Goddesses of Social Work Podcast Renita Ray Davis, LICSW-S, PIP

The Goddesses of Social Work Podcast welcomes Althia Gayle, Ed.D, LCSW, PEL, speaker at the Affirming Our Presence Behavioral Conference in Plano, Texas June 20-23, 2024, and Owner of Exhale Therapy, PLLC in Illinois and Indiana. Dr. Gayle discusses her Affirming Our Presence session topic ~ Role Clarity: Be a P.I.O.N.E.E.R. and explains the importance of coming out of the background of who you are and becoming a pioneer in the field of social work.

Sarah Gwin, Midwife of the Heart, joins the Goddesses of Social Work Podcast to discuss her journey from Birth Doula to Death Doula, how to maintain emotional equity in relationships, and the growing field of trauma-informed weight training.

Dr. Jasmine Haynes, Assistant Professor of Social Work at the University of North Florida joins the Goddesses of Social Work Podcast and discusses what embodying Afrocentric Social Work practices can look like and gives practical steps to black and brown clinicians on how to liberate your social work practice and step into your authentic way of being.

Join the Goddesses of Social Work Podcast as we talk with Ayanna Robinson, MSW, speaker at the Affirming Our Presence Behavioral Conference in Plano, Texas June 20-23, 2024. Ayanna discusses her Affirming Our Presence session topic ~ Secure the Bag: Travel Social Work 101.
After graduating from New York University with an MSW and focus on medical social work - Ayanna has pivoted from a full-time hospital social worker into a healthcare traveler. Combining her passions for travel, self-care & healthcare.
Learn as Ayanna discusses the power of goal setting & being your own biggest advocate. Ayanna discusses pivoting from case manager to public speaker & now author. Her mission is to empower fellow social workers to embrace intentional career pivots.

The Goddesses of Social Work Podcast welcomes Gabby Mitchell, LCSW, speaker at the Affirming Our Presence Behavioral Conference in Plano, Texas June 20-23, 2024, and Executive Director of Gift of Gab Counseling in Chicago, IL. Gabby discusses her Affirming Our Presence session topic ~ From Black Superwoman to Soft Girl and explains why there is value and healing in telling your story.

Veronica Haynes Knowles, LCSW and Instructor of Social Work at Mississippi State University joins the Goddesses of Social Work Podcast and discusses how social work is an investment that pays off and as a committee member of the ASWB Practice Analysis Task Force she sees the efforts being made to making testing not only more equitable but more accessible as well.