Podcast Episode 8: Back to School for Homeless Youth-How you can help!
It's Back to School time! Whether you're getting your own kids ready to go back to school or you're going back to school yourself (as a student or an educator), you know the drill...school supply shopping, getting that new first-day-of-school outfit, and preparing for the first day. While this is a time of excitement and new changes, for our homeless students, back to school time is one of anxiety and hardship. In this episode l share information about the McKinney-Vento Home
Podcast Episode 7: Ethics & Humanity in Social Work
This episode of The Steward Project Podcast came from a post I saw on Instagram. The post hit a nerve for me and when I saw the comments from fellow social workers I knew I had to address this topic: Ethics & Humanity. When I saw this post from Humans of NY, it hurt my heart. And then I saw comments like, "As a social worker, I cannot say hello to a client on the street...it's a violation of HIPPA." First, it's HIPAA (Human Insurance Portability & Accountability Act). Secon
Podcast Episode 6: Caring vs. Carrying
This episode of The Steward Project Podcast is one I am excited to share. Excited because when I began thinking about the difference between caring & carrying, it made a HUGE shift in how I see my role in this helping, healing, and change-making work. When we think about our work or our personal lives, consider how many people you care for. Now consider how much you carry for those same people. Do you know the difference? Can you FEEL the difference? Caring for others give
Podcast Episode 5: Trauma at the Border
This episode of The Steward Project Podcast is a bit impromptu. I recorded it in a fit of rage over what the US is doing by separating children from their parents at the US/Mexico border. So let’s talk about what’s happening on our southern border. The separation of families, specifically separation of children from their parents, is causing severe trauma. What does this mean? In this episode, I share briefly about what is meant when people say “these kids are being traumati
