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The Social Work Lens

The Social Work Lens podcast focuses on social work & child welfare topics, and brings you the voices of youth, caregivers, social workers, and subject matter experts. Follow along and join the Training & Coaching Specialists at the University of Vermont’s Child Welfare Training Partnership (CWTP) as they bring you interviews on all things child welfare. Find show notes & transcripts @ https://vermontcwtp.org/podcast/ Follow us on IG @ https://www.instagram.com/thesocialworklens/

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29:43

The Triple Intersection of Trauma, Neurodiversity &...

The Social Work Lens ·

2024/04/26

Neurodivergent youth and young adults, including those with autism, and gender-expansive youth face more adversity and are at a greater risk of trauma, such as abuse and neglect, as well as experiences like rejection, isolation, and bullying than their peers without those differences. Those living at the intersection of both neurodivergence, and gender expansiveness are at even higher risk. Join Cassie & Kelly Smith as they explore the relationship between neurodivergence and trauma in Part 2 of

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38:13

The Triple Intersection of Trauma, Neurodiversity &...

The Social Work Lens ·

2024/04/12

Neurodivergent youth and young adults, including those with autism, and gender-expansive youth face more adversity and are at a greater risk of trauma, such as abuse and neglect, as well as experiences like rejection, isolation, and bullying than their peers without those differences. Those living at the intersection of both neurodivergence, and gender expansiveness are at even higher risk. Join Cassie & Kelly Smith as they explore this triple intersection.Show notes & resources available

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32:19

Youth & Suicide Series Part 3: Moving beyond...

The Social Work Lens ·

2024/03/01

Join Cassie, Chris, & Ellen as they close this series by discussing how to support youth beyond crisis response and foster lives worth living. Listen to Part 1 & Part 2 for information on universal screening and how to respond when youth screen positive. Transcripts and show notes available at https://vermontcwtp.org/podcast/

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38:47

Youth & Suicide Series, Part 2- Someone screened...

The Social Work Lens ·

2024/02/16

Youth suicide is a public health crisis, and we all have a role in prevention! Join Cassie, Ellen, & Chris as they discuss how to respond to youth in crisis, and what to do after you’ve administered a screening tool. Transcripts & show notes available at: https://vermontcwtp.org/podcast/

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46:10

Youth & Suicide Series Part 1- You Have To Ask.

The Social Work Lens ·

2024/02/02

Part 1- You Have To Ask: The Importance of Screening for Suicide Prevention.Youth suicide is a public health crisis, and we all have a role in prevention! Join Cassie, Ellen, & Chris as they bust some myths about youth suicide, dig into the importance of screening, and walk through an accessible approach to screening that almost anyone can use. Show notes & Transcripts available @ https://vermontcwtp.org/podcast/

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31:08

Youth Voice Mini-series- Part 3

The Social Work Lens ·

2023/10/13

Join Mercedes and Hailey in this third and final episode as they share their experiences in the VT DCF child welfare system with host, Kate Cunningham. Using the list of hopes and aspirations for any youth in state’s care that the St. Joseph’s Orphanage survivors created in 2020, we discuss the importance of youth having access to their information, as well as, being a part of their own plan. Transcripts & show notes available at: https://vermontcwtp.org/podcast/

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32:27

Youth Voice Mini-series - Part 2

The Social Work Lens ·

2023/09/29

Join Mercedes and Hailey in this second episode as they share their experiences in the VT DCF child welfare system with host, Kate Cunningham. Using the list of hopes and aspirations for any youth in state’s care that the St. Joseph’s Orphanage survivors created in 2020, we discuss the importance of the relationship between a youth in care and their alternative caregivers, either kin, foster or residential workers. The need for a sense of belonging and for being cared about as a person is clear in

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32:59

Youth Voice Mini-series - Part 1

The Social Work Lens ·

2023/09/15

Join host Kate Cunningham as she speaks with Hailey and Mercedes, about their experiences as children in custody in the VT DCF child welfare system. Using the list of hopes and aspirations for any youth in state’s care that the St. Joseph’s Orphanage survivors created in 2020, Hailey & Mercedes tell their stories over three episodes, and dig into the importance of the relationship between a youth in care and their DCF worker, the need to be seen and heard, and the need to feel that their lives

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57:42

Child Welfare with Justice as the Throughline Part 3:...

The Social Work Lens ·

2023/06/23

Join us for our last episode in our 3-part miniseries with Corey Best on racial justice in child welfare. In this episode, Janine Beaudry brings Corey B. Best and Vermont Family Services Division, Deputy Commissioner Aryka Radke together to dream about, and discuss, the just child and family support system we want to build, along with a few specific thoughts about some of the ways we might get there. Transcript, show notes, and links to episode 1 and 2 available at:

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33:51

Child Welfare with Justice as the Throughline, Part 2

The Social Work Lens ·

2023/06/09

Join Janine Beaudry as she continues her conversation with Corey B. Best, in Part 2, of our 3-part mini-series on racial justice in child welfare. In part 2, Corey & Janine focus on how the legacy of chattel slavery underpins the current child welfare system, and the current push to abolish racist practices to build a just child and family support system. Transcript & Show notes available at: https://vermontcwtp.org/podcast/

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01:44

Announcement- We have a new name!

