Social Work Sorted: The Podcast

About Social Work Sorted: The Podcast

Social Work Sorted is the leading podcast for Newly Qualified Social Workers in the UK. Hosted and produced by Vicki Shevlin, a social worker, trainer, consultant and founder of The Social Work Collective Academy. This is a podcast for social workers and safeguarding professionals who care about skills, knowledge and practice. Fresh, relatable and realistic, Vicki brings her social work experience and unique training approach to bitesize episodes. Guest episodes feature critical conversations with experts from the sector. socialworksorted.com

Publisher

Vicki Shevlin

Category

education · science · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Feb 2022

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

181 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Independent social work is growing but are we talking about the ethics honestly?

   Independent social work is on the rise, but we don’t talk about it honestly enough. In this episode I’m sharing what it actually means, how my own route into independence looked, and why I think the narrative around it, that it’s an easy escape or a quick route to more money, is worth challenging. I also get into the ethics of commissioned assessments, the lack of collective standards, and what it means for the profession when people move into training or independent practic...

2. 

   4 Sept 2026

   What Local Authorities Get Right for Social Workers (And Why It's Worth Protecting)

   I left local authority social work four years ago, not because I was burnt out, but because I couldn't keep building my training work alongside it. In this episode I push back on the glamorisation of independent social work and talk through five things I genuinely miss about being employed: team, learning, practice skills, benefits, and progression. If you lead a team or a service, this is also a good listen for understanding what actually keeps social workers engaged and staying....

3. 

   21 Aug 2026

   Learning from the Clancy trial and reflections on court skills for New Social Workers (And Why They Start at the Front Door)

   This week I've been watching the Lindsey Clancy trial, and I couldn't stop thinking about what it reveals about giving evidence, professional credibility, and how quickly a badly placed comma or a defensive answer can unravel someone's testimony. But this episode isn't really about the trial. It's about something new social workers ask me constantly: how do I get good at court? How do I prepare for giving evidence? Here's the truth. Court skills don't start in the witness box. They start at t...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

82 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

89

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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