The Neurodivergent 
Social Worker

Listen here: In the last episode, we explored why psychological safety is important in social work in general, in this episode we will...

Listen HERE: In the last episode, we explored what psychological safety is, and in this episode, we will explore why it is important in...

Listen Here: Check-in Welcome to Episode Two of Psychological Safety for Neurodivergent Social Workers. Today, we will be exploring what...

Listen here: As an organisation or manager, one of your top priorities is to support your social workers/employees to feel safe, seen and...

Dyslexic people can remember facts as experiences, examples or stories, rather than abstractions. This is one of our greatest skills....

In the last episode of Dyslexia Strengths, I explored the role of seeing the bigger picture in forming relationships, facilitating honest...

In previous posts, such as The Dyslexic Social Worker and The Dyslexic Advantage, we have explored how dyslexia presents and is...

This post is a bit out of my comfort zone – it’s focussing on my opinion and reflections about the current 'hype' workplaces have joined...

Welcome to the final episode of The Dyspraxic Social Worker. Having explored what self-help tips we can employ during the recruitment...

In the last 6 episodes of The Dyspraxic Social worker, we have sought to: introduce you to dyspraxia; explore its three main components;...

In the last episode we explored what we can do individually to tackle some of the common difficulties we - dyspraxic social workers - can...

So far in this series, we have explored what dyspraxia is and it's impact on individuals, the three main components of dyspraxia, the...

As we have explored over the previous 3 episodes of The Dyspraxic Social Worker, our knowledge about neurodiversity is increasing and...

As discussed in the first post, Dyspraxia is a difference in the way the brain sends neural messages. This means the brian processes...

As explored in the first episode of The Dyspraxic Social Worker, dyspraxia is a term that describes differences in sensory processing....

All of my life I have thought of Dyspraxia as rare. I didn’t know anyone who spoke about it, let alone anyone who was also diagnosed with...

Despite it being a common learning difference, there are many myths and misconceptions about dyslexia, especially for dyslexic adults....

I would like to use this space to reflect on my experiences of working with children as a social worker in a children’s mental health...

Introduction: I have written this post as not only did I want to share some of my reading, research and perspective- but because public,...

This is the last post in the dyslexic advantage series, where we have explored strengths and skills which are predominately strong in...