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Social Workers Integrating Self-Care in Education with Farah Reynoso, MSW, RYT
In this podcast episode, it focuses on the significance of self-care for social workers and human services professionals. The conversation fosters around personal experiences and research on the inclusion of self-care in educational curricula. It emphasizes the need for greater attention to self-care in these fields and the importance of creating space for self-care practices.
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Farah Reynoso was born in the Dominican Republic and migrated to the United States in 2014. She did not know any English and had to adapt to a new living situation and school. Farah admits that assimilating to the culture, language, and even the food was challenging, but she does not regret her decision to migrate to the U.S.
Farah completed her Bachelor's in Social Work with a Minor in Sociology at CUNY Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College in May 2021, and her Master’s degree from Fordham University in May 2024. She is a Yoga Alliance-certified 200-hour Yoga Teacher and a Trauma-Informed and Restorative Justice-aware Wellness Practitioner, integrating holistic approaches into her practices as a school social worker for the NYC Department of Education. She is currently pursuing a Post-Master’s Bilingual Extension in Spanish as a School Social Worker at Hunter College. Farah enjoys working with individuals who are in the same place she was when she came to the U.S., guiding them to tell their own stories.
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For podcast updates: @healing.throughadvocacy on Instagram
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By D'Andrah Almanzar, LMSWIn this podcast episode, it focuses on the significance of self-care for social workers and human services professionals. The conversation fosters around personal experiences and research on the inclusion of self-care in educational curricula. It emphasizes the need for greater attention to self-care in these fields and the importance of creating space for self-care practices.
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Farah Reynoso was born in the Dominican Republic and migrated to the United States in 2014. She did not know any English and had to adapt to a new living situation and school. Farah admits that assimilating to the culture, language, and even the food was challenging, but she does not regret her decision to migrate to the U.S.
Farah completed her Bachelor's in Social Work with a Minor in Sociology at CUNY Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College in May 2021, and her Master’s degree from Fordham University in May 2024. She is a Yoga Alliance-certified 200-hour Yoga Teacher and a Trauma-Informed and Restorative Justice-aware Wellness Practitioner, integrating holistic approaches into her practices as a school social worker for the NYC Department of Education. She is currently pursuing a Post-Master’s Bilingual Extension in Spanish as a School Social Worker at Hunter College. Farah enjoys working with individuals who are in the same place she was when she came to the U.S., guiding them to tell their own stories.
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Research article mentioned in episode:
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For podcast updates: @healing.throughadvocacy on Instagram