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Episode 30 – A conversation with Rahim Thawer, author of ‘The Mental Health Guide for Cis and Trans Queer Guys’

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Welcome back to the Social Work Discoveries Podcast.

In Episode 30, I have the pleasure of introducing to you the wonderful social worker and writer Rahim Thawer. Rahim is a psychotherapist, clinical supervisor, facilitator, and public speaker. He works as a lecturer, writer, and community organiser. Rahim loves all things mental health and is particularly interested in examining innovation in queer relationships. Whether in a classroom or therapy consulting room, Rahim strives to operate from a harm-reduction, sex-positive, anti-oppressive, and trauma-informed approach.  

Rahim’s latest work is a self-help guidebook, coming out in June 2025, called The Mental Health Guide for Cis and Trans Queer Guys, to be published by New Harbinger Press. This book explores the social determinants of mental health outcomes for our communities. Each chapter represents a social determinant or driver of well-being. He uses a combination of cognitive-behavioral therapy and psychodynamic inquiry in each chapter to support his readers in processing their own experiences and stuck points. 

Enjoy the episode!

Ben.

The Mental Health Guide for Cis and Trans Queer Guys is published through New Harbinger Publications: https://www.newharbinger.com/9781648485039/the-mental-health-guide-for-cis-and-trans-queer-guys/

Make sure you follow Rahim on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahim-thawer/

You can also find more of Rahim’s interesting work on Medium: https://medium.com/@rahimthawer

Rahim is currently working and studying at the University of Alabama: https://socialwork.ua.edu/2024/08/02/rahimthawer/

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Episode 29 – From social work placement to clinical practice to realist research: A conversation with Associate Professor Jacqui Cameron

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Hi Listeners,

Welcome back to the Social Work Discoveries podcast. In this episode, I’m joined by none other than Associate Professor Dr Jacqui Cameron from the University of Wollongong. 

Jacqui is a social worker with over twenty years of experience in practice, research, evaluation, and training in a variety of settings including alcohol and drug, mental health, and domestic violence. She is Co-Editor for Advances in Dual Diagnosis (ADD), an international journal that promotes submissions on co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders from academics, practitioners, and educationalists, as well as from lived experience of dual diagnosis. 

Jacqui is a realist mixed-method researcher with extensive experience in qualitative data methods, and she ties this in with her passion for transforming research into practice. Her ability lies in engaging with practitioners with enthusiasm and credibility. Using a social work lens, she engages services and service users to use evidence to inform practice and manage complex issues including alcohol and drugs, mental health, and domestic violence. 

You’ll hear from her all about her story from starting on a social work field placement, then moving into clinical practice, and now undertaking high-impact research as a leading scholar in her field.

It’s a pleasure to release this episode. I’m sure you’ll enjoy!

Ben.

Here’s a link to Jacqui’s contact info and recent work:

https://scholars.uow.edu.au/jacqui-cameron

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacqui-cameron-92114a41/

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1253-1282