inSocialWork® is the University at Buffalo School of Social Work’s monthly podcast series. Our purpose is to engage practitioners and researchers in lifelong learning and to promote research to practice and practice to research.
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Across the U.S., immigrant communities are facing daily threats of detention without due process and policies that criminalize migration. In Texas, Operation Lone Star has become the blueprint for sweeping anti-immigration efforts that are being adopted across the country.
In this powerful episode of inSocialWork, we speak with social work scholars Dr. Laurie Cook Heffron and Esmeralda Rubalcava Hernandez, LMSW. They will tell us about immigration policy in Texas under Operation Lonestar and the long social, historical and political landscape that laid the groundwork for our national programs today. They expose the human and economic tolls of criminalized immigration, and offer concrete ways social workers can resist and respond. From Know Your Rights campaigns and mutual aid networks to rethinking the role of social workers in carceral systems, this conversation challenges us to dream bigger and act in solidarity.
Laurie Cook Heffron, PhD, LMSW is Associate Professor and Social Work Program Director at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. Her work centers on violence, migration, and the intersection of immigration and gender.
Esmeralda J. Rubalcava Hernandez, LMSW is a Chicana community organizer, social worker, and PhD candidate at the University of Texas at Arlington. Her work draws from anti-colonial, abolitionist, and community-based frameworks rooted in lived experience.
Technology in Social Work
It is an exciting time to be a social worker! Innovative technology has opened up new possibilities to better serve our clients.
On inSocialWork®, you can discover how social workers are leveraging technology in creative ways to build upon client strengths and increase the impact of their agencies. Our episodes cover a wide range of technologies—from telehealth and apps to text messaging, social media and even video games.
Trauma-Informed and Human Rights Perspective
Here at the UB School of Social Work, we integrate a trauma-informed and human rights perspective into all of our programs. inSocialWork® offers a variety of podcasts on trauma, trauma-informed care, human rights and social justice.
Global Social Work
Social workers need a variety of skills and a strong knowledge base to successfully navigate the diverse landscape of our increasingly global world. The UB School of Social Work provides many opportunities to acquire the skills and knowledge needed for professional practice and global citizenship.
Self-Care
Self-care is an essential part of sustaining good social work practice.
At inSocialWork®, we encourage social workers to explore, develop and engage in good self-care to enrich both their lives and their profession.
Top Downloads
From mental health to substance abuse, from ethics to cultural competence, you can explore a variety of topics with inSocialWork®.
The topics with the most downloads are:
- Macro Social Work and Community Issues
- Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care
- Social Work Practice and Interventions
Contact us
Are you a social work practitioner, researcher or educator doing innovative work? Do you have questions or an idea for a future podcast? We would love to hear from you. Write to us at insocialwork@buffalo.edu.