The Social Work Lens

Mar 28 2025 54 ep. 34 mins 3
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The Social Work Lens podcast focuses on social work & child welfare topics, and brings you the voices of youth, caregivers, social workers, and subject matter experts. Follow along and join the Training & Coaching Specialists at the University of Vermont’s Child Welfare Training Partnership (CWTP) as they bring you interviews on all things child welfare. Find show notes & transcripts @ https://vermontcwtp.org/podcast/ Follow us on IG @ https://www.instagram.com/thesocialworklens/

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HOW THE STORY IS TOLD: Part 3- The child welfare that can be realized through our imaginations and life's work.

Mar 28 2025 24 mins  
In this moment, as many of us experience a shift in what we are allowed to talk about at work related to DEI and identity, we are sharing this series of episodes exploring how Vermont is talking about antiracism and abolitionism in child welfare. Please join us in this series: How the Story is Told: An Abolitionist Child Welfare Conference. This is Part 3: The child welfare that ca

HOW THE STORY IS TOLD: Part 2- Voices from the Conference

Mar 21 2025 29 mins  
In this moment, as many of us experience a shift in what we are allowed to talk about at work related to DEI and identity, we are sharing this series of episodes exploring how Vermont is talking about antiracism and abolitionism in child welfare. Please join us in this series: How the Story is Told: An Abolitionist Child Welfare Conference. This is Part 2: Voices from the Conferenc

HOW THE STORY IS TOLD: Part 1 - What is a Title IV-E Roundtable Anyway?

Mar 14 2025 36 mins  
In this moment, as many of us experience a shift in what we are allowed to talk about at work related to DEI and identity, we are sharing this series of episodes exploring how Vermont is talking about antiracism and abolitionism in child welfare. Please join us in this series: How the Story is Told: An Abolitionist Child Welfare Conference. This is Part 1: What is a Title IV-E Roun

Special Episode! The Social Work Lens Welcomes VT Attorney General Charity Clark

Mar 07 2025 27 mins  
Are you confused about what is happening in this political moment? So are we! Thankfully, VT Attorney General Charity Clark dropped by the studio to help us sort through the news, recent executive orders, and the work of the VT Attorney General’s Office. Show notes available @ https://vermontcwtp.org/podcast/

The Social Work Lens Presents... Audio Nuggets Episode 35 - Myah Overstreet

Oct 18 2024 69 mins  
This week we are sharing one of our favorite podcasts with you! Please enjoy this episode of Mining for Gold’s podcast: Audio Nuggets. Links, transcripts, and shownotes available at https://vermontcwtp.org/podcast/ Welcome to the cypher, right here on Audio Nuggets! On Audio Nuggets we strive to bend the arc of non-linear modes through conversations that tug and pull from the bes

Critical Approaches to the DSM

Aug 02 2024 37 mins  
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, also known as the DSM 5- TR, looms large in mental health services. As the principal guide for psychiatric diagnoses, the DSM seeks to provide a common language and standard criteria for mental health treatment. It is also an evolving text, that has been the subject of ongoing critique and revision since it’s original pub

Sibling Aggression & Abuse

Jul 17 2024 34 mins  
Sibling aggression is the most common form of family violence, yet it remains hidden and confused with sibling rivalry. Numerous studies have linked sibling aggression and abuse to worse mental and physical health and problematic interpersonal relationships with parents, peers, and romantic partners. Join Cassie as she speaks with Corinna Jenkins Tucker, PhD, CFLE & Tanya Roule

Mandated Reporting: Safety or Surveillance?

May 21 2024 49 mins  
Is mandated reporting critical to achieving child and family safety in our communities, or is it an outdated strategy that facilitates family surveillance? Who is this policy serving and why? What is driving the shift in thinking about mandated reporting? Join Jill Richard, MEd. & Dr. James Metz as they set the stage to learn from our history and create new possibilities.

The Triple Intersection of Trauma, Neurodiversity & Gender Diversity – Part 3

May 10 2024 41 mins  
Neurodivergent youth and young adults, including those with autism, and gender-expansive youth face more adversity and are at a greater risk of trauma, such as abuse and neglect, as well as experiences like rejection, isolation, and bullying than their peers without those differences. Those living at the intersection of both neurodivergence, and gender expansiveness are at even hig

The Triple Intersection of Trauma, Neurodiversity & Gender Diversity – Part 2

Apr 26 2024 29 mins  
Neurodivergent youth and young adults, including those with autism, and gender-expansive youth face more adversity and are at a greater risk of trauma, such as abuse and neglect, as well as experiences like rejection, isolation, and bullying than their peers without those differences. Those living at the intersection of both neurodivergence, and gender expansiveness are at even hig