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The Macro Social Work Mentor
by Victor Manalo
Dr. Victor Manalo shares what he has learned from over 30 years of his journey from MSW student to university professor and macro practitioner.
Episodes
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Interview with Patricia J. Britt
Patricia J. Britt was appointed, unanimously, by Cleveland City Council, as City Clerk, Clerk of Council on January 14, 2008. As Clerk of Council, Britt is the Chief Administrative Officer of the Office of Cleveland City Council. In order to enable the work in Council, Britt is responsible for...
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Interview with Judy Verduzco
My interview today is with Judy Verduzco, Public Counsel’s Director of Social Work. Public Counsel is a nonprofit public interest law firm dedicated to advancing civil rights and racial and economic justice. In this position, she leads Public Counsel’s efforts to nurture a trauma-informed and...
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Interview with Dr. Joan Zlotnik
Dr. Joan Zlotnik has focused on strengthening the bridges between research, practice, policy and education. She worked for three national social work organizations between 1987 and 2018. From 2009 to 2015 she directed NASW’s Social Work Policy Institute, and served as the executive director of…
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Interview with Heather Bradley-Geary
Episode 5 is my interview with Heather Bradley-Geary. Bradley-Geary is the Director of Supportive Housing for The Vecino Group. Since 2014, Vecino Group has developed 29 supportive housing communities in 10 states, ending homelessness for 750 households annually. Prior to her work at Vecino…
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The Social Work Innovation Network: Interview with Dr. Gokul Mandayam, Dr. Marissa Kaloga, and Ian Williams
Today, I have three guests who will be discussing their work in social innovation and social entrepreneurship. Dr. Gokul Mandayam: Dr. Gokul Mandayam, is a macro practice faculty member in the MSW Program at the Rhode Island College School of Social Work. Prior to that he worked with the…
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Dr. Marina Badillo-Diaz and Dr. Amanda Baranski: Artificial Intelligence & Social Work
We will be talking about Artificial Intelligence or AI and Social Work on this episode of the Macro Social Work Mentor. Dr. Marina Badillo-Diaz is an experienced school administrator and counseling director with a demonstrated history of working in community mental health and in education as a...
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Interview with Brittany Pinson, LMSW
Episode 2 is an interview with fellow social worker, Brittany Pinson. I met Brittany through LinkedIn. I came across her LinkedIn page, where she identifies herself as a macro social worker, and I was intrigued with her experience in New York City. I sent her a message on LinkedIn, we set up a…
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Connect to End Covid-19: A Discussion with Dr. Kathryn Wehrmann
Dr. Kathy Wehrman is my guest today, and we’re going to discuss the CONNECT TO END COVID-19 Initiative and the important role social workers can play across micro and macro levels. Dr. Wehrmann resides in Champaign, Illinois. She has deep roots in this community after living there for over forty...
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Interview with Dr. Lakeya Cherry
Dr. Lakeya Cherry is a Partner at Evolution and an executive leadership coach who has dedicated her career to the growth and development of individuals and the organizations they are a part of, and she is the former Chief Executive Officer of The Network for Social Work Management. She also…
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Social Work Students' Group Project on Street Lighting in El Monte, California
This episode is from a second group of undergraduate students from my Social Welfare Policy class in Fall 2023. They took my challenge to put together a recording that I could use in my podcast that would demonstrate what they learned in class. This assignment was part of their group project.…
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Interview with Ahmanise Sanati
Ahmanise is currently a counselor working with the foster, homeless, and juvenile justice students in LAUSD. Prior to that, she established the foundation of her social work career in the mental health department of the LA County jail system. She is also a community organizer and cofounder of...
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BASW Students' Presentation on Homelessness in their Community
This episode is from a group of undergraduate students from my Social Welfare Policy class in Fall 2023. They took my challenge to put together a recording that I could use in my podcast that would demonstrate what they learned in class. I am really excited to share their thoughts with you. This...
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Interview with Dr. Kathryn Conley Wehrmann
Dr. Wehrmann resides in Champaign, Illinois. She has deep roots in this community after living there for over forty years. She loves its diversity as a university community as well as the wide range of cultural opportunities it offers. She received both her MSW and Ph.D. from the University of...
