The Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare is committed to connecting child welfare professionals to relevant and accessible training resources. We are excited to bring you the latest in research, policy, and practice via relevant podcasts. Our channel will cover a wide range of topics and will feature interviews with researchers, policy makers, frontline child welfare workers, community members, youth, and many others. Download and listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and SoundCloud. Subscribe to the channel on your preferred podcast app in order to automatically receive new episodes as they are released.
Special Interviews
Enjoy these special interviews from University of Minnesota experts on topics such as moral injury, adoption medicine and an in-depth look into CASCW with Jean Quam, co-founder of CASCW and former dean of the College of Education and Human Development.
An interview with Dean Jean Quam
Korina Barry, former Director of Outreach at the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW), sits down with Jean Quam in 2020. Jean Quam is the former Dean of the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. Dean Quam is also one of the co-founders of CASCW, which was founded in 1992 at the University of Minnesota's School of Social Work. In this interview, Dean Quam shares more about how the Center was brought to life, how the work of the center has evolved over the years, and her hopes for the future.
Moral Injury in Child Welfare Professionals with Dr. Wendy Haight
In this episode Korina Barry interviews Dr. Wendy Haight, Gamble-Skogmo Chair in Child Welfare and Youth Policy at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Haight gives an overview of moral injury and healing for mental health, social work and child welfare professionals.
Podcast resources:
- Moral Injury: Implications for Child Welfare (Canvas course in works)
- Gamble-Skogmo Chair in Child Welfare and Youth Policy
- Minnesota One-Stop Programs
UMN Adoption Clinic with Dr. Kimara Gustafson
In this episode Korina Barry interviews Dr. Kimara Gustafson of the University of Minnesota's Adoption Medicine Clinic. Dr. Gustafson shares more about the services provided to families at the clinic and also shares how this work has shifted due to COVID-19.
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