The Social Work Lens ·

2023/05/12

The Vermont Child Welfare Training Partnership (VT-CWTP) is proud to announce that we are changing the name of our podcast to THE SOCIAL WORK LENS.

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41:31

Child Welfare with Justice as the Throughline Part 1

The Social Work Lens ·

2023/04/28

Most of us are having uncomfortable conversations about racism these days. Join Janine Beaudry as she talks with Corey B. Best about the origins and impacts of white supremacy in our country, and how authentic connection and belonging can help us all see the malady for what it is and move toward healing. Transcript, Bios, and Show notes available at: https://vermontcwtp.org/podcast/

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29:25

A Reflective Approach to Uncomfortable Conversations

The Social Work Lens ·

2023/04/07

We all have Uncomfortable Conversations sometimes... join host Cassie Gillespie as she talks with Jan Fook, PhD about her work on using a Reflective Approach, and how this approach can transform tough conversations. Transcript, Bios, and Show notes available at: https://vermontcwtp.org/podcast/

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36:47

Harnessing Courage in Conversations to Keep Kids Safe

The Social Work Lens ·

2022/10/26

“She said that the only thing that made this thing (a child being removed from their home) even a teenier bit more bearable, was that she saw tears in the social worker’s eyes” – Dr. Nicki Weld describing compassionate courage. Join host Kate Cunningham as she talks with Dr. Nicki Weld about the concept of courage, and the importance of caregivers and child welfare workers being authoritative and compassionate in their relationships with children and families. Show notes and Transcripts available

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25:05

The Team as a Secure Base with Dr. Laura Biggart

The Social Work Lens ·

2022/10/07

Join Cassie as she talks with Dr. Laura Biggart about The Team as Secure Base Model. The Team as a Secure Base model is an adapted version of Gillian Schofield and Mary Beek’s Secure Base model (we have an episode on this- check it out!) used in foster care, adoption, residential care and schools; and draws from social workers’ experiences and their articulation of what helps create trust as a foundation for effective teamworking. Show notes and transcripts available at:

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28:06

The Secure Base Model with Dr. Gillian Schofield

The Social Work Lens ·

2022/09/23

Safety and Security are at the heart of any meaningful relationship, especially the relationship between caregiver and child. In this episode, Cassie talks with Professor Gillian Schofield PhD about the Secure Base model, which provides a framework for building positive relationships and promoting security and resilience, not only in foster care, adoption, and residential care, but also in schools, workplace teams and a range of diverse settings. The Secure Base model, used widely in the United

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36:48

Part 2: Navigating Uncomfortable Conversations about...

The Social Work Lens ·

2022/09/09

Talking with kids about their sexual development can certainly be uncomfortable. When you are a caregiver or a Family Services worker, having those conversations with a child you barely know might feel doubly uncomfortable. Add to that a limited knowledge of normative sexual development; maybe sprinkle in some myths, values, and a healthy sense of shame instilled upon you in your own upbringing, and you’ve got yourself one heck of an uncomfortable conversation. In today's episode Tammy Leombruno

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31:01

Part 1: Navigating Uncomfortable Conversations about...

The Social Work Lens ·

2022/08/26

Talking with kids about their sexual development can certainly be uncomfortable. When you are a caregiver or a Family Services worker, having those conversations with a child you barely know might feel doubly uncomfortable. Add to that a limited knowledge of normative sexual development; maybe sprinkle in some myths, values, and a healthy sense of shame instilled upon you in your own upbringing, and you’ve got yourself one heck of an uncomfortable conversation. In this episode Tammy Leombruno will

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45:15

Adoption is Uncomfortable

The Social Work Lens ·

2022/08/12

Join host Pete Cudney and guest Nam Holtz as they explore some of the complexity of adoption and transracial adoption. Adoption is complicated, transracial adoption even more so. In this conversation Nam highlights the importance of examining some of our taken for granted assumptions, and the need to have open and sometimes uncomfortable conversations to best support children and families involved in adoptions. Show notes and transcripts available at https://vermontcwtp.org/podcast/

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38:36

Safety Culture: Why feeling connected to your...

The Social Work Lens ·

2022/07/29

Last season we brought you an introduction to Safety Culture and Safety Science with Mike Cull. Well guess who’s back? On today’s episode Cassie & Pete welcome Mike Cull and his colleague Elizabeth Riley to talk about Why Feeling Connected to your Colleagues Matters. Mike and Elizabeth will help us explore the connection between psychological safety and workplace connectedness, they’ll talk to us about professional intimacy, and help us strategize how to use these concepts in the

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