The "Kelsunn-on-the-Air" Social Work Podcast

We at Kelsunn Communications welcome you to this informative 6-Part Series entitled “Raise-The-Wage: The Case for Equitable Salaries for Social Workers and Other Human Services Professionals”. This series aims to launch a discussion about the value of Social Workers in all the roles they play. This series also highlights the impact Social Workers and other Human Service Professionals have on the c...

Coming up on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 5AM (Also in video on my YouTube Channel) will be the 1st of my 6 interviews with distinguished Professional Social Work Leaders. The series is called "Raise the Wage" - The Case for Equitable Pay for Social workers and Other Human Service Professionals.  I am honored to have been afforded the opportunity to interview Dr. Mildred "Mit" C. Joyner , c...

Problem Statement: Social Worker salaries need to be increased so that they are commensurate with their skill, education and credentials. Above anything else Social Work salaries need to be commensurate with the impact that Social Workers have on the lives of others? We also need to get society to move past the fact that Social Work is a “female-dominated” profession. In addition to that the vulne...

*** Full Version Originally Launched on 8/19/21 On Saturday, June 19, 2021, The "Kelsunn-on-the-Air" Social Work Podcast, Award-Winning Flagship offering of “Kelsunn Communications” ( www.kelsunn.org ) went on location to record this podcast live.  This podcast recording marked the commemoration of the first-ever Federally Designated & Recognized "Juneteenth Holiday". This took place at t...

Hello Everyone: Well everyone, there's only 5 weeks left for the competition. Here is Z-100's Executive Producer of the "Elvis Duran in the Morning" Show, Skeery Jones, urging you all to vote .... for my podcast!! Once again, I am honored to be competing in the annual Bethpage Federal Credit Union’s 2022 “Best of Long Island” contest in the “Best Podcast” Category. My podcast is competing against...

The Sunshine Alternative Education and Prevention Center ( https://www.sunshinepreventionctr.org/ ), founded in 1992. It is a true grass-roots organization that formed from the personal experiences of its 2 co-founders, Dr. Carol Carter and Ms. Tamara Pelosi . Their collective desire was to help their own children. Today that dream has turned into a reality that now reaches hundreds of children an...

The Honorable Legislator Kara Hahn, MSW - Representing the 5th Legislative District of Suffolk County, NY.  Legislator Hahn is the National Association of Social Workers(NASW) NYS Chapter 2020 “Public Elected Official of the Year” Kara Hahn( https://www.karahahn.com/ )is the Suffolk County Legislature’s Deputy Presiding Officer. First elected in 2011 to represent the very same community in wh...

The "Kelsunn-on-the-Air" Social Work Podcast, Award-Winning Flagship offering of “Kelsunn Communications” ( www.kelsunn.org ) went on location to record a podcast live on Saturday, June 19, 2021. This marked the commemoration of the first-ever "Federally Designated & Recognized" Juneteenth Holiday. This took place at the 3D's Aftercare, Inc. Community Center in Baldwin. This community celebrat...

In January of 2020 the “Kelsunn-on-the-Air” Social Work Podcast released this podcast episode, entitled “Destigmatize to Normalize”. This segment of was recorded at the Molloy College School of Social Work, in Rockville Centre, NY. The main topic was on breaking down the #stigma that prevents individuals from seeking help to deal with their #mentalhealth issues. In 2021, this Kelsunn Communication...

Philanthropy Infusion – Host: Ms. Michele Woodard Guest: Dr. Jacqueline Bouvier Copeland ***This is a “Kelsunn Communications Production” ( www.kelsunn.org) . Today’s guest is, Dr. Jacqueline Bouvier Copeland, Founder of Black Philanthropy Month ( http://www.blackphilanthropymonth.com/ ), founded in 2011. “Black Philanthropy Month” is a 10-year old global collaboration to celebrate, promote and el...

Philanthropy Infusion – Host/Creator:  Ms. Michele Woodard Guest: Ms. Ebonie J. Cooper-Jean ***This is a “Kelsunn Communications Production” (www.kelsunn.org). Today’s guest is, Ms. Ebonie Johnson Cooper, Founder & CEO of the Young, Black & Giving Back Institute (http://www.youngblackgivingback.org), which was established in 2014. The mission of the institute is to educate, inspire, a...

***This is a “Kelsunn Communications Production (www.kelsunn.org) Today’s guest is, Ms. C’Ardiss “CC” Gardner Gleser, who holds the inaugural position of Director of Programs & Strategic Initiatives at the Satterberg Foundation (https://satterberg.org) located in Seattle, Washington, a family foundation focused on promoting a just society and a sustainable environment. In this role, CC dedicat...

