NASW Social Work Talks Podcast

In early March, we spoke with staff from the NASW-Texas chapter about what the immigration crisis looks like in their state. Then later that month, the coronavirus health crisis hit North America pretty hard, so we spoke with them again to see how things have changed.

Rosanelly Garcia is a trauma social worker in the emergency room at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago. She speaks with us about what it's like right now, working in the ER during the coronavirus pandemic.

Lindsay Brine is a former educator and current social work student at New York University. She speaks about supporting older residents of New York City through social distancing and the coronavirus pandemic.

We speak with NASW member Kristen Lee, Ed.D., LICSW, about how social workers can practice self-care during the coronavirus pandemic.

Karen Zilberstein is a psychotherapist and author of "Parents Under Pressure: Struggling to Raise Children in an Unequal America." She's also clinical director of the Northampton, Mass., chapter of A Home Within, a national non-profit devoted to providing pro bono therapy to foster care youth and alumni.

NASW member Arthur Strock, Ph.D., is a founder of the International Association for the Study of Dreams and author of "Live By Your Dreams: Heartwarming Stories About Dreams and What They Tell Us." He speaks with us about dreams and how they can be used to improve our lives.

Heather Burzynski, MSW, APSW, SAC-IT, works as a clinical social worker with the Green Bay Police Department. She talks about the benefits of having a social worker embedded within a police department.

The podcast team members reflect on the topics we covered in 2019, what we're working on for 2020, and give thanks to our listeners and our amazing guests.

Raymond Monsour Scurfield, DSW, LCSW, ACSW, NASW 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, speaks about his work with faith-based and secular meditation in his private practice and in the classroom.

Elizabeth B. Strand, PhD, LCSW, Director of Veterinary Social Work and Associate Professor, University of Tennessee, talks about the need for veterinary social workers and why she loves her work.