{"podcast":{"title":"Social Work Spotlight","slug":"social-work-spotlight-675941","podcast_index_feed_id":675941,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/130507e0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/socialworkspotlight","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/3090968/3090968-1587031878052-dcbccd17dcb4.jpg","author":"Yasmine Loupis","episode_count":165,"summary":"This podcast features interviews with social workers in Sydney, Australia, showcasing diverse areas of practice, social work stories, successes, and challenges, and providing information on media and other resources that can be accessed to help inform and educate people who are curious about the profession or wanting a career change.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-07T04:19:23.091076+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/social-work-spotlight-675941"},"episode":{"title":"International Episode 9: Dickens (Thailand)","slug":"international-episode-9-dickens-thailand","published_at":"2025-12-19T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/social-work-spotlight-675941/international-episode-9-dickens-thailand","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/social-work-spotlight-675941","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/socialworkspotlight/episodes/International-Episode-9-Dickens-Thailand-e3bmrv0","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/130507e0/podcast/play/111947168/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-1%2Fbef023b2-f9e0-3f9e-fc4b-983f543c43f5.mp3","summary":"In this episode I speak with Dickens, originally from Hong Kong, having worked in social work and counselling in Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne, and Thailand. Drawing on his international experience, he currently serves as an international school counsellor in Phuket, Thailand. He is registered with Social Work England and the Hong Kong Social Worker Registration Board. He is also a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional. Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode: PESI online professional development - https://www.pesi.com/ International Social Service Hong Kong branch - https://www.isshk.org/en/ PsychWire online training - https://psychwire.com/ This episode's transcript can be viewed here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wN8QG7rYzE2kmoxSKaugZCs_iKRiBSdjfjnWeJRruDs/edit?usp=sharing Thanks to Kevin Macleod of incompetech.com for our theme music.","meta_description":"In this episode I speak with Dickens, originally from Hong Kong, having worked in social work and counselling in Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne, and Thai…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3274,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/social-work-spotlight-675941/episodes/international-episode-9-dickens-thailand/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/social-work-spotlight-675941/international-episode-9-dickens-thailand.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}