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inSocialWork Podcast Series - The official podcast of @UBSSW, the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, with host Peter Sobota.

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What happens when social work values collide with institutional power? Alan Dettlaff, PhD went from child welfare investigator to abolitionist scholar. Then he was removed. Inside the clash between racial justice commitments & real-world risk aversion. insocialwork.org/leadership-…

Leadership Through Values - The inSocialWork Podcast

"What I think is at stake is the future of social work. The future of the profession and what it is and who we are as social workers and who we say we're going to be."

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Transgender rights may be political to some, but they remain personal for millions of others. What we do next matters. We're joined by Sam Ames, Esq. to discuss the ongoing legal attacks against the trans community and what social workers can do to help. insocialwork.org/why-transge…

Why Transgender Rights Matter for Social Work - The inSocialWork Podcast

“Having just one supportive adult for a young LGBTQ person can decrease their suicide risk by as much as 40%.”

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What happens to social work if democracy itself is under strain? Stephen Pimpare, PhD explores the risks, the responsibilities, and the uncomfortable choices facing the profession under the rise of authoritarianism. insocialwork.org/social-work…

Social Work Under Rising Authoritarianism - The inSocialWork Podcast

“We cannot close our eyes to the fact that we inhabit this incredibly precarious moment… there is urgent work to do.”

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Psychedelics are increasingly part of mental health conversations, often without clear regulation or safety education. Daniel Kruger, PhD, discusses community-developed harm reduction strategies and what they mean for social work ethics and practice. insocialwork.org/psychedelic…

Psychedelics:  Harm Reduction for Inexperienced Users - The inSocialWork Podcast

“If your patients aren’t telling you about this stuff that they’re doing because they don’t think you know enough about it, you wouldn’t be able to handle it or you couldn’t relate to it, that’s a...

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Algorithms already decide who gets benefits, who gets investigated, and who gets flagged. But who decides the algorithm? Drs. Sera Linardi and Soobin Kim share why Social Workers must be involved in the design and governance of technology. 🎧 Listen: insocialwork.org/public-inte…

Public Interest Technology & Social Work - The inSocialWork Podcast

By working together, social work and public interest technology fields ensure that advanced technology is not just powerful or profitable, but also equitable and ethically sound.” – Soobin Kim, PhD

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When classrooms start to feel like battlegrounds, learning suffers. 🎙️ Don't miss last week's episode, featuring Dr. Thalia Anderen, as we explore student-initiated confrontations, their toll on educators, and what institutions must confront next. insocialwork.org/student-ini…

Student-Initiated Confrontations in Social Work Education - The inSocialWork Podcast

"I think a lot of instructors are just trying to survive. They are just trying to survive the semester without any sort of conflict with students."

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The DSM shapes mental health practice, but does it align with social work ethics? Sharyn DeZelar & Lisa Borneman join us to explore decolonizing assessment, centering story over symptoms, and reclaiming our profession’s core values. insocialwork.org/post-dsm-re…

Post-DSM: Reconciling the DSM's Medical Model with Social Work Values - The inSocialWork Podcast

“[The DSM] misses so much when we think about folks from the BIPOC community, when we’re looking at anyone that is not white and predominantly male. It’s really not speaking to that group.” — Lisa...

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What if joy could be more than a feeling? Dr. Desmond Upton Patton joins #inSocialWork to discuss joy as an intentional practice that can guide healing, policy, and leadership. 🎧Listen now: insocialwork.org/a-journey-t…

A Journey to Joy for Social Work, Social Policy and Leadership - The inSocialWork Podcast

“What I want people to understand is that you don’t have to earn joy, you don’t have to have money to have joy. You don’t have to do anything in order to know that it exists within you.”

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What if the “disability” isn’t in the learner, but in the system? Jennifer Greenfield, PhD unpacks neurodivergence, education, & why social workers must adapt to support all brains. 🎧 Listen now: insocialwork.org/supporting-…

Supporting Neurodivergent Students - The inSocialWork Podcast

“He said, ‘I don’t have a learning disability. I learn really well. I have a school disability.’”

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🚨 Operation Lone Star. Crimmigration. Family separation. $11B in state spending. What can social workers do about anti-immigrant policies? Laurie Cook Heffron, PhD, LMSW & Esmeralda Rubalcava Hernandez, LMSW share truth, tools & resistance. Listen now: insocialwork.org/building-br…

Building Bridges, Not Walls: Resisting Anti-Immigrant Policy - The inSocialWork Podcast

"Migration is not a crime; it’s actually a natural, fundamental part of human existence.” — Laurie Cook Heffron, PhD

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Authoritarians build walls. We build futures.🔮 Tonya Bibbs, PhD suggests social workers resist authoritarianism by designing liberatory alternatives to set agendas. 🎙️Hear how futures thinking helps us become creators, not reactors: insocialwork.org/our-current…

Our Current Moment: The Future of Social Work and DEI - The inSocialWork Podcast

“Our task is to resist authoritarianism and to cultivate liberatory alternatives to set agendas as social workers. We need to be agenda setters.”

