CASCW podcast

Faith Eidson, LMSW interviews Dr. Marva Lewis to discuss the impact of early caregiving relationships on a child’s ability to self-regulate. RESOURCES: http://www.psychology.sunysb.edu/attachment/online/inge_origins.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258144317_Attachment_and_Culture

Early Development and Child Welfare is a new podcast series co-created by CEED and The Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW). The series of 10 episodes covers a range of important aspects of child development and child welfare work. RESOURCE: https://ceed.umn.edu/online-courses/introduction-to-infant-mental-health/

IIn this episode, Erin Ward, from the University of Minnesota LEND Program (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities), interviews Heather Van Brunt, Program Manager at MN Adopt. MN Adopt is an organization in Minnesota that provides support and resources to foster and adoptive families. Erin also interviews Alyssa Mason, a pediatric occupational therapist working in a school distric...

Join Steve Carlson PsyD from the Center for Practice Transformation (practicetransformation.umn.edu) for the final podcast of this series: Trust with healthy suspicion. Common sense tells us we cannot trust and mistrust at the same time. And yet, when it comes to working with substance use disorders, this is an essential skill. A famous biblical phrase captures the important shared stance of mistr...

Steve Carlson PsyD from the Center for Practice Transformation dives into the topics of Freedom and Responsibility. Although we usually cannot choose our circumstances, we are always free to choose how we respond and our attitude. In our response lies our growth and our freedom. This meditation will help support our capacity to respond to our clients mindfully, believing in their inherent ability...

Steve Carlson PsyD from the Center for Practice Transformation (https://practicetransformation.umn.edu/) leads another meditation in this episode called Truth with compassion. Today we will ground ourselves in Satyagraha, which is the Sanskrit word for “holding onto truth”. This meditation will support our ability to respond to anger and another’s reactivity with truth, understanding, and compassi...

We know that child welfare workers value and benefit from even small moments of mindfulness and relaxation. Every Monday this month, tune in for a short podcast - designed for the busy social worker - filled with guided imagery and centering to help folks open themselves to their work and learning ahead. This meditation will acknowledge and honor the role of hope in our work with caregivers who ar...

In this episode Katherine Nulicek, MSW interviews Paula Brandt of Minnesota Alternatives. Paula describes the benefits of using harm reduction and person-centered strategies to help child welfare workers and practitioners understand individuals in recovery. Additional Resource: http://mnalternatives.com

In this episode Katherine Nulicek, MSW interviews Steve Carlson, PsyD from the Center for Practice Transformation to discuss the importance of putting a person-centered philosophy into practice when working with individuals with substance abuse disorders and mental health and the implications it can have on child welfare professionals and decision making. Additional Resource: https://practicetrans...

In this episode Professor Jessica Toft interviews Mimi Abramovitz and Jennifer Zelnick to discuss their New York City study about managerialism impact on social service providers. RESOURCES and Transcript available at: https://cascw.umn.edu/portfolio-items/theoretical-underpinnings-in-child-welfare-podcast-series/

Dr. Jessica Toft and PhD candidate Ruti Soffer-Elnekave take a look at what early research tells us about how neoliberalism affects child welfare services. For example, limits on worker protections such as unions, healthcare accessibility, and government regulations on TANF for families. RESOURCES and transcript available at: https://cascw.umn.edu/portfolio-items/theoretical-underpinnings-in-child...

Dr. Toft and PhD candidate, Ruti Soffer-Elnekave dive into what neoliberalism actually is and why it matters in social work practice. They discuss transactional interaction and exchange, social contracts and social provisioning, marketization and the important connection to social service providers and non-profit work. The hosts also discuss the complexities of the social work profession as it rel...

Dr. Traci LaLiberte speaks with Dr. Jessica Toft to introduce a three part series on Neoliberalism. Dr. Toft provides an in-depth introduction to Neoliberalism, Social Work and Child Welfare Work. The series will feature research and interviews describing how it relates to Social Work. jtoft@umn.edu, @jessica_toft https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-toft-27336014a/ https://experts.umn.edu/en/perso...

