Episode 127: Kimberly

Episode 127: Kimberly

Author: Yasmine Loupis January 17, 2025 Duration: 47:13

In this episode I speak with Kimberly, who has 25 years of practice experience working alongside individuals, families and communities, responding to interpersonal, institutional, and colonial violence. She teaches in various universities nationally and internationally and provides supervision to social workers and therapists. Kimberly lives and works on Yuin country and identifies as a non-Aboriginal settler migrant with white privileges and indigenous ancestry from Mexico.


Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:

AbSec - https://absec.org.au/

Kimberly’s article: Restoring children from out-of-home care: insights from an Aboriginal-led community forum - https://research.monash.edu/en/publications/restoring-children-from-out-of-home-care-insights-from-an-aborigi

UNSW’s Bring Them Home, Keep Them Home - https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2022/10/bring-them-home--keep-them-home--reunifying-aboriginal-families

The Moogai film - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-30/the-moogai-aboriginal-horror-movie-jon-bell-shari-sebbens/100178202

The Last Daughter film - https://thelastdaughter.com.au/

After the Apology film - https://aftertheapology.com/

Power series on Netflix - https://www.netflix.com/title/81416254

The upEND podcast - https://upendmovement.org/podcast/

Centre for Response-Based Practice - https://www.responsebasedpractice.com/

Cathy Richardson’s substack - https://catherinerichardson.substack.com/

Vikki Reynolds - https://vikkireynolds.ca/

Discourse Analysis and Psychotherapy article - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256437848_Discourse_analysis_and_psychotherapy_A_critical_review

Insight Exchange - https://www.insightexchange.net/


This episode's transcript can be viewed here: 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LHVWdaPKN3I9K0uU25gTJRgW60rCAVUSRd9rUhR7whw/edit?usp=sharing
Thanks to Kevin Macleod of incompetech.com for our theme music.


Yasmine Loupis hosts Social Work Spotlight, a series of conversations that go beyond the textbook definitions of social work. Each episode sits down with practitioners based in Sydney, Australia, pulling back the curtain on the day-to-day realities of their roles. You'll hear firsthand accounts from people working across diverse and often unexpected areas of practice, sharing stories that encompass both hard-won successes and the complex challenges inherent to the field. This podcast is built on the belief that understanding a profession comes from listening to the people doing the work. The discussions naturally extend into the practical resources, media, and tools these professionals use and recommend, offering a valuable roadmap for anyone curious about the human stories behind social work or considering a path into it. Tune in for an authentic, grounded look at a profession dedicated to supporting communities, one story at a time.
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