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185. Insider Tips: Working within Transitional Housing Sep 22, 2024

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This epsiode with Jennifer Travers, MSW of CHEP talks about versatile the MSW degree is (even without a clinical license), who benefits from tansitional housing, and simple ways you can gain valuable experience if you are interested in pursuing this as a career path.

Jennifer has been in the field for 16 years and during this time has done several different jobs from case management, to program management to run court ordered education groups. Currently she is the director of Operations for CHEP overseeing the program and case managers that run the transitional housing programs.

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184. How To Tell When You're Being Lied To Sep 14, 2024

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In this episode, Catherine Moore, LCSW, speaks with Lana, an associate clinical counselor, about identifying when clients may be lying in therapy. Lana shares cues like anxiety responses, changes in speech patterns, and vagueness in details. She emphasizes the importance of understanding a client's baseline behavior and using empathy and curiosity when addressing potential dishonesty, creating a safe space for clients to open up.

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183. Types of Medical Social Work Sep 09, 2024

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Interested in pursuing Medical Social Work? Listen into this episode to hear about the different opportunities available to you outside of hospital social work. This is the episode for you if you are wanting to work in medical, but aren’t quite sure where to get started. This episode will definitely give you some ideas on where to start, your medicalsocial work journey.

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182. Tips for New Social Work Interns Sep 01, 2024

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If you are new to your internship this semester, listen in to this episode to make this transition go smoother for time management, what happens when you aren't with your dream population, and more.

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181. Geek Therapy Jul 07, 2024

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If you identify as a "geek" or work with clients who are geeky, then listen up!

Geek therapy is an evidenced-based therapy modality that can help you build rapport with your clients in a way no one has before. It helps you meet then where they are at and relate to them in a fun way.

This epsiode is with Dawn Davis, LMFT who is also a certified geek therapist. She will share her secrets on how to use video games to connect with teens, how a doll can facilitate conversations on generational trauma, and how you can set up your space to help your clients be engaged during sessions.

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180. Community Mental Health Jun 30, 2024

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In this episode, Catherine interviews Daushae Preciado, an MSW who works in community mental health. Daushae shares her experiences and insights into the field, discussing topics such as the variety of work in community mental health, the importance of advocating for oneself in terms of salary, and the challenges of crisis intervention in a remote setting.

She emphasizes the need for client-centered care and the rewarding aspects of helping clients find their voice and improve their mental health.

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179. Advocacy & Unions Jun 23, 2024

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In this episode, Catherine interviews Ilana Marcucci-Morris, a licensed clinical social worker, about her involvement in a 10-week strike at Kaiser.

The strike resulted in significant gains, including better wages, improved benefits, and expanded mental health programming. Ilana encourages other mental health professionals to join a union and provides resources for organizing.

She also discusses two patient advocacy bills sponsored by NUHW that aim to enforce parity laws and improve access to care. NUHW's Behavioral Health Associate Membership Program. This is a program for private practice providers who can't unionize to join NUHW as associate members to participate in NUHW's work to advance parity bham.nuhw.org

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178. Responsible and Ethical Use of AI for Social Workers Jun 16, 2024

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This episode is all about innovative applications of AI (Artifical Intelligence) in social work. This intersection offers a fascinating glimpse into how technology can enhance our social work practice as trainers, community organizers, program directors, researchers, grant writers, and board members etc.

We are delving into how AI can revolutionize social work practices and discussing practical applications but also ethical concerns for the future of our profession.

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177. Pediatric Social Work Jun 09, 2024

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This episode with Milvon Wright, MSW is all about her journey from CPS worker to Pediatric Medical Social Worker.

She shares how to transition into Medical Social Work even if you have "only worked in CPS", Advocacy in Medical Social Work, How to not take home heavy emotions, average salary, and what they are looking for in interviews.

If you want to learn more about this role or are preparing for an interview in this role, you MUST listen to this episode.

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