this episode of Learn on the go, Dr Alice Loving and Azariah Hope come together to share professional and personal reflections about how best to support children, parents and carers navigating the social care system. Dr Alice Loving has worked in child protection for 15 years. She delivers training on ‘Applying Attachment, Trauma and Mentalization-based principles in social work practice' to social care practitioners within the UK and Ireland. She is passionate about improving the teaching and training of social workers to better prepare them for practice that facilitates more positive outcomes for families. In this episode, Alice shares insights from her work with parents and carers and how to work with families to support the best outcomes. Azariah Hope is the founding director and CEO of Futures Rerooted CIC. In this episode, she shares her lived experience of being in care as a child and navigating the care system as a parent. She bravely explores topics such as family proceedings, mental health and trauma. Learning points: By the end of the episode, listeners should: Understand why lived experience matters in shaping social care. Hear directly from a parent about what social care interactions felt like. Understand how trauma, attachment and relationships influence family experiences. Leave with practical reflections they can apply in their own work. Additional resources Nurturing Nature CIC | Mentalization based video intervention (https://nurturingnaturecic.org/) FUTURES REROOTED CIC | trauma informed (https://www.futuresrerooted.co.uk/) See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

2. 

   9 Jun 2026

   Alex Ruck Keene talks Cheshire West, the Supreme Court ruling and what it means for you

   A manually transcribed transcript of this podcast is available here (A%20manually%20transcribed%20transcript%20of%20this%20podcast%20is%20available%20here.%20https://markallenassets.blob.core.windows.net/ccinform/sites/3/2026/06/Transcript-Supreme-Court-podcast.pdf%20%20Welcome%20to%20Learn%20on%20the%20go,%20the%20podcast%20from%20Community%20Care%20Inform,%20where%20we%20discuss%20the%20issues%20affecting%20social%20workers%20and%20social%20care%20practitioners.%20%20This%20is%20a%20special,%20one-off%20edition%20of%20Learn%20on%20the%20go,%20discussing%20the%20seismic%20Supreme%20Court%20ruling%20on%202%20June%202026%20which%20overruled%20its%20own%20decision%20in%20P%20v%20Cheshire%20West%20and%20Chester%20Council%20&%20Anor%20[2014]%20UKSC%2019%20(Cheshire%20West)%20on%20the%20meaning%20of%20deprivation%20of%20liberty.%20In%20doing%20so,%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20held%20that:%20• There%20is%20no%20“acid%20test”%20when%20it%20comes%20to%20determining%20whether%20a%20person%20is%20deprived%20of%20their%20liberty,%20and%20instead%20a%20multifactorial%20assessment%20must%20be%20undertaken,%20and%20• A%20person%20who%20lacks%20capacity%20within%20the%20meaning%20of%20the%20Mental%20Capacity%20Act%202005%20can%20still%20give%20valid%20consent%20to%20their%20confinement%20for%20the%20purposes%20of%20the%20subjective%20element%20of%20the%20Article%205%20test.%20Discussing%20this%20issue%20is%20Alex%20Ruck%20Keene,%20an%20experienced%20barrister,%20writer%20and%20educator.%20His%20practice%20at%2039%20Essex%20Chambers%20is%20focused%20on%20mental%20capacity,%20mental%20health%20and%20healthcare%20law,%20in%20which%20he%20has%20appeared%20in%20cases%20at%20all%20levels%20up%20to%20and%20including%20The%20Supreme%20Court%20and%20the%20European%20Court%20of%20Human%20Rights.%20And%20indeed,%20Alex%20was%20one%20of%20the%20barristers%20on%20the%20Attorney%20General%20for%20Northern%20Ireland). Welcome to Learn on the go, the podcast from Community Care Inform, where we discuss the issues affecting social workers and social care practitioners. This is a special, one-off edition of Learn on the go, discussing the seismic Supreme Court ruling on 2 June 2026 which overruled its own decision in P v Cheshire West and Chester Council & Anor [2014] UKSC 19 (Cheshire West) on the meaning of deprivation of liberty. In doing so, the Supreme Court held that: There is no “acid test” when it comes to determining whether a person is deprived of their liberty, and instead a multifactorial assessment must be undertaken, and A person who lacks capacity within the meaning of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 can still give valid consent to their confinement for the purposes of the subjective element of the Article 5 test. Discussing this issue is Alex Ruck Keene, an experienced barrister, writer and educator. His practice at 39 Essex Chambers is focused on mental capacity, mental health and healthcare law, in which he has appeared in cases at all levels up to and including The Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights. And indeed, Alex was one of the barristers on the Attorney General for Northern Ireland's legal team in this Supreme Court case. Questions were asked by Natalie Valios, senior content editor, Community Care Inform Adults. 0:01:30 - How the case came about 0:04:08 – Why judges have been uneasy about the acid test 0:08:03 – The parties involved and their arguments to the court 0:14:24 – Who did the Supreme Court rule in favour of? 0:15:38 – Clarifying the correct approach to identifying a deprivation of liberty 0:21:08 – The meaning of multifactorial 0:23:22 – Reassuring anyone worried about removal of safeguards for disabled people 0:26:24 – Can the case be challenged? 0:29:42 – Is a statutory definition needed? 0:32:14 – What happens next? 0:37:01 – What does this mean for Liberty Protection Safeguards? References The Supreme Court judgment (https://supremecourt.uk/uploads/uksc_2025_0042_judgment_4f54653cf4.pdf) Supreme Court summary (https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2025-0042) Mental Capacity Law and Policy: Attorney General for Northern Ireland resources (https://www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/resources-2/agni-resources/) See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

3. 

   26 Feb 2026

   Season 2 Episode 6 - county lines: playing the long game

   This episode looks at county lines and child criminal exploitation. Discussing this is Adam Elliott, founder of The Long Game, a youth-led intervention to reduce young people’s risk of exposure to these forms of modern slavery. Adam uses his lived experience to highlight how children and young people are groomed, exploited and manipulated into county lines.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

2.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 26 / 100

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Social presence

0

YouTube

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Engagement

32

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