Social Work Journeys

For the eighth episode of the GSSWSR's podcast, "Social Work Journeys," Mary Florence is joined by alum of the MSS program and current doctoral student Andrea October. To learn more about Andrea, click  here !  We are grateful to our supporters Spring Point partners for providing the funding that has made this podcast possible and a huge thank you to our producer, Emily Overholt!  Have an idea for...

For the seventh episode of the GSSWSR's podcast, "Social Work Journeys," Mary Florence is joined by three GSSWSR faculty members and scholars of trauma-informed social work: Dr. Nataliia Gusak, Dr. Rachel Speer, and Dr. Kerry Lee. To learn more about Drs. Gusak, Speer or Lee, click  here !  We are grateful to our supporters Spring Point partners for providing the funding that has made this podcast...

For the sixth episode of the GSSWSR's podcast, "Social Work Journeys," Mary Florence is joined by GSSWSR Career Counselor and Writing Coach Sarah Slates to talk about GSSWSR’s First Year Experience program CONNECT. In the second half of the episode, she is joined by Annie Perepezko and Sangeun Isabel Lee as they discuss their experiences as CONNECT facilitators. To learn more about Sarah, Annie an...

For the fifth episode of the GSSWSR's podcast, "Social Work Journeys," Mary Florence is joined by GSSWSR doctoral students Lindsay Griffin, Saira Afzal, and Mari Folco. They discuss the journey that led them to pursue their PhDs in social work at the GSSWSR...and that it's super okay to not have all the answers. To learn more about Lindsay, Saira and Mari, click here !  We are grateful to our supp...

For the fourth episode of the GSSWSR's podcast, "Voices in the Field," Mary Florence is joined by GSSWSR faculty member Dr. Tamarah Moss, PhD, MPH, MSW and second year MSS students and Research Informed Practice Teaching Assistants Ivy Elwell, Laura Kochman and Zoe Stoller. They discuss the importance of research in all stages of social work practice and how social work research, social work pract...

For the third episode of the GSSWSR's podcast, "Voices in the Field," Mary Florence is joined by GSSWSR faculty member Dr. Sara Bressi, PhD, MSW and M. B. Singley, founder and leader of the Ida B. Wellness Group for Black Folks in Social Work  and second year MSS student at the GSSWSR. They discuss the inextricable link between self-care and community care for social work, social workers, and beyo...

For the second episode of the GSSWSR's podcast, "Voices in the Field," Mary Florence is joined by Sarah Slates, LSW, the Director of Career Services and Writing, along with John Edwards, JD, MSS, the Student Services Coordinator. They discuss the who, what, why, and where of all things Student Support Services, give some insight into what they love about their jobs, and discuss how they are strivi...

Join Mary Florence Sullivan, a member of GSSWSR's Student Services team, in the very first episode of the "Voices In the Field" podcast. Mary Florence is joined by Dr. Kanako Okuda, the Director of Field Education here at the GSSWSR as well as Tony Morelli, the Assistant Director of Field Education to chat about their journeys to the school, their thoughts on field education and its' challenges, a...