I go through each episode of the podcast and share my thoughts and what I've learned from each discussion. This is the last episode for the foreseeable future. Our podcast evaluation form is below. Thank you for your support this past semester!

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Timestamps:

1:41 - Hello + this is the last episode

2:22 - Why do a recap episode?

3:35 - Episode 2 (Emi): Tokenism in the Workplace + Growing up Asian Canadian 

7:02 - Episode 3 (Noah): How to be Authentic in Your Work

9:35 - Episode 4 (Lori-Ann): Letting Social Work's Past Change Our Future

12:37 - Episode 5 (Namrata): When Self-Care Isn't Enough

15:30 - Episode 6 (Emem): A Racialized Grad School Experience

18:14 - Connections between the episodes

19:04 - Thank you and goodbye!

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I am joined by Emem-Obong Lucia Inyang, a graduate student in Carleton's School of Social Work. We compare our experiences in graduate school as racialized students, question the idea of impostor syndrome, and Emem also shares about adjusting to grad school in Canada as a new immigrant. We end with some advice about how to make it through or maybe even thrive in a graduate school environment.

JOB-SEEKING RESOURCES FOR IMMIGRANTS/NEWCOMERS

(**Please note we cannot vouch for the effectiveness of these resources**)

'New Canadians' YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/NewCanadians/videos

Career Support for International Students at Carleton - https://carleton.ca/career/get-experience/internationalstudents/

World Skills Employment Centre - https://ottawa-worldskills.org/for-immigrants/

Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization - https://ociso.org/

HelpingNewcomersWork.Ca - https://helpingnewcomerswork.ca/tips-and-leads/

Newcomers Jobs Canada - https://www.newcomersjobscanada.ca/job-seekers/

Find newcomer services near you - https://ircc.canada.ca/english/newcomers/services/index.asp

REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE

DaCosta, P. K. (2018). Cultural Identity and Hybridity in "Different Spaces": Recent Immigrant Students Negotiating Settlement and University in Ontario, Canada (Publication No. 10842344). [Doctoral thesis, University of Toronto]. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.

Tulshyan, R., & Burey, J.A. (2021, February 11.) Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2021/02/stop-telling-women-they-have-imposter-syndrome

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Timestamps:

1:39 - Summary of episode

2:46 - Introduction of topic

3:44 - How did being a racial minority in your class affect your experience in graduate school?

7:25 - Research about the university experiences of newcomers to Canada

8:08 - Academia is different in different cultures

11:42 - Non-inclusive readings and being unable to process graduate school

15:06 - Being unable to reach out to other POC classmates

17:54 - Finding our voices with the help of professors and classmates

21:06 - Navigating online vs. in-person graduate school as a POC

24:32 - Systemic racism disguised as impostor syndrome

29:30 - Comparing ourselves to other classmates

36:26 - Advice for new immigrants or racialized students coming to graduate school in Canada

48:58 - Advice for people experiencing impostor syndrome while job seeking

50:42 - Advice for people experiencing impostor syndrome in graduate school

56:10 - Advice about preparing for the job market when you are close to graduating

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This episode features Lori-Ann Macdonald, who brings a lot of experience working in short-term counselling and in shelter systems. We talk about how she processed learning about the extent of historical white supremacy in social work, why she decided to become a social worker anyways, and how she allows that history to change her work with clients and colleagues. This episode is both for people who have worked hard to understand privilege and power dynamics in social work, and for those who are just starting that journey.

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Timestamps:

0:35 - Summary of episode

1:22 - Lori-Ann's introduction of her work

2:25 - Introduction of discussion topic

4:05 - Welcome to those with questions about white supremacy

5:56 - Response to learning about white supremacy and how social workers have been complicit in oppression

10:22 - Processing our own privilege

12:28 - Is there anything you have learned in school/training that you have modified or disregarded for a client?

15:34 - Systemic racism in agency policies/procedures

18:01 - Working with clients who have bad experiences with previous social workers 

21:54 - How did you develop your unique approach to your work?

23:17 - Continuing the fight to change oppressive social work ideas

25:38 - What are some steps that people can take to ensure that they're not complicit in oppression?

30:05 - Being flexible when working with clients

36:46 - How can we encourage others around us to keep challenging their perspectives too?

41:19 - We need more BIPOC social workers

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We talk about what it means to be authentic and true to yourself in your work, how this can be difficult when you are part of a minority or marginalized group, and how you can help both yourself and the people around you feel more free to be their own unique kind of social worker.

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Timestamps:

0:35 - Summary of episode

1:16 - Noah's introduction of himself and his work

3:57 - The difficulty in finding research about vulnerability and authenticity in the context of race

7:05 - Summary of research about vulnerability and authenticity

9:53 - What does it mean to you to be authentic as a social worker and why do you think it is important?

11:34 - Why has it been hard to be authentic as a social worker in the past? What has encouraged you to persevere?

14:35 - Why therapeutic approaches and agency policies/procedures can make it hard to be authentic

18:11 - Advice for people who are struggling to be more authentic in their social work practice

20:39 - Burnout makes it harder to be authentic

22:23 - Do you modify Western therapeutic approaches for clients from communities of colour?

26:37 - Having peer support or supervision from people who look like you can help you be more authentic

28:45 - Being authentic as a person of colour working with white clients or colleagues

32:33 - Being selective about vulnerability and self-disclosure with clients

35:42 - How to help colleagues around you feel free to be authentic

38:29 - Show up authentically but also value yourself in your work

REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE

McClain, A. (2020). The Power of Authenticity. National Association of Social Workers. https://www.socialworkers.org/News/Social-Work-Advocates/2019-December-2020-January/The-Power-of-Authenticity

TED. (2011, January 3). The power of vulnerability | Brené Brown [Video]. Youtube. The power of vulnerability | Brené Brown

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We discuss what it means to be the token minority in a workplace, and how members of both the minority group and the dominant group can respond. We also get a little sidetracked at the beginning of the episode talking about our experiences being 3rd or 4th generation Asian Canadian, which provides some context for the tokenism discussion in the second half of the episode.

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Timestamps:

0:35 - Summary of episode

1:38 - Emi's introduction of herself and her work

5:21 - Growing up as a racialized person in Canada

10:55 - Comparing the 1st/2nd generation to the 3rd/4th generation Asian Canadian experience

13:01 - Different cultural approaches to having conversations with others

15:37 - Role of culture vs. personality in shaping our thoughts and actions

19:06 - Diversity and 'othering' within Asian communities

26:16 - Responding to research about tokenism

31:06 - Advice for people who feel like they are being tokenized at their workplace

32:38 - Characteristics of effective and ineffective 'cross-cultural trainings'

34:18 - Advice for people who want to help their colleagues who are being tokenized

REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE

Stichman, A.J., Hassell, K.D., and Archbold, C.A. (2010). Strength in numbers? A test of Kanter's theory of tokenism. Journal of Criminal Justice, 38(4), 633-639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.04.036.

Yoder, J.D. (1991). Rethinking Tokenism: Looking Beyond Numbers. Gender & Society, 5(2), 178-192. https://doi.org/10.1177/089124391005002003

Zimmer, L. (1988). Tokenism and Women in the Workplace: The Limits of Gender-Neutral Theory. Social Problems, 35(1), 64–77.  https://doi.org/10.2307/800667

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The School of Social Work at Carleton University is starting a podcast! In this trailer, I discuss why we wanted to try this out, what the podcast is going to look like, and some plans for future episodes. 

We are looking for feedback and suggestions for future episodes! Please email us at sswpodcast@carleton.ca and complete our podcast evaluation form: https://forms.gle/nLxka4QBzhpKMpBFA

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