THE SOCIAL WORK RANTS PODCAST

THE SOCIAL WORK RANTS PODCAST

By Basiliso Moreno, LMSWHealth & FitnessMental Health
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THE SOCIAL WORK RANTS PODCAST episodes

  • Episode 134: Macro Social Work: Why we need to talk about it?
    Jacob Kendall MSW, MPH, Ph.D is a social worker in Alabama. He is a former college professor in Indiana. He does career coaching, helping social workers with resumes and helping social workers transition to macro work. We discuss ethic related to social work, entrepreneurship, macro work.
    Jason can best be found on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/Jason/in/kendall
    Follow the podcast on social media:
    IG: https://www.instagram.com/thesocialworkrantspodcast
    Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/socialworkrants
    Facebook: https//www.facebook.com/thesocialworkrantspodcast
    Get your copy of my poetry book "Through Through Pain: How to Maximize Your Full Potential During Hard Times. Book can be found at https://www.basmoreno.com.
    59 min
  • Episode 133: The importance of networking in social work; Entrepreneurship as social workers; Authors of "It Takes a Village"

    Sarita Ford, LCSW-C, Chaundra Scott, LMSW, Brittany White, LCSW-C are three of the authors of "It Takes a Village". All 3 are licensed social workers in the state of #Maryland. I had the pleasure of meeting these three ladies at a social work brunch hosted by Chaundra back in March.

    Sarita currently works as a school social worker and has a private practice. Brittany is a Certified Laughter Yoga Instructor and conducts wellness workshops and workshop trainings. Chaundra works as social worker at a nursing home and owns a business conducting networking events. We discuss how the book came together and the themes of the book. We also discuss what Maryland is doing regarding the #ASWB exam. We discuss the importance of #selfcare #entrepreneurship and #networking

    Britanny can be found at: www.lovelightshinellc.comhttps://www.instagram.com/lovelightshinellc/

    Sarita can be found at: IG: sarita_lcswc https://linktr.ee/sarita_lcswcwww.therapywithsarita.com

    Chaundra can be found at: https://linktr.ee/thee_wellnesscollective www.wellnesscollectivemd.net www.instagram.com/thee_wellnesscollective https://www.tiktok.com/@the.wellness.collective?_t=8cPHXCcOyQI&_r=1https://youtube.com/@thee_wellnesscollective

    Follow the podcast on social media:

    www.instagram.com/thesocialworkrantspodcast

    www.twitter.com/socialworkrants

    www.facebook.com/thesocialworkrantspodcast

    In honor of #mentalhealthawareness month, get your copy of my poetry book, Triumph Through Pain: How to Maximize Your Full Potential During Hard Times at https://www.basmoreno.com

    57 min
  • Episode 132: Important Student Loan Updates; PSLF

    Host provides updates on PSLF. Many of us social workers and mental health professionals have applied for PSLF, Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program. #studentloans #studentloanforgiveness
    There are changes to your student loans provider. Most of us had Fedloans and may get switched to Mohela.
    If you had any of these service providers for your student loans, these providers no longer have your loans:
    AI Advantage
    Navient
    Great Lakes
    Fed Loans
    One of these providers have taken over your loans:
    Central Research Inc
    Ed Financial Services
    Maximus Education
    Mohela
    Nelnet
    Go to Studentaid.gov to check on your provider.
    Great news: According to Feedspot, The Social Work Rants Podcast has been rated #9 in the top 40 of all social work podcasts. Thank you all for watching or listening to the podcast. Thank you to all the guests who have been on the podcast.
    My book Triumph Through Pain: How to Maximize Your Full Potential During Hard Times is still available for purchase. Go to www.BasMoreno.com for purchase.
    Follow the podcast on social media:
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesocialworkrantspodcast
    Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/socialworkrants
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesocialworkrantspodcast
    Happy Mother's day to all the moms.I'm looking for sponsors. If you have a business related to social work and/or mental health, please reach out at [email protected] If you want to come on the podcast, please reach out to the same email.

    27 min
  • Episode 131: Veterans who are victims of combat sexual assult; Embracing your rest in the hustle era. #selfcare

    Shantel Robinson is a licensed social worker in North Carolina, however originally from New Jersey. She currently works for the Department of Veteran Affairs. She works with veterans who are victims of combat sexual trauma. She also discusses a veteran's transition into society after serving and the struggles of things not being so structured.
    We discuss life during the pandemic and its aftermath and the importance of rest and not always hustle with relates to work.
    Shantel can be found on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/shanti.locs
    Follow the podcast on social media:
    IG: https://www.instagram.com/thesocialworkrantspodcast
    Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/socialworkrants
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesocialworkrantspodcast

    1 hr 5 min
  • Navigating Social Work post graduate school

    Natalie Gutierrez, LMSW is a Licensed Masters Level Social Worker in NYC. We discuss her going and completing graduate school during the pandemic and her strugglings with her graduate school.
    Natalie describes what is she seeing with her clients (anxiety, grief, etc).
    We discuss her future goals related to social work and gives resources she used to pass her LMSW exam. She can be found on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/healingcornerwithnat
    The podcast can be found on social media:
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesocialworkrantspodcast
    Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/socialworkrants
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesocialworkrantspodcast
    Join me on Wednesday May 4th for Mentorship series: Virtual Author Talks sponsored by @sandovalcollab @NASWNYS called "Finding healing and liberationin the midst of chaos. Moving from surviving to thriving."
    See link:
    https://www.sandovalcolab.com/event-details/mentorship-series-virtual-author-talks-5

    49 min
  • The Ending of the Covid Public Health Emergency. What does that mean for us social workers?

