A manually transcribed transcript of the recording 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.

Our guest for this episode is Destiny Nicholls and we’re talking about how the language and actions from social workers and foster carers can have ramifications well beyond a child’s time in care.

Destiny spent her childhood in and out of care and her experiences have led her to write a guide about caring for black hair and skin because she doesn’t want any other young black person to feel the way she was made to feel – different.

Questions were asked by Natalie Valios, senior content editor, Community Care Inform Adults. 

00:01:06 - In and out of care

00:04:45 - Foster placement breakdown

00:07:48 - Repercussions

00:09:43 - Listen, don't judge

00:17:12 - Trust dented

00:21:44 - The importance of language

00:27:14 - Trauma not trouble

00:28:49 - The impact of racism

00:34:27 - Understanding black hair and skin

00:40:07 - Messages to take away

 

 

<a href="https://markallenassets.blob.core.windows.net/ccinform/sites/3/2026/10/Podcast-transcript.pdf">A manually transcribed transcript of the recording is available here</a>.
Welcome to Learn on the go, the podcast from Community Care Inform, where we discuss the issues affecting social workers and social care practitioners.
Our guest for this episode is Destiny Nicholls and we&rsquo;re talking about how the language and actions from social workers and foster carers can have ramifications well beyond a child&rsquo;s time in care.
Destiny spent her childhood in and out of care and her experiences have led her to write a guide about caring for black hair and skin because she doesn&rsquo;t want any other young black person to feel the way she was made to feel &ndash; different.
Questions were asked by Natalie Valios, senior content editor, Community Care Inform Adults.&nbsp;
00:01:06 - In and out of care
00:04:45 - Foster placement breakdown
00:07:48 - Repercussions
00:09:43 - Listen, don't judge
00:17:12 - Trust dented
00:21:44 - The importance of language
00:27:14 - Trauma not trouble
00:28:49 - The impact of racism
00:34:27 - Understanding black hair and skin
00:40:07 - Messages to take away
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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.