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Locking the Door? The Social Work Licensing Exam

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Cassandra Walker , LCSW. Our guest Cassie Walker, LCSW, has been a consistent advocate, commentator and writer who has worked actively to respond to this injustice. Cassandra Walker , LCSW, CCTP, is a Black queer social worker, trauma therapist, writer, gamer and activist. So, what’s going on, and what is the solution?

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A Mixed-Methods Study of the Experiences of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color MSW Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Universities were prompted to replace face-to-face lectures with online learning platforms. About 69% of the sample experienced psychological distress, with higher proportions among those who identified as Latine/Latinx, womxn, straight, first-generation, full-time and part-time students, and clinical students.

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Creating a Voice: The unique needs of LGBTQ+ Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

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Kaytlyn Gillis, LCSW, BACS. Kaytee Gillis, LCSW-BACS , is a New Orleans-based psychotherapist and writer who works with survivors of family and relationship trauma; she also focuses on these and other issues within the LGBTQ+ community.

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Paid Social Work Internships Part 1 Payment 4 Placements - Matt Dargay, MSW & Arie Davey, LLMSW

Doin' The Work

The University of Houston has a phenomenal social work program that offers face-to-face master's and doctorate degrees, as well as an online and hybrid MSW. They started this group as MSW students at the University of Michigan, and there are now chapters across the U.S. Thank you to this episode’s sponsor!

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12 Things I Learned from Teaching a New Class: Disaster Social Work – An Anti-Racist Lens

Social Work Futures

During the last couple of years, I realized that my own social work program at Portland State University didn’t have a disaster social work class. Susan Hedlund, LCSW, Ernie Jones, LCSW and Andrew Laue, LCSW – all of whom contributed to the richness of the experience.

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Members in the News – August 11, 2023

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She also holds a master of pastoral studies from Loyola University Chicago. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Dayton and a master’s degree in education from the University of Detroit (now University of Detroit Mercy). The worst thing you can do is ignore it.”

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Race Doesn’t Exist Without Racism - Deadric Williams, PhD

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Episode 57 Guest: Deadric Williams, PhD Host: Shimon Cohen, LCSW. We are now offering our Racial Justice & Liberatory Practice Continuing Education Series at Columbia University , Michigan State University , and the University of Houston. Episode 57 Guest: Deadric Williams, PhD Host: Shimon Cohen, LCSW.