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On this episode of The Social Work Bubble Podcast, we are joined by Emma Yeager, a recent MSW graduate to dive into her experiences with social work education, gaps in our education, feeling unprepared, and how we can better support social work student interns!

Emma Yeager recently graduated with her Masters of Social Work (MSW) and passed her Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) exam in the state of Texas. She graduated with her Bachelors of Social Work (BSW) from Stephen F. Austin State University in December 2022 and with her MSW, specializing in Direct Practice in Mental Health and Substance Misuse, from the University of Texas-Arlington in May 2024. Having extensive experience with the hospice and state hospital setting through her BSW and MSW internships, she is passionate about furthering the education and understanding of social work, personality disorders, and adoption trauma. She loves connecting with other social workers and empowering those around her to advocate for themselves and others.

Keep Up with Emma

• Instagram @emma.grace.yeager

Laura Swanson, LCSW is a New York based therapist that began The Social Work Bubble in order to build community and a hub of helpful resources and support for social workers! Her aim is to connect fellow social workers and build each other up so we can all thrive in the wonderful field of social work!

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On this episode of The Social Work Bubble Podcast, Laura
reviews a prompt from the Anti-Burnout Card Deck on mindful eating during the work day, and gives advice to fellow social workers experiencing bullying from a coworker and being overwhelmed with their first job post-grad.

Laura Swanson, LCSW is a New York based therapist that began The Social Work Bubble in order to build community and a hub of helpful resources and support for social workers! Her aim is to connect fellow social workers and build each other up so we can all thrive in the wonderful field of social work!

Mentioned Resources

• Reddit Coworker Bullying Post
• Reddit Overwhelming First Day Post
• Google Form for Podcast Collaboration
• Anti-Burnout Card Deck

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On this episode of The Social Work Bubble Podcast, Laura shares her recent experience studying & passing the ASWB's LCSW exam! Stay tuned for information on the application process & fees, tools I used to study, and what's next as an LCSW!

Laura Swanson, LCSW is a New York based therapist that began The Social Work Bubble in order to build community and a hub of helpful resources and support for social workers! Her aim is to connect fellow social workers and build each other up so we can all thrive in the wonderful field of social work!

Resources

• Pocket Prep
• NYS Office of Professions Application Forms
• Licensing Bootcamp
• Dawn Apgar Study Book

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On this episode of The Social Work Bubble Podcast, we get into a mindfulness prompt from the Anti-Burnout card deck, and diving into Redditors issues with public opinions on social workers and money, and if it's okay for us to wear expensive items.

Laura Swanson, LMSW is a New York based therapist that began The Social Work Bubble in order to build community and a hub of helpful resources and support for social workers! Her aim is to connect fellow social workers and build each other up so we can all thrive in the wonderful field of social work!

Reddit Threads

• https://www.reddit.com/r/socialwork/comments/1cby608/youre_not_in_it_for_the_money_though/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/socialwork/comments/1cbehvm/thoughts_on_wearing_expensive_items_to_work/

Other Resources

• Unionizing in Social Work ft. Shantel Mayris
• Unionizing for Social Workers

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On this episode of The Social Work Bubble Podcast, we get into cognitive behavior therapy, one of favorite modalities! I talk all about the cognitive triangle and specific ways we can support clients in changing thoughts and behaviors. A great framework to see if you'd be interested in pursuing more training, or getting to know some basics to incorporate into your social work!

Laura Swanson, LMSW is a New York based therapist that began The Social Work Bubble in order to build community and a hub of helpful resources and support for social workers! Her aim is to connect fellow social workers and build each other up so we can all thrive in the wonderful field of social work!

• CBT Workbook for Adults
• CBT Workbook for Kids
• The Beck Institute
• Cognitive Behavior Therapy Basics and Beyond book by Judith Beck

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On this episode of The Social Work Bubble Podcast, we are joined by Francesca Sternfeld, LSCW, SIFI, to dive into all things supervision! Francesca shares her incredible passion & insight into supervision, including the importance of it, skills supervisors can use, how students can use it to evolve in their work and more!

Francesca Sternfeld, LCSW-SIFI is a clinician, educational coordinator and outreach specialist for the Puerto Rican Family Institute in New York City. She infuses practice with insights drawn from her varied experiences in the worlds of political science, cross-cultural communication, and developmental psychology in her offerings as clinician, educator and mentor.

You can reach her at fsternfeld@prfi.org

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On this episode of The Social Work Bubble Podcast, we dive into Reddit forums r/social work and r/therapists to give advice to other professionals on leaving the field, starting a private practice, and staying present and engaged with telehealth sessions. We also do a mindfulness prompt from the Anti-Burnout Card Deck!

Laura Swanson, LMSW is a New York based therapist that began The Social Work Bubble in order to build community and a hub of helpful resources and support for social workers! Her aim is to connect fellow social workers and build each other up so we can all thrive in the wonderful field of social work!

Other Resources

• r/socialwork post
• r/therapists
• Anti-Burnout Card Deck

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