Episode 145: Social Work in a Time of Division

March 27, 2023 00:39:25
Episode 145: Social Work in a Time of Division
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Episode 145: Social Work in a Time of Division

Mar 27 2023 | 00:39:25

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Show Notes

With March being Social Work Month, we thought it worth exploring an increasingly urgent issue within social work: the challenges of doing ethical social work practice in a politically divided time like ours. In Texas, this is especially true for social workers who serve LGBTQ+ clients. How do practicing social workers navigate this difficult terrain? Social workers Kurt Olster and Kimberly Goodwin join us to discuss. Episode 133: Gender-Affirming Care is Trauma-Informed Care https://hogg.utexas.edu/podcast-gender-affirming-care-trauma-informed-care Hogg History: The Ima Hogg Scholarships https://hogg.utexas.edu/history-of-the-ima-hogg-scholarships Don't Mess with Texas Social Workers https://hogg.utexas.edu/dont-mess-with-texas-social-workers Announcing 2022 Ima Hogg Scholarship Recipients https://hogg.utexas.edu/hogg-scholarship-recipients-2022 Mental Health and Social Policy: A Q&A with Benita Bamgbade https://hogg.utexas.edu/mental-health-and-social-policy-a-qa-with-benita-bamgbade

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