My Top 5 Social Work Videos of 2021

Social worker, Academic, and Youtuber Kayleigh Rose Evans shares her five most popular videos of 2021. Watch them at youtube.com/c/kayleighroseevans.

HOW I MANAGE A LARGE AND COMPLEX CASELOAD

You go into frontline practice and want to be able to stay on top of work, but it can be overwhelming.

I quickly realised I needed a more systematic approach and spent time developing a method that worked for me, continuing to adapt the method over time.

Since we don’t often get the opportunity to see this from others I thought I would share mine in a video to get people thinking! I have since been told that people have adapted this for their own work, and it’s even been shown in universities.

THINGS I WISH I’D KNOWN AS A STUDENT SOCIAL WORKER

This video has had more than 10,000 views, which I’m pleased about considering I filmed it before I felt ready to be on camera, in a building site house, with a pin board behind me to hide the fact I had no wall!

I talk in this video about things I think all student social workers should know, which led to a brilliant social work lecturer getting in touch with me, and we have since collaborated to create a series where he answers 20 questions to help social work students.

INTERVIEW TIPS SERIES

I created this series after reflecting on how hard social work interviews are, and my own lack of preparedness when I first started applying. I was fortunate to find people who helped me to improve my interview skills at the time, and I wanted to pay this forward by sharing what I learned with others.

I USED MY NOTES FROM THE PAST FIVE YEARS OF INTERVIEWS TO COMPILE THE SERIES, AND THEY CONTINUE TO BE AMONG MY TOP-RATED VIDEOS.

People have even been in touch to say the videos helped them get their first job. It’s great to feel I’m having a positive impact.

I FAILED MY FIRST SOCIAL WORK INTERVIEW!

I find it quite amusing that this is one of my top videos, as it means that when people type my name into YouTube, this is the first thing that pops up, with ‘failure’ written in giant letters.

The reality is you should never see yourself as a failure just because you didn’t get the job. The interview process is incredibly difficult.

OVERALL, I AM PLEASED I PUT THIS VIDEO OUT, AS PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH TO SAY IT MADE THEM FEEL BETTER TO KNOW IT’S ‘NOT JUST THEM’ WHO GOT KNOCKED BACK FOR JOBS, AND IT OPENED UP A CONVERSATION.

I was particularly pleased as one of the key aims of my channel is to bring people together and help them to realise they are not alone.

ADVICE FOR GETTING ONTO A SOCIAL WORK COURSE

This video includes tips for people applying to get onto a social work course. I initially felt that this would help people in the UK, but have since found out the information has been transferable to people all over the world, which I found remarkable!

It includes hints and tips for likely questions asked, and suggestions on what I believe those making the decisions will be looking for. Interviews can be difficult as you can be an absolutely brilliant person, but it’s all about your ability to put yourself across in a certain way.

I hope this video helps people build their confidence enough to do this.