In this episode Korina Barry interviews Dr. Wendy Haight, Gamble-Skogmo Chair in Child Welfare and Youth Policy at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Haight gives an overview of moral injury and healing for mental health, social work and child welfare professionals. Additional Resources: https://cascw.umn.edu/portfolio-items/moral-injury/ https://innovation.umn.edu/gamble-skogmo/ https://mnonestop.o...

In this episode Korina Barry interviews Dr. Kimara Gustafson of the University of Minnesota's Adoption Medicine Clinic. Dr. Gustafson shares more about the services provided to families at the clinic and also shares how this work has shifted due to COVID-19. RESOURCES: https://adoption.umn.edu/ https://www.mnadopt.org/ https://evolveservices.org/adoption/

In this episode LEND Fellow Jenny Tessmer interviews long time foster parent Gail Meyer. Gail speaks about the joys and challenges of being a foster parent for over 20 years. She also talks about the necessity of supports and programming needed in order to support foster children with diagnosed and undiagnosed disabilities. RESOURCES: https://lend.umn.edu/ https://www.mnadopt.org/fostering-network...

In this episode Jenny Tessmer, a Minnesota LEND Fellow (Minnesota Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities), interviews former LEND Fellow DerJuan Strons (DJ) about the intersectionality of disabilities, social work and child welfare. Listen as they take a deep dive into how disabilities can impact parenting. DJ speaks on how his education in neurological disabilities has guided him...

In this episode Dr. Liz Lightfoot, Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Social Work, interviews Dr. Sharyn DeZelar about the parent-centered planning model and its benefit to parents with disabilities involved in child welfare. RESOURCES https://acl.gov/about-acl/about-national-institute-disability-independent-living-and-rehabilitation-research https://cascw.umn.edu/portfolio-items/p...

In our final episode of the be@school Webinar series we take a closer look at several initiatives and partnerships that Hennepin County launched in order to strengthen and leverage relationships to reduce disparities in education for youth involved in county services. RESOURCES: https://barrcenter.org

In this episode from the be@school webinar series, we take a closer look at special education for students with disabilities during Covid-19. The episode will include a brief overview of the legal framework schools operate within and real-world examples of how schools and service providers are "getting it right" in spite of the challenges schools are facing. RESOURCES: https://ratwiklaw.com https:...

This episode from our Be@School Webinar series explores Pre COVID absentee policies and how they disproportionately penalize students of color and strategies for reform. Resources: Hennepin County Be@School Program https://www.hennepinattorney.org/prevention/students-youth/be-at-school Policy Brief on racial disparities in truancy program. https://publichealth.utk.edu/2019/02/12/policy-brief-on-ra...

Introducing a series of child welfare related podcasts featuring a varietry of topics, people and perspectives. The series will touch on chemical and mental health, disabilities, theoretical underpinnings in child welfare and more.

In this episode Korina chats with Tracy Shoberg, Deputy Director of the SAFeR Project, Battered Women’s Justice Project. During our conversation, Tracy shares what we know about intimate partner violence and domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tracy shares more about the work of the Battered Women’s Justice Project and provides additional resources for supporting survivors during these...

In this episode Korina chats with Dr. Amy Krentzman, Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota School of Social Work. During our conversation, Dr. Krentzman shares what we know about addiction recovery support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Kretnzman also highlights brand new resources that she has created on supporting addiction recovery. These resources can be found at the links belo...

In this episode Korina chats with Cheri Goodwin, Director of Red Lake Children and Family Services. Cheri shares with us some history of Red Lake Nation as well as how Red Lake has responded and navigated the pandemic so far as a sovereign Nation. Cheri also discusses the ways her child welfare team continues to support children and families with culturally-specific services during the pandemic. r...