Brave Ideas for Social Change
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Brave Ideas for Social Change, a podcast from the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver, draws on faculty expertise for fast-moving discussions on emerging research, practice and policy innovations to spur social change.
Brave Ideas for Social Change
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Assistant Professor Marquisha Lawrence Scott discusses the role of congregations as social problem-solvers, today and into the future ..read more
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Associate Professor Stacey Freedenthal discusses her latest book — “Loving Someone with Suicidal Thoughts” — and the concept of listening bravely ..read more
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Assistant Prof. Sophia Sarantakos focuses their research, writing and organizing on how professionalized social-change work — including social work — can be shaped to serve an abolitionist horizon ..read more
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Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development Jenn Bellamy teaches research and theory courses at GSSW and has been working to advance social and racial justice in social work practice and in social work education and research — both within the school and in the broader academy. This requires addressing racism and oppression at structural levels in higher education and that all scholars adopt antiracist and antioppressive research practices. Bellamy’s own research centers on the engagement of fathers in child and family services and evidence-based practice ..read more
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University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work Assistant Professor Erin Harrop works to increase awareness of weight stigma in social work ..read more
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Associate Professor Ramona Beltrán highlights the role of storytelling in articulating creative responses to pressing issues, including historical trauma and healing ..read more
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Brave Ideas for Social Change
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Graduate School of Social Work Research Professor Kevin Morris discusses how the Institute for Human–Animal Connection advances social justice through research ..read more
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GSSW Professor Emeritus John Kayser discusses the role of historical consciousness and imagination in reckoning with our past, repairing harms, and improving how we teach and practice social work ..read more
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Associate Professor Shannon Sliva shares her ideas on restorative justice and how we can create conditions for justice and healing, creating a world that focuses on collective care as an alternative to the criminal legal system.
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