Partnership Connections

<p></p> In this episode of Partnership Connections, art therapist Emily Natale of Create Art & Wellness explores how art therapy supports children, teens, and adults—especially those impacted by trauma—by offering a...

<p></p> Join us as we welcome back Dr. Frederic Reamer, Professor Emeritus at the Rhode Island College School of Social Work. Throughout the conversation we focus on effective altruism and how it breaks down how...

<p></p> In this episode, we chat with Dr. Jessica Pryce, Research Faculty member at Florida State University College of Social Work, a former Child Protective Services investigator in Florida, and author of Broken...

<p></p> <p>In this episode, we sit down with renowned child advocate Elizabeth Burke Bryant, Professor of the Practice of Health Services, Policy and Practice<br> Hassenfeld Child Health Innovation Institute Brown...

<p></p> Join us as we chat with Dr. Kristin Scaplen and Dr. Victoria Heimer-McGinn as they help us explore how chronic stress affects the brain. They focus on key regions like the amygdala, hippocampus, and prefrontal...

<p></p> In this episode, we sit down with Brandi Didino of the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) and Margo Katz of the Rhode Island Department of Health to unpack the evolving guidance...

<p></p> Join us as we chat with Dr. Kristen Slack, Senior Scientist at Research Triangle Institute and a leading expert on poverty and child welfare; to explore the complex relationship between socioeconomic factors and...

<p></p> This episode dives into the complexities of adoption, exploring open adoption, birth family involvement, and the lifelong impact on adoptees and parents. Guest Deborah Siegel shares her personal and professional...

<p></p> In this episode of the Partnership Connections Podcast, hosts Stan Brajer and Holly Pacheco explore the concept of ambiguous loss with guest Kate Tetuan Parent, Associate Director at Boston Children’s Hospital...

<p>Join us as we chat with Rhode Island Training School Executive Director Larome Myrick and Senior Community Development Specialist John Scott. They share powerful personal stories, challenge misconceptions, and...

<p>Join us as we sit down with Melissa Aguiar-Rivard, Chief of Strategic Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation at the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), to unpack the agency’s five-year...

<p>Join us as we welcome back Ocean State Recovery Executive Director Chris Dorval and MADD Rhode Island Program Director Jennifer O’Neil to explore the evolving landscape of substance use and impaired driving in Rhode...

<p>Join us as we chat with Desiree Soto, Program Director for Rhode Island Lottery's Problem Gambling Services Program. We explore intersections between gambling disorder and child welfare, from defining gambling...

<p>The following is a meditation provided by Dr. Mimi Mumm, Professor at the School of Social Work at Rhode Island College. Dr. Mumm is also a certified Yoga Instructor. She has been gracious enough to record several...

<p>We welcome back Jennifer Gaviria, RIC SSW Adjunct Faculty, School Social Worker and Co-Founder of the Latino Mental Health Network to discuss the importance of integrating one's cultural identity into the workplace...