THE SOCIAL WORK RANTS PODCAST

THE SOCIAL WORK RANTS PODCAST

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THE SOCIAL WORK RANTS PODCAST episodes

  • Navigating mental health in our current climate
    Dr. La Shawn M. Paul, DSW, LCSW-R is the founder and lead clinician of Social Work Diva. She is a New York State licensed clinical social worker and recognized by the National Association of Social Workers as an accredited social worker. Dr. Paul has a B.A. in Social Work and Political Science from Herbert H. Lehman College (City University of New York) and her M.S. from Columbia University in Social Work with a clinical specialization in School-Based, School-Linked Services. Her Doctorate in Social Work is from the University of Southern California with a focus on social innovation and change.    
     Dr. Paul has provided consulting for an array of public and private healthcare and academic institutions in the NYC metropolitan area and remote locations throughout the United States. She is an Ambassador for the National Association on Mental Illness-NYC Metro Chapter and For(bes) for the Culture, where she advocates for improved funding and services for people living with mental illness and their families. Through Social Work Diva, she centers her mental health advocacy on eliminating mental health disparities in Black Women’s mental health by encouraging increased access and awareness. She also works with local politicians to shape and create mental health policy and initiatives to eliminate mental illness stigma and encourage support for mental health funding, particularly within communities of color.  
    Throughout her academic and professional career, La Shawn has received a multitude of awards and honors including a NYS Proclamation from both the NYS Assembly and NYS Senate and the Emerging Leadership Award from the National Association of Social Workers- NYC Chapter. Her work in mental health has landed her on the HuffPost's list of "10 Black Female Therapists to Know" and she has been featured on various media outlets including Buzzfeed, Bustle, Fox5, Hot97, and USA Today.  La Shawn is a catalyst of change and Social Work Diva is her vision realized. To find out more about Dr. Paul’s work and join her efforts, visit SocialWorkDiva.com  
     She can be found on social media at the following: Twitter: @theswdiva IG: @socialworkdiva
    1 hr 33 min
  • Social Work is Political

    Ingrid Gomez, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker from NYC.  She recently ran for NYC City Council in Queens.  She discusses her campaign.  She encourages social workers running for office, especially since we know what the people actually needs in the communities we serve.  She stresses the importance of local races.  

    1 hr 44 min
  • School social work with Christopher Scott, MSW
    Christopher Scott is a social worker from Portland, Oregon.  He currently works as a school social worker.  He discusses his current role.  He discusses his past social work roles.  We discuss race relations in the U.S.  Christopher discusses what exactly the city of Portland needs in terms of social services.
    53 min
  • COVID-19 Funeral assistance program/2022 U.S Cost of Living Adjustment

    The host provides listeners education on the United States Covid-19 Funeral Assistance Program.  Those who lost loved ones during the pandemic in 2020 can be eligible for funeral reimbursement.  The host provides the eligibility requirements.  


    In 2022, in America, those who have SSI, SSD, SSA, Social Security death benefits are scheduled to receive a 5.9% increase in monthly benefits.  For those who work in case management, who help clients apply for Food stamps and Medicaid, this is important information.  Those who have Medicare however may have an increase in Medicare premiums.  

    21 min
  • Housing in New York City
    Kenia Maldonado, LMSW works for the Human Resources Administration (MSW) one of the largest city run agencies in NYC. We discuss her role in the agency. She also discusses her business Onboarding Solutions. She can be found on IG @onboardingstaff
    1 hr 21 min
  • Field instruction, working through vicarious trauma
    Hans Bernier, MPA, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker in NYC.  We discuss his work in the field from working in after school programs, GED programs, working as a school social worker.  He also works with an organization called Black Men Heal, an agency that provides quality therapy for men of color.    Hans currently works as a field instructor at Colombia University School of Social Work.  We talk about his work as a field instructor, working through vicarious trauma, his work in the Bronx.  He can be found on IG @qborough.
    1 hr 21 min
  • Mental health with Josh Cutler, LCSW
    Josh Cutler is a licensed clinical social worker from the state of Washington.  He works in a hospital setting and also has a private practice in Seattle.  Josh is the author of "The Day Hospital", where he shares his experiences with depression and being open discussing his brothers' battle with mental illness.  The book can be found on Amazon.  In the episode we also discuss balancing fatherhood and social work and children's mental health as a result of Covid-19.  The episode was recorded back in August 2021.   Josh can be found on Instagram @joshcutlerlicsw
    59 min
  • Entrepreneurship and Social Work
    Licensed Social Worker Justin Gillespie, LMSW-C from Michigan discusses his business ventures. We discuss how our social work skills translates to starting our businesses and outside of social work.
    1 hr 35 min
  • Branding your business and passive income through real estate

    Rosalyn Ortega is a a serial entrepreneur. Her business Urban Teach NYC assists individuals to become 1st time home buyers.  She has conducted workshops such as website building, obtaining business credit, branding for your business, all the things that were not taught and are still not taught in social work school.  How are LCSW's supposed to build private practices if they don't know the foundation on starting their businesses??   She discusses her journey into real estate and gives some business tips that would be helpful for us social workers.

    1 hr 10 min
  • The millennial Therapist podcast with Mao and Nao
    Mao and Nao are licensed Clinical Social Workers who both served in armed forces. They host a true crime forensic psychology podcast and these true crimes and looks at them from a social work lense. Mao lives in Guam and Nao is currently in the Air Force based in Arizona. They both provide therapy to clients in their respective locations.
    57 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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