    The Covid Public Health Emergency has ended. Those social workers who bill for services using Medicaid dollars, please be mindful your clients will need to start recertify for benefits again (pre-covid times). This episode provides some education regarding this.
    Follow the podcast on social media:
    IG- https://www.instagram.com/thesocialworkrantspodcast
    Twitter- https://www.twitter.com/socialworkrants
    Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/thesocialworkrantspodcast
    Check out my next speaking engagement on Wednesday May 4th 6pm.
    "Finding healing and liberation in the midst of chaos: Moving from Surviving to thriving". https://www.sandovalcolab.com/event-details/mentorship-series-virtual-author-talks-5
    Get your copy of my poetry book, Triumph Through Pain: How to Maximize Your Full Potential During Hard Times, discussing themes of grief, loss, anxiety and financial literacy. Book can be purchased at https://www.basmoreno.com

    25 min
  • Housing is a human right!

    Rosita Marinez, MS-NPL, ADV-CSW, MSW, SIFI is a social worker in NYC. Nelson Rivera is the Director of Residential Services at The Fortune Society, a non-profit in NYC. We discuss issues happening related with housing such as Gentrification, racial profiling, systemic racisim in America.We have politicians who say "housing is a human right" but their policies say otherwise.

    Rosita can be found on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/rosita.marinez

    Nelson can be found on instagram at https://www.instgram.com/nelson.rivera18

    Follow the podcast on Social Media:IG: https://www.instagram.com/thesocialworkrantspodcast

    Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/socialworkrants

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesocialworkrantspodcast

    1 hr 20 min
  • Building a social work lifestyle brand

    Janelle Spikes & Leanna Calvin are social workers and collectively they are I AM SOCIAL WORK, a lifestyle brand for social workers. The brand started in 2021. We discuss how the brand started, the idea behind it and working to get the name out to the social work community.
    Janelle works full time as a medical social worker in a hospice facility in California.
    Leanna owns a non-profit called Exposure Project provides youth with character development and career exploration from a hands on approach in Charlotte, NC.
    We also discuss the 3 year anniversity of the Covid shutdown and discuss the ASWB test results.

    I Am Social Work can be found on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/Iam.socialwork
    About the sponsor: This episode of the podcast is Heard Technologies, Inc. Heard helps social workers who are in private practice with payroll and taxes. Heard can help social workers save up to $5000 in taxes. Check the link for more information.
    https://www.joinheard.com/welcome-form?utm_source=industry&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=socialworkrants
    Follow the podcast: Instgram: https://www.instgram.com/thesocialworkrantspodcast

    https://www.twitter.com/socialworkrants

    59 min
  • Social work post pandemic; The beginnings of the Covid aftermath

    Debbie Gonzalez, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker. She is a certified professional coach who provides different presentations and workshops.
    We discuss the 3 year anniversary of the #covid19 lockdown and discuss the begins of its aftermath.
    Debbie is also the author of 3 books, "A Walk with Copper", "A Game with Cooper" and "A Visit with Cooper". She discusses how she uses these children's books in workshops with adults.
    Debbie's website is https://www.debbiegonzalezcoaching.com She can be found on instagram at www.instagram.com/eqsavvy
    Follow the podcast at https://www.instagram.com/thesocialworkrantspodcasthttps://www.twitter.com/socialworkrants
    This episode is sponsored by Heard Technologies, Inc. Social workers in private practice, Heard assists with taxes and payroll. Heard can save on your tax bill. https://www.joinheard.com/welcome-form?utm_source=industry&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=socialworkrants

    My 30 page poetry book Triumph Through Pain: How to Maximize Your Full Potential During Hard Times is available on Amazon. Here's the link for purchase: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6H1D3ZT
    Latinx in Social Work Volume 2 link is available here: https://payhip.com/b/3RFA1

    1 hr
  • Building a brand as a clinical social worker

    Happy Social Work Month! Recently I had the pleasure of meeting Lucritia Stewart at a social work event in Maryland. Lucritia is a Licensed Clinical Social Work in Maryland. She provides clinical supervision in Washington, DC, Maryland & Virginia. She also provides career consulting services for social workers in non-triditional settings.
    She discusses her brand Bold Black Social Worker-how she came up with the name? What is her brand about?
    We discuss her role in social work during the pandemic. We discuss her thoughts about the ASWB exam. Why she does not want the test abolished. The add the importance of advocacy.
    This episode is brought to by Heard Technologies, Inc. About the Sponsor: Heard Technologies, Inc is a leading accounting software for therapists. Therapists in private practice can get assistance with payroll and save thousands in taxes. Go to Joinheard.com or hit the link here: https://bit.ly/3JCU5xKOn



    Thursday March 30th, come attend the Latinx in Social Worker Author talk. See the link her: https://www.sandovalcolab.com/event-details/mentorship-series-virtual-author-talks-2 Get my poetry book, Triumph Through Pain: How to Maximize Your Full Potential During Hard Times. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B6H1D3ZT

    Follow the podcast on IG  @thesocialworkrantspodcast  Twitter: @SocialWorkRants

    58 min

About THE SOCIAL WORK RANTS PODCAST

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Podcast host Bas Moreno, LMSW, CFSW has been in the Social work field for the past 24 years. This social work podcast provides the listeners a dose of the hosts' world in social work, sharing personal stories, hopefully providing some education, smiles and laughs. The host also interviews other social work and mental health professionals in the field. Thank you for listening and supporting. Top 10 Social Work Podcast

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