Podcast
BLKMHC: Office Hours
Hosted by Marquita LaGarde · EN
Let’s talk about mental health. Come into my office and let’s explore all things mental health and wellness from my lens as a Black woman in conjunction with other health professionals.
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Color on the Spectrum
Nov 6, 202300:50:22Tap to summarizeASD affects people of all races and ethnicities. Still, studies show that African-American and Latino children with autism are diagnosed at older ages than white children, giving them less of an opportunity for proper intervention and treatment. Dr. Marisol Marroquín of Rutgers University has made it her life's mission to make changes to the access, equity, and changes needed for the Latinx community.
Transcribe →Politics of Academia
Apr 17, 202300:53:41Tap to summarizePost COVID world for children has been difficult emotionally and schools providing social emotional learning set out to address those concerns. Many schools are now facing an ever changing political climate that has its sites set on K-12 education and SEL. Welcome Francesca Villarreal, MSW, MBA to the office hour as we discuss politics in academia, how to get involved as parents and exploring the views of the other side.
Transcribe →Transitions and Crucial Conversations
Feb 27, 202300:58:42Tap to summarizeTransitioning and how to have those crucial conversations when the stakes are high. Crucial conversations occur in all aspects of our lives. Tonights Guest Nizhonlii Robinson former Marine, Founder of Spark: The Pop Up and current Customer Success Manager for BreakLine Education will share with us how to navigate life transitions and learning from the importance of having crucial conversations. Nizhonlii can be found on LinkedIn (Nizhonlii Robinson) and the book referenced is Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson.
Transcribe →What's On Your Plate?
Feb 1, 202300:53:49Tap to summarizeHaving a culturally sensitive discussion around food and food choices is important to growth and care of ourselves and our community. Today's episode is with a Registered Dietitian and Lactation Counselor Manyil Danshey, RD, where we discuss how food changes mood, ways professionals can have conversations about food changes that acknowledge the cultural implication of food in communities of color and how the dietitian profession can grow to be more inclusive and diverse. Black families are 3x's as likely to face hunger than white families and 20% of Black individuals live in food insecure households. There are currently only 13% of Black dietitians practicing today, without them we will continue to see health disparities (e.g., chronic disease, obesity, maternal and fetal mortality) that can be addressed through diet.
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Finale: Let's Talk About Integrated Health Care
Jan 9, 202301:10:45Tap to summarizeWhat is integrated health care and how can Black and Brown voices be elevated in these spaces to ensure adequate care is being provided? Yvette Beltran, LCSW and I talk about the beauty and pitfalls of integrated care, the intersection of race in the medical and behavioral health world and the effective role social workers play in bridging these two worlds together.
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Dear ASWB, Stop Gatekeeping Pt 1A
Oct 24, 202200:36:12Tap to summarizeThis is Pt 1A of our conversation on what is happening in the social work profession and how the ASWB is utilizing the clinical exam to prevent Black and Brown people from accessing positions of power and equitable pay. Please go to the BLKMHC Instagram page to access the change.org petition. Also, email the BLKMHC page blkmhc@gmail.com and provide your feedback on what does change look like. More info and data: https://www.aswb.org/exam/contributing-to-the-conversation/
Transcribe →Dear ASWB, Stop Gatekeeping Pt 1
Oct 10, 202200:30:32Tap to summarizeSitting down with my friend and colleague Yvette Madrid, MSW, LCSW to discuss the recent numbers that have been released by the Association of Social Work Board on their pass rates. The numbers are disheartening and we could sit on the side line and complain, but that is not social work. Let's discuss the concerns and have an honest conversation about how flawed the profession is. This is just pt 1. https://www.aswb.org/exam/contributing-to-the-conversation/
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Boys Do Cry
Nov 22, 202101:17:30Tap to summarizeNovember is Men's Mental Health Month. This is important because 1. Men die by suicide 3.5x the rate of women. 2. about 60% of men are likely to experience trauma in their lifetime. 3. 1 in 10 men experience major depression. 4. 50% of men are too afraid to seek help. Tonight's guest, Jonathan Jackson and I sit down to discuss everyday life experiences and how to navigate with mental health concerns in a way that is supportive and understanding. How to be an ally and how to speak up and ask for help, understanding you aren't alone and it is okay to say "I need help". In 2017 Jonathan Jackson, a management consultant, and graduate student decided that there was a void in the digital world for millennials. So he founded The Wkender - a lifestyle brand dedicated to creating a road map for millennials thriving in their passions, while navigating multiple venues in-style. His goal is to empower you to challenge norms, change your reality, and thrive from 5-9! Web: TheWkender.com IG: @thewkender_ To learn more about Miles Hall go to: https://www.justiceformileshall.org/miles If you are wanting help and don't know where to start check out: findhelp.org, 211, talk to your doctor or reach out to your local county mental health. The national crisis hotline is 1-800-273-8255
Transcribe →Out of Sight Out of Mind
Aug 31, 202100:57:11Tap to summarizeHuman trafficking is modern-day slavery and involves the use of force, fraud or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act according to Homeland Security. Approximately 16% percent of children who runaway from social services and were reported missing to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Youth (NCMEC) in 2019 were likely victims of human sex trafficking. Studies done in New York and Connecticut show about 50% of human trafficking victims were involved with child welfare systems or juvenile justice systems and that 80% of girls involved in human trafficking had been in the child welfare system in the past. (Source: https://www.kvc.org/blog/foster-care-human-trafficking/) This is a national crisis, not just for foster and system involved youth, but vulnerable children across this country. Today's guest Ashley Hill, LMFT is the expert you want to hear from, in order to understand how serious this issue is and how you can help. Ashley Hill is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has years of experience working with intense foster youth. She has provided therapy and case management services for foster youth in group homes and foster homes for over four years. Therefore, she is very knowledgeable and experienced with establishing relationships, understanding the child welfare system in which these residents reside, and the challenges these youth have to face as a result of being a court dependent. Ashley has had experience working with youth who have been sexually exploited or are suspected to be commercially sexually exploited children (CSEC). Not only does Ashley have experience providing therapeutic services and case management services, but she also understands residential structures as she has interacted and collaborated with many residential placements. She is also a State Certified Human Trafficking Advocate. Throughout her career, she developed the fundamental belief that given the right guidance, support, and environment, individuals can thrive, grow, and evolve. She believes that everyone can reach their fullest potential with a supportive environment, unconditional love, structure, and guidance. website: https://www.magdalenasdaughters.org/ Instagram: Magdalenas__daughters Facebook: magdalenasdaughters National Human Trafficking Hotline 1-888-373-7888
Transcribe →Reality of College Living
Aug 9, 202100:35:01Tap to summarizeNavigating higher education is difficult enough. This episode is intended to bring awareness to the realities of navigating higher education while experiencing food insecurities and being houseless. How do these experiences impact ones mental health and what can we be doing more of as a community to not only support higher education but to ensure students have their basic needs met. This episodes guest is Justin Bowman, Justin shares his own personal experience of financial insecurity while in college and how that experienced lead him to start his non-profit Someone Cares. Justin Bowman grew up in Riverside, California where he also attended California Baptist University, earning his Bachelors in Communications, and Masters in Public Relations. He has worked in entertainment PR for a short time, until he learned that the lifestyle wasn’t for him. Simultaneously, Justin enjoyed success as a lifestyle print model appearing in magazines, and billboards throughout the country. Currently, Justin is working in the mortgage industry, as he prepares for the launch of his non-profit Someone Cares, which caters to underserved college students. IG: @jaybeefly findhelp.org
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