Erin McLeod is a registered social worker practicing privately in Saskatchewan. Erin shares her journey to social work that originally started with her interested in being a scientist before working in a legal environment and now in private practice. She shares about a social worker's role in collaborative separation, the importance supervision has played in her own practice, her specialization in EMDR, and the nuance of clinical notes.

For podcast notes please go to: https://www.swss.ca/2023/10/30/social-work-beginnings-podcast-episode-5/

Social Work and Private Practice looks different across different provinces in Canada. Today we sit down to chat with the Saskatchewan Association of Social Work's Executive Director Karen Wasylenka and Member Support, Co-ordinator, and Advocacy, Jenna Hesse.

For the show notes and links to all the resources, please go to: https://www.swss.ca/2023/03/25/social-work-beginnings-podcast-episode-4/

With a new cohort of students being accepted into the Social Work Program and to mark Social Work Week, President Keshen sat down with us to welcome new students to the program. During this conversation we learn about President Keshen's own family's experience collaborating with the support of a Social Worker, his love for Veteran's History and how that lead to his editing books on Social Welfare Policy, as well as what continues to give him hope.

Our second episode is with Doug Durst, BA, MSW, PhD. Doug recently retired in December of 2022 as a Professor of Social Work at the University of Regina. During this episode, Doug reflects back on his decades spent within the Faculty of Social Work and answers questions sent in by students in advance of the interview. We wish Doug all the very best in retirement!

Our inaugural episode is with Ellen McGuire the Director of Service Delivery for Child Protection and Childcare Programs for Southern Saskatchewan. Ellen also serves as the Chair of the Education Committee for the SASW and as a sessional instructor for the University of Regina Faculty of Social Work Program.