The Social Work Lens

Youth Voice Mini-series- Part 3

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/

Youth Voice Mini-series - Part 2

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 the stories that share.

Transcripts & show notes available at: https://vermontcwtp.org/podcast/

Youth Voice Mini-series - Part 1

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 matter to their workers.

Transcripts & show notes available at: https://vermontcwtp.org/podcast/

 

Child Welfare with Justice as the Throughline Part 3: Nurturing Freedom Dreams

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: https://vermontcwtp.org/podcast/

Child Welfare with Justice as the Throughline, Part 2

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/

Announcement- We have a new name!

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.  

Child Welfare with Justice as the Throughline Part 1

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/

A Reflective Approach to Uncomfortable Conversations

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/

 

Harnessing Courage in Conversations to Keep Kids Safe

“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 at: https://vermontcwtp.org/podcast/

 

 

The Team as a Secure Base with Dr. Laura Biggart

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: https://vermontcwtp.org/lens-podcast/