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Interview with Jacob Kendall
Dr. Jacob Kendall helps social workers embrace their macro, pivot their careers, and land their next job (in 90 days). He's a résumé wizard and a true wordsmith (his clients' words). Jacob envisions more social workers not only breaking into other industries, but becoming leaders in those areas.…
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Political Social Work
Dr. Manalo cites Dr. Shannon R. Lane and Dr. Suzanne Pritzker from their 2018 textbook, Political Social Work: Using Power to Create Social Change to outline the 5 areas of Political Social Work Practice: 1) Engaging Individuals and Communities in Political Processes; 2) Influencing Policy…
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Interview with Anjanette Young
Anjanette Young is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and graduate of Jane Addams School of Social Work at The University of Illinois Chicago. She obtained a master’s degree in clinical social work with a special interest in Mental Health with individuals and families. Anjanette has worked in the...
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Inteview with Dr. Sharon Gandarilla-Javier
Sharon Gandarilla-Javier is the President of the NASW-Florida chapter and a retired New York City Police Officer with over 20 years of combined experience in law enforcement and social work. In New York, she has worked as a forensic social worker for both the public and private sectors. She...
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Interview with David Perez
David Perez is the first social worker hired directly by a public library in the state of New Jersey. He served ten years in the U.S. Army, over fifteen years in healthcare business, and he has been a library social worker at the Long Branch Free Public Library (LBFPL) since 2015. He received his...
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Interview with Marla Blunt-Carter
Marla Blunt-Carter is an accomplished Associate Professor of Professional Practice at Rutgers University School of Social Work in New Brunswick, NJ, with a deep interest in social policy, community organizing, advocacy, and political social work. Professor Blunt-Carter earned her Bachelor of Arts...
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Interview with Valerie Arendt
Along with my new segment, "This Doesn't Just Happen!", you can listen to my interview with Valerie Arendt. Valerie is the Executive Director of the National Association of Social Workers North Carolina (NASW-NC), where she leads the association’s efforts to advance the profession of social work…
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Interview with Fatima Salman
Fatima Salman is a macro social worker and community organizer. She is part of the ENGAGE team at the University of Michigan School of Social Work, and she is the Project Manager for the Employment Equity Action and Learning Collaborative, a collaborative of 65+ stakeholders working in Detroit…
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Interview with Coy Stout
Coy Stout is senior vice president and head of patient advocacy and policy at Brii Biosciences, a small biotechnology company focused on advancing treatments and cures for diseases with high public health burden and social stigmas. At Brii Bio, Coy works with patients and advocates to connect the...
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Organizing to Access Your Local Government
I will give you an example of how an organized group of people influenced me as the then-Mayor of the City of Artesia, and how that event helped me to see how social workers could influence their local elected officials to promote changes in their communities, neighborhoods, and cities.
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Interview with Sabrina Gillan
Dr. Manalo interviews Sabrina Gillan, MSW, a strategic social justice advocate who specializes in policies that alleviate human suffering. She currently serves as the Chief Strategic Partnership Officer for Brilliant Corners, a supportive housing agency focusing on Californians exiting...
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Accessing Local Government, Part I
In this episode, Dr. Manalo begins the first of three episodes on how to engage with your local government. After he was elected to the Artesia City Council in 2007, he heard from one of his constituents about a problem that she was having in her neighborhood. Dr. Manalo shares his lessons…
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Interview with Deborah Son
In this episode, I interview Deborah Son, MSW, Director of the Family Violence Appellate Project in Oakland, California. Deborah was formerly the Executive Director for the National Association of Social Workers, California Chapter, where we met and worked together. Deborah shares her journey to...
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My Start in Local Government
When it came to "policy", my social work education focused primarily on social policy history and social policy analysis, primarily at the federal level. How did I get involved in local government? In this episode, I will share the story of how I developed my interest in local government and...
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Now is the Time
The most significant relationships in my professional career began by following my gut and connecting with social workers that I admired.
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Purposeful Public Relationships
Social Workers need to know the difference between public and private relationships to be successful in using relationships as a "method of change".
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Your Social Work Superpower
What is our social work superpower, and how can we use our superpower as an important vehicle for change at the mezzo and macro levels.
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Introduction to The Macro Social Work Mentor
In the first episode of this podcast, I share with my listeners the reasons why I wanted to start this podcast and I give you the overview of my over 30 years of experience in mezzo/macro social work practice as a former elected city councilman and Mayor, local government consultant, and…
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Social Work is Political
Dr. Manalo shares with you how he came to realize the relevance of politics to social workers and the importance of political action to social workers.
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Dr. Victor Manalo shares what he has learned from over 30 years of his journey from MSW student to university professor and macro practitioner.
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