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The hidden curriculum: The impact of inequities and systemic barriers on the mental health of students Inclusivity Included: Powerful personal stories
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Reggie Jones, LCSW, associate dean for Health and Wellness at Bryn Mawr College and co-host of the podcast “What the Health?!,” joins our hosts to discuss her work dealing with inequities and oppressive structures that negatively impact the mental health of first-generation, international, and LGBTQ+ students, and students of color. Reggie discusses the unique obstacles these students face as they pursue higher education learning opportunities and shares strategies for dismantling these barriers.
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Intro: Hi, I'm John Iino and I'm Iveliz Crespo. Welcome to the Reed Smith podcast Inclusivity Included: Powerful Personal Stories. In each episode of this podcast, our guests will share their personal stories, passions and challenges, past and present, all with the goal of bringing people together and learning more about others. You might be surprised by what we all have in common, inclusivity included.
Iveliz: Hello, everyone. Welcome to the podcast. This is your host, Iveliz Crespo and I'm joined by our co-host John Iino. Hi, John.
John: Hi, Iveliz.
Iveliz: And we have a very special guest for you today. We are joined by Reggie Jones. Hello, Reggie.
Reggie: Hi, how are you?
Iveliz: And for those that aren't familiar with, Reggie, Reggie is a licensed clinical social worker podcast host of “What the Health” and, and the Associate Dean for Health and Wellness at Bryn Mawr College, where she leads the psychological and medical services on campus with the goal of improving health and well being of students through new programs and departmental collaborations. In addition to this, Reggie also has time to maintain a private practice providing individuals, families and groups with psychotherapy. Reggie is also a consultant and provides consultation services in the areas of adolescent development, student health and wellness, mental health mentoring, specifically focusing on international and first generation students, implicit bias and intersectionality. Reggie. Thank you so much for joining us today.
Reggie: Thank you so much for having me Iveliz. I'm really excited to be here,
Iveliz: You know, Reggie, if I know that you mentioned that you listen to a few of our episodes to get a sense of, you know what to expect. And one of the things we always start with are powerful personal stories of our guest. And we do this because you know, in part, we want to highlight the amazing individuals that are out there doing this equity work that is very difficult and often times not rewarded enough, but also to get a sense of our lived experiences because as you know, they help shape who we are. Now before you were a dean, an advocate, a therapist, a professor and a champion for equity, you made the conscious decision to focus your career on adolescent development and student health and wellness. Can you give us a little bit of an explanation as to why you know what motivates you?
Reggie: Sure. Sure, I'd be happy to. So I think first of all, I myself was a first generation college student. My, my parents grew up in a Jim Crow South and so they didn't have access to like many educational opportunities. They had freedom dreams for my brother and I for greater opportunities, you know, around accessing education, social mobility and such. And so once we sort of migrated north to Philadelphia, you know, they were able to help me and my brother only so far, given their experience. And so we had to do a lot of things on our own. And that was really hard, it's hard to, it's hard to know what you don't know. So I think that one of the most important things is I want to be able to show up as the adult caring adult that I needed and my family needed when I was an adolescent, I think that is really important to me. I want to be that resourceful person for our young people and their families. And especially since the adolescent period in our lives is like a period of tremendous growth and challenges. And when I'm
Reggie Jones, LCSW, associate dean for Health and Wellness at Bryn Mawr College and co-host of the podcast “What the Health?!,” joins our hosts to discuss her work dealing with inequities and oppressive structures that negatively impact the mental health of first-generation, international, and LGBTQ+ students, and students of color. Reggie discusses the unique obstacles these students face as they pursue higher education learning opportunities and shares strategies for dismantling these barriers.
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Transcript:
Intro: Hi, I'm John Iino and I'm Iveliz Crespo. Welcome to the Reed Smith podcast Inclusivity Included: Powerful Personal Stories. In each episode of this podcast, our guests will share their personal stories, passions and challenges, past and present, all with the goal of bringing people together and learning more about others. You might be surprised by what we all have in common, inclusivity included.
Iveliz: Hello, everyone. Welcome to the podcast. This is your host, Iveliz Crespo and I'm joined by our co-host John Iino. Hi, John.
John: Hi, Iveliz.
Iveliz: And we have a very special guest for you today. We are joined by Reggie Jones. Hello, Reggie.
Reggie: Hi, how are you?
Iveliz: And for those that aren't familiar with, Reggie, Reggie is a licensed clinical social worker podcast host of “What the Health” and, and the Associate Dean for Health and Wellness at Bryn Mawr College, where she leads the psychological and medical services on campus with the goal of improving health and well being of students through new programs and departmental collaborations. In addition to this, Reggie also has time to maintain a private practice providing individuals, families and groups with psychotherapy. Reggie is also a consultant and provides consultation services in the areas of adolescent development, student health and wellness, mental health mentoring, specifically focusing on international and first generation students, implicit bias and intersectionality. Reggie. Thank you so much for joining us today.
Reggie: Thank you so much for having me Iveliz. I'm really excited to be here,
Iveliz: You know, Reggie, if I know that you mentioned that you listen to a few of our episodes to get a sense of, you know what to expect. And one of the things we always start with are powerful personal stories of our guest. And we do this because you know, in part, we want to highlight the amazing individuals that are out there doing this equity work that is very difficult and often times not rewarded enough, but also to get a sense of our lived experiences because as you know, they help shape who we are. Now before you were a dean, an advocate, a therapist, a professor and a champion for equity, you made the conscious decision to focus your career on adolescent development and student health and wellness. Can you give us a little bit of an explanation as to why you know what motivates you?
Reggie: Sure. Sure, I'd be happy to. So I think first of all, I myself was a first generation college student. My, my parents grew up in a Jim Crow South and so they didn't have access to like many educational opportunities. They had freedom dreams for my brother and I for greater opportunities, you know, around accessing education, social mobility and such. And so once we sort of migrated north to Philadelphia, you know, they were able to help me and my brother only so far, given their experience. And so we had to do a lot of things on our own. And that was really hard, it's hard to, it's hard to know what you don't know. So I think that one of the most important things is I want to be able to show up as the adult caring adult that I needed and my family needed when I was an adolescent, I think that is really important to me. I want to be that resourceful person for our young people and their families. And especially since the adolescent period in our lives is like a period of tremendous growth and challenges. And when I'm
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