THE SOCIAL WORK RANTS PODCAST

For some of us, the election result was not what we may have wanted. I share my feelings about the #election I share ways we can still assist our clients with entitlements such as Medicaid, Medicare and ObamaCare. We also need to have a real conversation about having a real 3rd party candidate. Follow the podcast on Social Media: IG: ‪@thesocialworkrantspodcast‬ Twitter: @Socialworkrants #election...

In this video, the host explains how Project 2025 can affect our work as social workers and affect our clients especially those who are marginalized. Some Items #project2025 wants to eliminate: 1. Reduce free school lunches 2. Make major cuts to Medicaid 3. Deprioritize fighting climate change The whole 900 page document and the implimentation of this, will only make our jobs as social workers har...

Live recording from FinCon 2024 in Atlanta, GA. Rachel Duncan is a Financial therapist helping impulse shoppers and money avoider who can seem to save money. She can be found on Instagram at   / moneyhealingclub   Constance McConnell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Financial Social Worker, founder of Courageous Healing PC. She helps adults to explore their identity as they exper...

Episode #193 Juliana Londono, is a licensed professional counselor (LAC) based in New Jersey. She shares her story about starting her public speaking business. She discusses how she started it and how she is able to get speaking engagements. We also discuss how politics is intertwined to how we helps our clients in our mental health spaces. She can be found on IG at https://www.instagram.com/julia...

Dr. Jessica Sanchez is a licensed social worker in Texas. She is also a therapist and public speaker. She discusses her work as a sexologist. We discuss topics as:1. Sex is Natural.2. Machsimo in relationships in the Latino community.3. Financial Domestic Violence4. Safety and Consent in relationships5. Porn6. Sex Education and lack of sex ed in schools.7. HIV stigma in the Latino community.8. Par...

Episode #191 Taijah Bell, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker in Georgia. She provides individual therapy through her non profit called Mom's Mental Matter, to improve on maternal mental Health, education and building community. She specializes in working with women and mothers dealing with post partum depression, anxiety and dealing with life's stressers. She is licensed in Georgia, Alabama...

Dr. Sonia Lewis @TheStudentLoanDoctor has been assisting individuals with their student loans for the last 9 years. ​ She discusses what has happened regarding PSLF. ​ She added potiential how our student loans can affect our credit moving forward. ​ What President Biden can do before leaving office. ​ Ways to check on your student loan account by going to studentaid.gov. Ms. Lewis can be found on...

Brittany Rush, LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker licensed in Virginia and North Carolina. We met at the Millennial Social Work Conference this past March. Brtitany discusses her struggles of building her private practice. She shares how to market yourself to get clients. The Use of Psychology Today. Sharing other tips to get clients. Brittany can be found on Instagram at https://www.instag...

Andre Edwards, LICSW is a licensed social worker in the Washington, DC area. He provides consultations to community based organizations and schools providing and intergrating behavioral health services. Andre used his transferable skills to write a book "How to win against Student Loans". He shares financial tips including using SMART goals to pay off his student loans. We also discuss housing and...

Paula McMillan-Perez is a licensed clinical social worker founder of Personalized Your Coaching. She discusses her struggles with her coaching business and transitioning her business to focus on providing therapy. #businessfundamentals are not discussed in social work grad school and the importance of discussing the struggles of starting a business as a social worker. We discuss #taxes #businessst...

Recently the Supreme Court ruled the President has immunity. Well guess what, in my opinion because of this ruling, President Biden can cancel them loans!! Who's gonna stop him? Well no longer the Supreme Court. We must continue to apply pressure to the President to cancel the loans before he leaves office. Announcement!! My poetry book Triumph Through Pain: How to Maximize Your Full Potential in...

I share my struggles of #caregiving for my dad this summer and the lack of support. Announcements: My poetry book Triumph Through Pain: How to Maximize Your Full Potential in Hard Times will now be a Audiobook. The Audiobook will be released in August 15th on my mom's birthday in honor of my mom. The podcast is sponsored by Bas City Entertainment LLC doing business as Bas Moreno Consulting, provid...

