Browsing by Author "Johnson, Kristin"

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    Early Childhood Development and Child Welfare Episode 11: Well-being for Child Welfare Workers
    (2023-01-27) Meuwissen, Alyssa; Johnson, Kristin; Hoeper, Jessica
    In this podcast, Alyssa Meuwissen, PhD, interviews Kristin Johnson, MSW, LGSW, IMH-E, and Jessica Hoeper, MSW, LISW, IMH-E about the concept of well-being for the child welfare workforce. Topics include why well-being is so important to focus on and why child welfare can be a particularly difficult field. Drawing on research and personal experience, the participants explore the role of emotions and reflection in well-being, and discuss strategies, both individual and systemic, that can promote child welfare worker well-being.
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    Early Childhood Development and Child Welfare Episode 8: Applying a Neuroscience Lens to Child Welfare Work
    (2021-10-28) Johnson, Kristin; Berry, Daniel
    Kristin Johnson, MSW interviews Professor Daniel Berry to explore the interactions between genetics and the environment on a child’s brain development. Resources: Institute of Child Development (https://icd.umn.edu/); Childrens Emotional Development is Built into the Architecture of Their Brains (https://cascw.umn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Childrens-Emotional-Development-Is-Built-into-the-Architecture-of-Their-Brains.pdf)
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    Early Childhood Development and Child Welfare Episode 9: The Effects of Stress Biology and Toxic Stress
    (2021-11-02) Johnson, Kristin; Soliman, Salam
    Kristin Johnson, MSW interviews Salam Soliman, Psy.D, IMH-E to discuss the effect that elevated levels of stress have on the developing brain and how Child Welfare workers might help mitigate stress levels through providing resources to at-risk families. Resources: The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (https://www.nctsn.org/); Leadership | Child First (https://www.childfirst.org); Relationship-based practice and the creation of therapeutic change in long-term work: social work as a holding relationship (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02615479.2020.1837105)