In this episode I speak with Carol, a dedicated and trauma-informed therapeutic social worker with a degree also in Criminal & Community Justice. As the child of immigrant parents, Carol's upbringing instilled a deep understanding of the systemic barriers many individuals face, as well as the importance of empathy, empowerment, community care and social justice. Carol is highly experienced in Domestic and Family Violence, Out of Home Care, Child and Adolescent Mental Health and in upskilling and empowering social workers and other helping professionals through clinical supervision and training, and is also a trained facilitator in Circle of Security, Tuning into Kids, Westmead Feelings Program and Black Box parenting program. 

Links to resources mentioned in this week’s episode:

• Got It program- https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/resources/Pages/got-it-guidelines.aspx

• Australian Parenting website - https://raisingchildren.net.au/

• Emerging Minds resource for social workers - https://emergingminds.com.au/

• Gabor Maté; Hungarian-Canadian physician - books, podcast, interviews - https://drgabormate.com/

• WDVCAS-  https://www.legalaid.nsw.gov.au/about-us/our-partners/womens-domestic-violence-court-advocacy-program

• Tuning in to Kids program - https://tuningintokids.org.au/

• Parenting Stress Index - https://www.parinc.com/products/PSI-4

• Circle of Security parenting program - http://www.circleofsecurityparentingprogram.com.au/

This episode's transcript can be viewed here: 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g_hpCeXKkOCq0chzlT9NXiHkGRJuFVOtHjWxxyJiTdM/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks to Kevin Macleod of incompetech.com for our theme music.