The host shares his thougts on the recent presidential debate and why the current President is the only choice to win reelection despite all of his flaws. Why voting for Biden can slow down Project 2025. If you don't know what that is, you need to look it up ASAP. The book and policies is thicker than the DSM 5. Follow the podcast on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesocial...

Joseph Laswell, LMSW, CFSW is a licensed social worker and certified financial social worker. Joseph or Joey as he likes to be called before he got into social work, was a 14 year veteran of the Air Force. He shares his story of his transition into social work and getting into financial social work. He shares what he wants to accomplish with his financial social worker certitification and dabbling...

Men is okay not to be okay. Men tell your guy friends to love them. Men is okay to seek treatment if needed. Happy Fathers Day to all the social work/mental health daddies!! Follow the podcast on Social Media: IG: www.instagram.com/thesocialworkrantspodcast Twitter/X: www.twitter.com/socialworkrants Facebook: The Social Work Rants Podcast (Hit the like button) The podcast is sponsored by Bas Moren...

Teresa Caraballo Ross is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She describes her social work journey and discusses her buisness Esmeralda Wellness Haven, LLC. She openly shares her heartache of losing a collegue from Covid and being attached by a client while working. This podcast is sponsored by Bas Moreno Consulting, providing financial education for people of color in the sandwich generation. For...

Dr. Marina Badillo-Diaz, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. By trade she is a school social worker. She currently works in Higher Education and as a consulting in K-12. We discuss the ethical use of AI, technology disparities, the digital divide. The concerns to reduce bias, lack of diversity of those creating AI tools and lack of diversity in text to photo applications. Dr. Badillo-Diaz can be...

Episode #179 Norma Garcia is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Registered Play Therapist in Texas. She is the founder and clinical director of Centro de Consejeria Familiar. Her practice focuses on helping children, teens, and parents heal, energize, and become aware of their inner strengths. Her company is passionate about creating awareness and normalizing access to mental health services, e...

Ashley Conyers, LMSW is the Creator of Divine Glow Coaching LLC and the voice on the 'Your Divine Glow' Podcast. Having transitioned from a Licensed Social Worker to a Mindset Coach, Ashley is on a mission to guide fellow millennials through the shift from traditional careers to purpose-driven entrepreneurship. Ashley shares her experiences in social work and her "aha" moment to...

In honor of #mentalhealthawarenessmonth the host discusses protecting your mental health at all costs and ways to protect your personal mental health. Follow the podcast on Social Media: Instagram:  @thesocialworkrantspodcast  Twitter: @socialworkrants Facebook: The Social Work Rants Podcast (Hit the like button) In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, get your copy of my poetry book, "Triumph...

Host shares update on PSLF. If you have PSLF under Mohela, they will no longer be your service provider as of May 1st. PSLF processing applications will pause on 5/1/24 until July. Follow the podcast on Social Media: Instagram: www.instagram.com/thesocialworkrantspodcast Twitter/X: www.twitter.com/socialworkrants Facebook: The Social Work Rants Podcast The podcast sponsored by Bas City Entertainme...

Dr. Darmary Bonilla-Rodriguez is a social worker living in Pennsylvania. Originally from Spanish Harlem in NYC. She is the author of the new book, Modern Marianismo. She shares what’s the book about. We discuss the importance of providing cultural competency work despite being the only one of Latin descent where the majority of the population is white. She also shares her experience being a local...

While most people seasonal affective disorder ends in the spring time, mine actually starts. Sharing my thoughts of ways I'm practicing self care while grieving. One of the ways I have practicing self care is going to therapy!! Follow the podcast on Social Media: IG:  @thesocialworkrantspodcast  Twitter/X: @socialworkrants Facebook: The Social Work Rants Podcast (Hit the like button)

Yanely Espinal is a financial educator and author of “Mind Your Money”. She shares her story of growing up in NYC. We tap into the stigma of not discussing money in our Latino communities. The stigma of growing up being on public assistance. She shares on why she wrote her book. She gives tips on ways to invest, planning for retirement and ways we social workers can navigate our benefits when we s...

Amanda Whitlow is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Virginia . She is the owner of her private practice called Concrete Roses Counseling & Consultation. She is also an Adjunct Professor at Virigina State University and works as a mental health specialist in the public school system. We discuss the importance of networking, since we met at the recent Millennial Social Work Conference. She di...