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“It's not what parents believe, but kids' perceptions of what parents believe that affects them.” Social worker researcher Sommer Blair joins the #inSocialWorkPodcast to talk racial socialization, anti-racist parenting & authentic allyship. 🎧Listen now: insocialwork.org/white-socia…

White Social Workers' Path to Showing Up for People of Color - The inSocialWork Podcast

"Any place that you would show up and advocate for your own child, now you show up and you advocate for people and families and children of color, too."

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How do religion and spirituality fit into #SocialWork supervision? PhD candidate Bailey Nichols shares insights from MSW students on creating more inclusive & culturally competent supervisory relationships. 🎧 Listen now: insocialwork.org/the-inclusi…

The Inclusion of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work Supervision - The inSocialWork Podcast

“Keeping the ‘why’ central — the ‘why’ we talk about religion and spirituality is because we care about the clients. Oftentimes, when we get caught up in our own discomfort, we avoid these conversa...

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🦷Social workers in dentistry? ✅ Interprofessional care can improve access, support, and whole-person health. Clinical Asst. Profs. Sharlynn Daun-Barnett & Candace Ziglor share the value in this interprofessional setting! 🎙️Listen now! insocialwork.org/integrating… #SocialWork

Integrating Social Work in Dental Care - The inSocialWork Podcast

"When we think about oral health, we really silo it rather than thinking of it as we have one body; we have one health. But oral health is really the gateway into someone's whole health.” –Candace...

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💡"Reproductive health affects everything," yet stigma persists. With rights under attack, what can social workers do? Join Gretchen Ely, PhD, on the inSocialWork podcast as she unpacks the post-Dobbs landscape and offers ethical, actionable guidance. 🎙️👇 insocialwork.org/social-work…

Social Work in the Post-Dobbs Era - The inSocialWork Podcast

“Abortion is so stigmatized, controversial and a hot button issue that even social work has been hesitant to make it a primary component of the things we talk about and advocate for, even though...

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🌈 How can #queer men thrive in a world that marginalizes their identities? Don't miss this hopeful convo with MSW @ladyativan as he shares insights on self-acceptance, connection, and resilience in the face of systemic barriers. #queermentalhealth insocialwork.org/supporting-…

Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Cis and Transgender Queer Men - The inSocialWork Podcast

“Having conversations about important issues that affect our lives is how we address the social determinants of our health because it nurtures and cultivates community and a sense of belonging.”

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Many social workers may view the results of the election as a refutation of our professional values. Thankfully, Meredith Tetloff, PhD, offers timely insights to envision futures that align with #socialwork values, even amid polarization. #inSocialWork👇 insocialwork.org/social-work…

Social Work in Conservative Spaces: Futures Thinking and Lessons from Alabama - The inSocialWork...

“It’s easy to get overwhelmed and paralyzed and not do anything, but if you can, connect and start to take action. You will feel better if you feel like you are part of the solution.”

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🎮 Could gaming and VR have a future in mental health? In this #inSocialWork episode, Dan Kelley, LCSW, shares how he’s using technology to help clients build resilience through gaming. Don’t miss it! #mentalhealth #therapy insocialwork.org/therapy-act…

Therapy – Actually, it Might be Fun and Games - The inSocialWork Podcast

“Gamification has this purpose of increasing motivation and engagement to influence or change behavior with an aim of achieving a particular outcome you have in mind.”

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Are you a #socialworker passionate about creating change in your community? Don't miss Erica Pence, PhD, explaining how social workers can leverage their expertise to run for office and influence #PublicPolicy from the inside. 💼🌍 insocialwork.org/elected-off…

Elected Office as a Social Work Career Path - The inSocialWork Podcast

"Elected office is just like any other social work job. I think sometimes there’s this fear you have to have a law degree or be a businessperson — completely not the case."

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In mental health, innovative methods like #PsychedelicTherapy are redefining healing. In the latest inSocialWork episode, Brooke Stott, LMSW, explores how psychedelics help treat #Depression, #Anxiety, and #PTSD. insocialwork.org/psychedelic…

Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy and Social Work - The inSocialWork Podcast

“Mind-altering, psychoactive compounds and plants have been used by humans for thousands and thousands of years. There are Indigenous traditions that have kept that alive over the centuries and still...

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