inSocialWork is the podcast series of the University at Buffalo School of Social Work. The purpose of this series is to engage practitioners and researchers in lifelong learning and to promote research to practice, practice to research. inSocialWork features conversations with prominent social work professionals, interviews with cutting-edge researchers, and information on emerging trends and best practices in the field of social work.
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Mobilizing Social Workers to Action: Frameworks for Social Change
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58:34“I was taught social justice meant more services. Now I understand that social justice means we don’t need so many services.”By University at Buffalo School of Social Work
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White Social Workers’ Path to Showing Up for People of Color
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58:22"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."By University at Buffalo School of Social Work
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The Inclusion of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work Supervision
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55:14“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 conversations.”By University at Buffalo School of Social Work
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Integrating Social Work in Dental Care
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1:01:40"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 Ziglor, DSWBy University at Buffalo School of Social Work
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“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 reproductive health care affects everything.”By University at Buffalo School of Social Work
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Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Cis and Transgender Queer Men
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57:28“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.”By University at Buffalo School of Social Work
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Social Work in Conservative Spaces: Futures Thinking and Lessons from Alabama
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1:02:05“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.”By University at Buffalo School of Social Work
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Therapy – Actually, it Might be Fun and Games
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56:04“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.”By University at Buffalo School of Social Work
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Elected Office as a Social Work Career Path
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1:08:28"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."By University at Buffalo School of Social Work
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Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy and Social Work
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1:04:42“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 to this day.”By University at Buffalo School of Social Work
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