Social Work Social – Détails, épisodes et analyse

In this episode, we talk to Melissa! She tells us all about her experiences during her first year of being a counsellor. 

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Melanie Matthews is a social worker and psychotherapist living and working in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She started this podcast to spread more knowledge and awareness about the uniqueness of social work. If you'd like to learn more about Melanie, you can read about her here.

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In this episode, we'll be discussing suicide prevention for World Suicide Prevention Day. There is a trigger warning for discussions of suicide and self harm.

Resources:

If you’re looking for support as a youth anywhere in Canada, you can call Kids Help Phone at 1 800 668 6868 or Text 686868. Between 7pm-midnight EST you can also access online chat by going to kidshelpphone.ca. You can call Kids Help Phone if you’re having thoughts of suicide or if you need help supporting someone else. A trained counsellor can help talk you through the steps of what to do to help someone else.

Trans Lifeline is run by and for trans people which can increase a sense of safety and provide comfort in knowing that the person you’re talking to understands your experience because they have had similar experiences. Their distress line number is 1 877 330 6366 and their website, translifeline.org, has a number of other resources for trans people.

For Indigenous People, there are two services that have been made available by the Government of Canada. The Hope for Wellness Support Line is available to all Indigenous people across Canada in need of crisis services. The number is 1-855-242-3310 and there is also an online chat service on their website.

The National Indian Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide support for former Residential School students. You can access emotional and crisis referral services by calling 24-Hour National Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419.

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Melanie Matthews is a social worker and psychotherapist living and working in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She started this podcast to spread more knowledge and awareness about the uniqueness of social work. If you'd like to learn more about Melanie, you can read about her here.

Are you interested in being a guest on the Social Work Social podcast? Apply now!

In this episode, we conclude the allied professionals series with a short discussion of the significance of the month of June.

If you'd like to learn more about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action, click here.

If you'd like to view the Pride Toronto info, click here.  

If you would like to be a guest on Social Work Social, click here.

For more from Social Work Social, follow us on Facebook and Instagram @socialworksocialpodcast

Melanie Matthews is a social worker and psychotherapist living and working in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She started this podcast to spread more knowledge and awareness about the uniqueness of social work. If you'd like to learn more about Melanie, you can read about her here.

In this episode, we speak to Tania who is an Administrative Booking Clerk in the COVID-19 Vaccine Unit in Alberta, Canada. She shares her story on how she transitioned into her job and the challenges she currently faces.  To find out more about how to get vaccinated in Canada, click here. 

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Melanie Matthews is a social worker and psychotherapist living and working in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She started this podcast to spread more knowledge and awareness about the uniqueness of social work. If you'd like to learn more about Melanie, you can read about her here.

In this episode, we talk to Sarah. She is a Social Psychologist working in a case management position. She shares her insights and perspectives from working on a community based multidisciplinary team!

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Melanie Matthews is a social worker and psychotherapist living and working in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She started this podcast to spread more knowledge and awareness about the uniqueness of social work. If you'd like to learn more about Melanie, you can read about her here.

In this episode, we talk to Paige who is currently a nurse and in school for Counselling Psychology. She shares he thoughts, feelings, and perspectives about the work she does as well as how her experiences have impacted her choice in career path.

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Melanie Matthews is a social worker and psychotherapist living and working in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She started this podcast to spread more knowledge and awareness about the uniqueness of social work. If you'd like to learn more about Melanie, you can read about her here. We now have merch available for a limited time! Get yours now before it's gone by clicking here!

In this episode, I share my journey to becoming a published author in the collaborative book The Great Canadian Woman: She is Strong and Free III. The experience of writing my story has been incredible and I'm so excited to share it! To purchase a copy, click here. 

To learn more about The Great Canadian Woman, visit their website or follow them on Facebook or Instagram @thegreatcanadianwoman. To hear my guest episode on the She Speaks podcast, click here. 

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Melanie Matthews is a social worker and psychotherapist living and working in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She started this podcast to spread more knowledge and awareness about the uniqueness of social work. If you'd like to learn more about Melanie, you can read about her here. 

In this episode we talk to Robb. He contributes to the community in many ways but will be mainly speaking to us about his work as a Health promotion Specialist and his lived experience. He also shares about how he uses art for activism as the vocalist of the band Paint.

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Melanie Matthews is a social worker and psychotherapist living and working in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She started this podcast to spread more knowledge and awareness about the uniqueness of social work. If you'd like to learn more about Melanie, you can read about her here. We now have merch available for a limited time! Get yours now before it's gone by clicking here!

In this episode, we talk to Kait. You may remember her from Season 1 Episode 11 where she shared her perspectives on community work and Indigenous Social Work. In this episode, she speaks from a different aspect of her life as a parent. Kait has two children. She is her son's birth mother and she adopted her daughter through kinship care. She tells us what it has been like to go through the adoption process.

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Melanie Matthews is a social worker and psychotherapist living and working in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She started this podcast to spread more knowledge and awareness about the uniqueness of social work. If you'd like to learn more about Melanie, you can read about her here. We now have merch available for a limited time! Get yours now before it's gone by clicking here!