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Feelings of burnout can be unsettling or even terrifying, and around the world social work burnout has been very well-documented. Over time, we hope to better understand the causes of burnout, including the structural causes, but for now, as a start, it feels important to normalise such discourse in Singapore. Therefore, in this episode, we speak to two young Singaporean social workers, “Jing” and John Lim (savethesocialworker.com) about their experiences of burnout and self-care.

"The hunger report, part two": COVID-19's impact on food-insecure Singaporean households – socialservice.sg

1. "The hunger report, part two": COVID-19's impact on food-insecure Singaporean households 25:26
2. COVID-19's effect on children's outdoor play and associations with family income (with Dr. Jonathan Huang) 32:13
3. Role-playing as a Singaporean civil servant in “What’s the Matter, Mr. Monster?” (with director Roshan Singh Sambhi) 38:06

My conversation with “Jing” and John is part of our 2021 focus on civil society groups, efforts, and issues in Singapore (https://socialservice.sg/podcast/).

Click here to listen to the episode.