A manually transcribed transcript of this podcast episode is available here. 

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

FUTURES REROOTED CIC | trauma informed

A manually transcribed transcript of this podcast episode is <a href="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/">available here.</a>&nbsp;
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,&nbsp;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 &lsquo;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.&nbsp;
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:
<ol>
<li>Understand why lived experience matters in shaping social care.</li>
<li>Hear directly from a parent about what social care interactions felt like.</li>
<li>Understand how trauma, attachment and relationships influence family experiences.</li>
<li>Leave with practical reflections they can apply in their own work.</li>
</ol>
Additional resources
<a href="https://nurturingnaturecic.org/">Nurturing Nature CIC | Mentalization based video intervention</a>
<a href="https://www.futuresrerooted.co.uk/">FUTURES REROOTED CIC | trauma informed</a>

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, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

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 <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/learn-on-the-go/id1268644821" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">subscribe to Learn on the go through Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/17Hqmsd9mouCwMfXUpf4GD" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Spotify</a>, or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

We discuss the latest research, theories and practice issues, and look at what they mean for social workers.