***This is a “Kelsunn Communications Production ( www.kelsunn.org ) Today’s guest is, Coach Carmen Duncan, MSW - Founder & CEO of “Mission Accomplished Transition Services” ( https://matransitionservices.org/ )   A non-profit organization she established in 2012 with the purpose of helping students at the high school, trade school and, college level, and students on a path to entrepr...

Kelsunn Communications is excited to bring you this first-ever, International NY-to-Israel Interview. Make sure to log in and listen as I interviewed Mrs. Anat Ben Salmon, a Veteran Psychotherapist.  She was on location in Israel at the time of this interview.  Mrs. Ben Salmon shares her unique perspectives on parenting, teens, and adolescents.  She also discusses how she developed...

Hello Everyone, We’ve got exciting news here at Kelsunn Communications!!! We are kicking off a brand-new Podcast Series called “Philanthropy Infusion”!!! This podcast is the Brainchild of Host, Ms. Michele Woodard, Creator and Co-Producer of this innovative new series. Ms. Woodard possesses a wealth of experience in charitable giving and philanthropic initiatives. This introductory interview will...

Hear Silas W. Kelly, LMSW doing the voice-over to this Promo to promote a workshop. This was for a Workshop held in April of 2018 to address how to re-integrate the formerly incarcerated back into society.  This worshop was co-sponsered by the National Association of Social Workers NY State Chapter( NASW-NYS) and Nassau Community College's Human Services Academic Department.  The script...

****This just in:  Since  November of 2020, This episode, “Sarah O'Connor and the INNcredible Bike Ride”, is rated #2 in Melbourne, Australia in the "Education Category".   https://www.owltail.com/podcast/RHVmv-E-Journalism-Social-Work-Advocate In 2017, World Famous WHTZ 100.3 (Z-100) on-air personality Skeery Jones and CEO & Founder of Kelsunn Communications www.kelsunn.org SIl...

***This Segment is currently Ranked #1 on the Owltail.com Podcast Hosting site in Melbourne, Austrailia . It has been Ranked at #1 since August of 2019 in the Social Sciences Category : https://www.owltail.com/podcast/RHVmv-E-Journalism-Social-Work-Advocate/best-episodes Long Island News Radio 103.9 FM Radio Jobline Inteview W/Scott Passeser: Producer/Host National Association of Social Workers of...

"Urban Social Work Journal" Founders: Dr. Brenda Williams-Gray, DSW; Dr. Carl Mazza, DSW; and Dr. Dana Burdnell Wilson, PhD-LCSW discuss their award-winning Publication. In 2018 the journal won the Prose Award "Honorable Mention" distinction as the Best New Journal In Social Sciences. The award is given out by the Association of American Publishers (AAP). USW aims to establish a forum for dialogue...

Happy Social Work Month!!!! In this Special Podcast Episode we kick-off Social Work Month 2021 with the NASWNYS Chapter Leadership.  Listen as Dr. Samantha Fletcher, Exec. Dir. and  Mr. Michael T. Capiello, Board President give a State-of-the-Chapter overview.  Dr. Fletcher, visits the show again to talk all things Social Work.   Mr. Capiello details how the board stays in lock...

Exciting News!!! Clinical Social Worker, Dr. Veronica Hardy’s Book Launch Countdown is under way and in full gear!!  Be on the look-out for  "Becoming Un-Tangled" being released on March 1st! – The beginning of “Social Work Month”. Listen for her promo’s in the middle and at the end of this podcast for more information!!! Dr. Veronica L. Hardy holds a PhD in Counselor Education and Super...

***This Just In:  This episode was just "Ranked #1" in the Science, Social Sciences Categories in Melbourne, Austraila on their https://www.owltail.com/ Podcast-Hosting website!!! In this, the first Episode of Season #3 of the "Kelsunn-on-the-Air" Social Work Podcast we are proud to feature the 3 Members of the NASW NY State Chapter's Region 5 Leadership Team.  Listen as they talk about...

This is an edited version of the complete broadcast aired on October 5, 2020, just prior to election day last November 3, 2020.

Log-on to listen to my fascinating interview with Dr. Donna Volpitta. She is the Founder and Education Director of Pathways to Empower (pathwaystoempower.com). Dr. Volpitta, has a Doctorate in Education (Ed. D) and she makes the brain science of resilience and mental health easy to understand and apply. Donna draws on her experiences as a seasoned educator and mother of four adolescents to bring h...

Dr. Lakeya Cherry, DSW, MSSW is the Chief Executive Officer of The Network for Social Work Management, an international membership organization dedicated to strengthening leadership in health and human services. Under her leadership, the Network has grown globally and introduced new, innovative programming that meets the needs of social work and human services leaders everywhere. At her previous p...