Social Work Beginnings

Nov 28 2024 6 ep. 37 mins 3
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Social Work Beginnings is a student hosted podcast engaging with instructors, agencies and members of the social work community in Canada. As we strive to learn to become effective social workers at the beginning of our careers, we seek to amplify the on-going work to advance social justice in Canada within social work. This podcast was born out of a desire to equitably increase the accessibility of opportunity to learn outside the classroom about our diverse field. https://www.swbeginnings.ca

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Ep. 6 - Social Work Practicum Co-ordinator, Bayani Trinidad BA, BSW, RSW

Nov 28 2024 58 mins  
Ep. 6 - Social Work Practicum Co-ordinator, Bayani Trinidad BA, BSW, RSW. Bayani is the current Practicum Co-ordinator for North of Davidson / Saskatoon students in the University of Regina Bachelor of Social Work Program. Bayani shares about his journey to social work, passion for breakin' and more information about applying for practicum in the BSW program. *Note - please follow

Ep. 5 - Social Work and Private Practice Part 2 with Erin McLeod MSW, RSW

Oct 30 2023 48 mins  
Erin McLeod is a registered social worker practicing privately in Saskatchewan. Erin shares her journey to social work that originally started with her interested in being a scientist before working in a legal environment and now in private practice. She shares about a social worker's role in collaborative separation, the importance supervision has played in her own practice, her s

Ep. 4 - Social Work and Private Practice Part 1 with Karen Wasylenka MSW, RSW and Jenna Hesse MSW, RSW

Mar 23 2023 41 mins  
Social Work and Private Practice looks different across different provinces in Canada. Today we sit down to chat with the Saskatchewan Association of Social Work's Executive Director Karen Wasylenka and Member Support, Co-ordinator, and Advocacy, Jenna Hesse. For the show notes and links to all the resources, please go to: https://www.swss.ca/2023/03/25/social-work-beginnings-podca

Ep. 3 President Keshen PhD

Mar 21 2023 20 mins  
With a new cohort of students being accepted into the Social Work Program and to mark Social Work Week, President Keshen sat down with us to welcome new students to the program. During this conversation we learn about President Keshen's own family's experience collaborating with the support of a Social Worker, his love for Veteran's History and how that lead to his editing books on

Ep. 2 Doug Durst, BA, MSW, PhD

Dec 28 2022 31 mins  
Our second episode is with Doug Durst, BA, MSW, PhD. Doug recently retired in December of 2022 as a Professor of Social Work at the University of Regina. During this episode, Doug reflects back on his decades spent within the Faculty of Social Work and answers questions sent in by students in advance of the interview. We wish Doug all the very best in retirement!

Ep. 1 Ellen McGuire MSW, RSW

Oct 03 2022 25 mins  
Our inaugural episode is with Ellen McGuire the Director of Service Delivery for Child Protection and Childcare Programs for Southern Saskatchewan. Ellen also serves as the Chair of the Education Committee for the SASW and as a sessional instructor for the University of Regina Faculty of Social Work Program.