Brave Ideas for Social Change University of Denver
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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.
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Advancing Liberation and Justice
Equity Labs Executive Director Chenthu Jayton (https://www.equity-labs.org/leadership-team/chenthu-jayton) discusses the organization’s work to advance liberation and justice and steps that individuals can take to center liberation and justice in their own lives and work.
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Religious Congregations as Social Problem-Solvers
Assistant Professor Marquisha Lawrence Scott discusses the role of congregations as social problem-solvers, today and into the future.
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Learning to Listen Bravely
Associate Professor Stacey Freedenthal discusses her latest book — “Loving Someone with Suicidal Thoughts” — and the concept of listening bravely.
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Reimagining the Future of Social Change
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.
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Advancing Antiracist and Antioppressive Social Work Research
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.
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Recognizing Weight Stigma in Social Work
University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work Assistant Professor Erin Harrop works to increase awareness of weight stigma in social work.