The Critical Social Worker: A Revolutionary Storytelling Podcast
by Christian Ace Stettler · 91 episodes
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Welcome to a journey of revolutionary storytelling with Christian Ace Stettler. Dive into unique stories and diverse perspectives to foster critical dialogue, empathy, and understanding. Through storytelling grounded in social work values, we aim to challenge the status quo, ignite transformation, and build a community of change-makers. Join us in exploring social work, justice, and what it means to be truly revolutionary.
Latest episodes
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54 min
The Whale Spirit Is Watching | Sobriety, Whaling & Iñupiaq Story with Bernice Aviuk Oyagak
"It's not about hunting a whale. It's about knowing the whale spirit is watching you." Iñupiaq artist, whaler, and PhD student Bernice Aviuk Oyagak joins Professor Ace for a conver…
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58 min
Building a Behavioral Health Program Inside a Jail | Deb Goldfarb
Can you do genuinely ethical social work inside a jail — or does the setting corrupt the work no matter what? Deb Goldfarb has spent her career living inside that question. A self-…
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59 min
The Myth That's Keeping Social Workers Quiet | Dr. Joe Hanley (UK)
What if everything social workers have been told about how the public sees them is wrong? Dr. Joe Hanley joins Professor Ace from the United Kingdom to challenge the myth, name the…
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53 min
What Horses Teach Us About Healing and Connection
Four practitioners sit down with Professor Ace to talk about horses — what they teach us, how they heal us, and why being in their presence asks something different of us than the…
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1 h 07
A Social Worker in Tech | Niteesa Brooks, MSSW
Niteesa Brooks is a Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW) — a degree most social workers don't even know exists — and she's built a career most social work programs won't prepare…
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1 h 12
Richard Flyer on Symbiotic Culture and Rebuilding Community | Revolutionary Social Work
Richard Flyer joins The Critical Social Worker: A Revolutionary Storytelling Podcast hosted by Professor Ace for a conversation about Birthing the Symbiotic Age, symbiotic culture,…
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1 h 28
Nature-Based Therapy, Indigenous Wisdom, and Healing in Social Work | Kit Kline | Episode 89
What would social work look like if nature was not treated as background, but as part of the healing relationship?In Episode 89 of The Critical Social Worker: A Revolutionary Story…
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1 h 30
Abolitionist Social Work and Court-Involved Youth with Maria Guido | Critical Social Worker 88
Maria Guido joins Professor Ace for a powerful conversation on abolitionist social work, trauma, attachment, therapy, and the realities facing court-involved youth.In Episode 88 of…
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55 min
Huntington’s Disease, Family Secrecy, and Caregiving | Lori Jones on Growing Up At Risk
Episode 87 of The Critical Social Worker: A Revolutionary Storytelling Podcast features Lori Jones, author of Spared: A Memoir of Risk and Resolve.Lori joins Professor Ace for a po…
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55 min
Ukraine War Trauma and Human Trafficking in Alaska | Dr. Nataliia Gusak | Ep 86
Ukraine war trauma meets Alaska’s service realities. What does effective social work look like when systems are strained?Episode 86 of The Critical Social Worker: A Revolutionary S…
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1 h 06
Heart Wisdom, Hope, and Soul Work in Social Work | Causha Spellman-Timmons | Ep 85
Episode 85 of The Critical Social Worker: A Revolutionary Storytelling Podcast, hosted by Professor Ace, features Causha A. Spellman-Timmons (they/them), a Black, queer, non-binary…
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1 h 20
Cultural Silence and Black Men’s Mental Health | Mark Tuggle
Episode 84 of The Critical Social Worker: A Revolutionary Storytelling Podcast hosted by Professor Ace features Mark Tuggle, editor of Cultural Silence and Wounded Souls: Black Men…
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57 min
Can We Fix Voting? Travis Misurell on FiNC, Digital Democracy, and the Up/Down Lens
In episode 83 of The Critical Social Worker: A Revolutionary Storytelling Podcast, Professor Ace talks with Travis Misurell, founder of FiNC (America’s civic utility), about what’s…
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60 min
Social Work to Wealth: Financial Literacy + Salary Negotiation for Social Workers | Taylor Gilbert
Social workers are expected to carry everyone else’s weight while quietly carrying their own financial stress. In this episode of The Critical Social Worker: A Revolutionary Storyt…
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1 h 25
Banning AI Therapists, Taking on the ASWB Exam, and Exploring the NASW | Kyle Hillman
In Episode 81 of The Critical Social Worker: A Revolutionary Storytelling Podcast, Professor Ace sits down with Kyle Hillman (NASW) to talk about where social work is headed, and w…
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1 h 19
Social Work Burnout and Private Practice | Natalia Tuipulotu, LCSW
Episode 80 of The Critical Social Worker: A Revolutionary Storytelling Podcast features Natalia Tuipulotu (LCSW, CSAC, PMH-C). We talk honestly about social work burnout, the compl…
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1 h 29
How Storytelling and Dialogue Transform Social Work | Relando Thompkins-Jones
Episode 79 of The Critical Social Worker: A Revolutionary Storytelling Podcast features Relando Thompkins-Jones, a macro social worker and social justice educator. We talk about st…
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1 h 07
Ethical AI for Social Workers | Dr. Marina Badillo-Diaz aka The AI Social Worker
Artificial intelligence is already reshaping social work and social work education. In episode 78 of The Critical Social Worker: A Revolutionary Storytelling Podcast, Professor Ace…
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1 h 06
Macro Social Work and the Future of the Profession | Nicki Sanders
What happens when we stop treating “clinical” as the default and start taking macro social work seriously?In episode 77 of The Critical Social Worker: A Revolutionary Storytelling…
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1 h 17
Beyond Cultural Competency | Lived Experience, Healing, and Social Work with Niketa Pechan, LCSW
In episode 76 of The Critical Social Worker: A Revolutionary Storytelling Podcast, Professor Ace (Christian “Ace” Stettler) and co-host Christie Robinson sit down with Niketa Pecha…