Scottish RCC Workers Podcast

1. In this episode I talk to Adele Sutherland who is employed by Pebbles Care as a trainee psychologist . During our discussion we hear about Adeles journey from sessional residential childcare worker to trainee psychologist . We hear about Adeles view in respect of education levels of the workforce , her thoughts about the promise , challenges around planned and unplanned admissions, plus much more . It was great to hear about Adele's journey so far and think you will find this episode interesting so without further a do please welcome Adele Sutherland to the Podcast.

In this episode I talk to commissioning expert Marie Tucker . We cover lots of ground including a discussion about commissioning , the purpose of RCC & we also cover some of the challenges plus much more .

Consultant & trainer Steph Hunter talks to Joe Gibb about a range of topics connected to residential Childcare

In this interview I talk to Arlene Kyle who is director of Roots & Wings Social Care. We cover lots of ground starting off by hearing about Arlene's own journey into social care . We then consider the importance of a supportive environment & how support and supervision is important .

We also consider topics such as what the main challenges are for the sector and whether a place exists for profit making enterprises within residential childcare.

In this episode I talk to Shumela Ahmed who is managing director of the social enterprise 'Resilience Learning Partnership'.

We cover lots of ground & amongst other things we look at the importance of using lived experience ethically . We also talk about areas such as the continued roll out of the promise & the use of the residential child care sector in Scotland .

Please have a listen and share if you can.

Thank you to Shumela , I really enjoyed speaking with you.

In this episode I talk to Thomas Seisay who has started up a hairdressing training academy for care experienced people. We hear about what motivated Thomas to start the academy alongside hearing about some of the barriers that he has experienced along the way .

We also hear about Thomas's thoughts about barriers faced by care experienced people & what needs to be done to make society a more equitable one .

In this episode I speak with Professor Mark Smith , head of social work at Dundee University about his point of view about residential childcare in Scotland .

Themes discussed include:

The changing landscape of residential care

Positive developments in residential care

Challenges & misconceptions

The role of education & social pedagogy

plus much more ...

In this episode I speak with Declan Andrews . Declan works for an organisation called 'Our Promise'. Declan speaks about his point of view about pertinent issues such as recruitment, boundaries , physical restraint , culture & 'The Promise' plus much more .

In part two we explore Evelyn's point of view about areas of practice in relation to worker education , the Promise , physical restraint as well as exploring what we could learn from other countries in relation to good practice .

In this episode I talk to Abbi Jackson who is an independent social worker, practice educator and author. During the podcast interview we hear about Abbi’s work supporting young people at Rossi Young Peoples trust . In particular we focus on a reiki pilot project that Abbi facilitated with the young people & staff within the Secure Unit of Rossi Young Peoples Trust . We also discuss Abbi’s career & points of view about the education of staff, The Promise & Abbi’s published work . So without further ado please welcome Abbi Jackson.

In this episode I talk to an ex residential worker who has now been working as a children and families social worker for over ten years. In this episode we discuss : why the worker chose to work as a social worker rather than a residential worker, we also look at a child's journey into residential care through the lens of a social worker & amongst other thing we also give consideration to how we can make residential more attractive to graduates. So without further a do please welcome Steven Hollinsworth. 

In this episode I talk to academic Dr Laura Steckley . During the  discussion we hear about Laura's point of view about restraint reduction within the residential setting, the importance of containment, the promise, the importance of the use of activities and   we explore Laura's view point about workforce education and qualifications. So without further a do please welcome Laura Steckley.

In this episode I talk to an academic about her early career as a youth justice social worker & hear about her transition into teaching social work at the University Of Central Lancashire, I also hear about my guests experience of developing and teaching social pedagogy . Amongst other things we  explore what the perspective may offer to those working within the helping professions , so without further a do please welcome Senior lecturer  Lowis Charfe

In this interview I speak with Jade Elliot and Justine Irvine who are directors of Today Tomorrow , a new RCC provider based in North Ayrshire . This was an interesting conversation about setting up a children's service during a challenging period in history. I look forward to catching up with Jade and Justine in around a years time to see how things are and what learning has taken place.  

In this episode I talk to a senior manager with over thirty years’ experience working within the field of RCC. Amongst other things we discuss the fusion between the public, private and charitable sectors, some of the opportunities associated up with joined up working alongside  opportunity that the national care review and the promise presents,  we also discuss physical restraint , cross border placements, leadership  and the need to be brave at this pivotal period within the sector .I really enjoyed interviewing this professional and I hope you enjoy listening too.  So without further a do please welcome John Ryan.

2nd interview with Ian Milligan. In this second interview , we carry on the conversation from the first podcast . We explore what Ian has found to be his favourite piece of academic work. We also explore Ian's point of view with regard to physical restraint and whether the controversial area of practice is required or whether it should be banned.  

Welcome to the RCC points Of View Podcast, brought to you by the Scottish Residential Child Care Workers Online Forum. Each episode you will listen to  consists of the narrator interviewing someone with a point of view about residential childcare. For the first series we take a look at secure care an area of residential childcare that features within the recently published national care review & the subsequent publication entitled the promise.

In part one of the first episode I talk with Dr Ian Milligan, a retired academic who dedicated his working life to the field of residential childcare. In this episode Ian looks back at what influenced him during a career that seen Ian go from being a house parent in a Glasgow Children’s home during the early 1980s to a internationally recognised academic.

Ian charts the history of residential childcare & secure care, the national childcare review and what the promise says about the future of secure care. We also look at Ian's views regarding legislation and reports. I hope you enjoy listening to the podcast as much as I did. Without further ado please welcome  Dr Ian Milligan.