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Talk the Walk‘Connecting in Time and Place’ With Michelle Bates
Michelle Bates had spent most of her life in Sydney’s South West
raising a family, but something else was calling her to the outback. Moving to Tennant Creek for a short stint helping
Aboriginal people understand and implement the National Disability Insurance
Scheme Plan, Michelle found herself putting down roots after falling in the
love with the colours, the country and the stories of the Warumungu people.
Among her various roles in Tennant Creek, Michelle is a
counsellor and narrative practitioner, advocate, mentor and leader. She volunteers at the Paterson Street Hub, a collective
space in the...2020-10-0442 minTalk the Walk“Living Life to the Fullest” with Pamela Trotman
Pamela Trotman
Pamela’s Trotman’s social work career began in Redfern over 50 years ago. She has worked in a range of settings from child protection to mental health, taking her on many journeys of healing alongside trauma survivors including the Stolen Generations, refugees and those experiencing family violence and sexual abuse. It is these experiences as well as her own journey of recovery from child sexual abuse and multiple traumatic losses, that has inspired Pamela’s new book ‘Triumphing Over Trauma: Journeys Beyond Woundedness”.
It is a
pleasure to have her back on the show, after our first int...2020-07-1948 minTalk the Walk“Unearthing Unspoken Words” with Annette Dudley
Annette Dudley stumbled her way into the therapy world after
being supported by her foster carers to pursue her passion for education and having
a number of mentors, supervisors and children cheering her on from the sidelines. A significant milestone was the completion of
her Masters of Narrative Therapy and Community Work in 2015. In
this interview, Annette reflects on her project ‘Unspoken Words’: Creative
Letters to Elders of my Past and Present’ utilising the narrative practice
of therapeutic letter writing.
Annette Dudley
Annette is a descendent of the Bailai Nation from the Gladstone area in Central Queensland, Tanna Isl...2019-10-0935 minTalk the Walk‘Drumming Up Connection in Community’ with Simon Faulkner
My guest on the podcast this week is the brains and the hands behind the therapeutic program, Drumbeat at the Holyoake Institute. Simon Faulkner went on to set up his own business, further developing his Rhythm2Recovery model (R2R) which has now made its way into the UK, USA and Germany.
R2R combines experiential rhythmic music with cognitive
reflection, as a therapeutic intervention suitable for one-to-one counselling,
groupwork and community development. Thousands
of practitioners across Australia have been trained to use drumming to connect
with their clients experiencing a range of life challenges. Simon brings man...2019-07-3141 minTalk the Walk“Exploring the World of Social Policy in Australia’s Most Remote Communities” with Suhaila Rizqallah
What does it take to be a mover and shaker in the development of social policy in the Northern Territory? Who better to ask than the 2016 NT Social Worker of the Year, Suhaila Rizqallah. My guest today has traipsed back and forth on country for over two decades and has a really good handle on the issues that affect Aboriginal people in Northern Australia. This interview provides a glimpse into the wide range of experiences, observations and actions, Suhaila has undertaken during her varied and deeply satisfying career.
On Episode 30 on Talk the Walk, we explore:
A d...2019-05-2351 minTalk the Walk‘Roaming Around Australia and Listening Deeply’ with Anna McCrackenHow do you combine a love of travel with social work and human rights advocacy? Just ask Anna McCracken. Anna has been roaming around remote Australia in her 4 wheel drive since 2013, listening to the stories of First Nations Australians and shaping the roll-out of the NDIS.
With an undergraduate degree in Social Work and a Masters in Human Rights Law, Anna’s nomadic lifestyle allows her to travel the country working in partnership with communities and as a link to business and Government around resourcing community led solutions to social challenges. Anna’s current passion project is exploring...2019-03-1349 minTalk the Walk‘Decolonising Our Selves and Our Work’ with Dr. Antonia HendrickWhatever context you work in, this conversation will get you thinking about how you really engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people in your community.
Dr Antonia Hendrick is a full time Lecturer in the School of Occupational Therapy, Social Work and Speech Pathology at Curtin University. She is not your average academic. Behind the qualifications, the accolades and the numerous published articles, lies an authentic human being, who is prepared to share her vulnerabilities in front of her students. Antonia’s current passion is ‘Reaching Across the Divide: Aboriginal Elders and Academics Working Together’, a project t...2018-12-1945 minTalk the Walk“Coming From a Place of Not Knowing” with Alanna AudusThere is something to be said about social workers who are graciously willing to tell their story, just 12 months after diving into their remote social work experience. Still in the midst of a giant learning curve, Alanna Audus joins me on Talk the Walk to share the ups, downs and delicious highlights of her beginnings in Alice Springs. Alanna is a newcomer to narrative therapy and is delighted with the way her somewhat ‘kooky’ conversations with people are beginning to shape their lives for the better. She works as a generalist and victims of crime counsellor for CatholicCare NT with som...2018-11-2151 minTalk the Walk‘A Cultural Model of Therapeutic Social Work’ with Jannice Luland“A special moment”. Jannice with the clapsticks at the Singing for Healing program.
Jannice Luland is our guest on episode 26 of Talk the Walk. Jannice is a proud Aboriginal woman and direct descendant of the Wodiwodi and Walbunja peoples of the far South coast of NSW. After a career spanning over 30 years in child protection, out of home care, justice health, mental health, domestic and family violence and sexual assault, Jannice finally graduated with her Masters of Social Work in 2015.
Aunty Jeno, as she is known in her community of Nowra in NSW, is pass...2018-10-2449 minTalk the Walk‘Facing the Realities of the History of Social Work in Australia and Getting Over Yourself’ with Emma SearleIn the yarning chair on ‘Talk the Walk’ this week is Emma Searle, a senior social worker at the Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney. Emma works within a continuity of care model of maternal health social work, where Aboriginal women can meet the same group of midwives from pregnancy to follow up post-natal care.
There is more to this interview than just reflecting on the daily challenges of working with vulnerable Indigenous women. Emma invites us to enter into a conversation about the uncomfortable realities of being a non-Indigenous social worker, in a world where Indigenous child...2018-09-1953 min