University at Buffalo School of Social Work

inSocialWork

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inSocialWork is the podcast series of the University at Buffalo School of Social Work. The purpose of this series is to engage practitioners and researchers in lifelong learning and to promote research to practice, practice to research. inSocialWork features conversations with prominent social work professionals, interviews with cutting-edge researchers, and information on emerging trends and best practices in the field of social work.

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University at Buffalo School of Social Work

Episodes

Participation in Online Fandom Communities and Identity Development of LGBTQ+ Youth 19.11.2018

“[W]e know from the research that LGBTQ youth, as a population, really experience disproportionate risks to their well-being. So, for example, they frequently experience family and peer rejection, discrimination, bullying and harassment, and many other forms of violence and victimization due to their minority sexual or gender identities.”

A Comparison of Urban and Rural Middle and High School Teachers’ Attitudes and Observations About LGBT Students 05.11.2018

“[W]e wanted to look at how. . . attitudes about LGBT people differ between teachers at rural middle and high schools compared to those teaching at an urban middle and high school setting. We also wanted to look at how. . . the teacher’s observances of anti-LGBT behaviors among the students and faculty bodies differ between rural and urban settings. And finally, we also wanted to look at [whether]...

Aging in Place in Gentrifying Neighborhoods: Implications for Physical and Mental Health 22.10.2018

“Gentrification can be thought of as a form of community loss.”

Racial/Ethnic Differences in Cost-Related Nonadherence and Medicare Part D 08.10.2018

"Interventions are really needed in the field of social work to help address some of these disparities, so for example, using a patient-centered approach in discussing cost-related nonadherence as well as medication concerns or insuring that we are assessing for cost-related nonadherence when we are working with older clients. . .”