"Supporting Parents" with Margie Durkin (LSW) & Lori Chaffers (MSW)
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Meet Lori Chaffers, M.S.W., is the new Executive Director for Outreach – Center for Community Resources. Previously, Lori served as the Program Director of the Office of Social Service Research & Development at Lackawanna County Office of Youth and Family Services. Lori was one of the founding co-chairs for the Lackawanna County System of Care, and served on a number of community coalitions and task forces addressing needs in the areas of housing, substance use/abuse, services for older youth, and others. Lori also teaches when her schedule allows as an adjunct instructor at the Marywood University the School of Social Work. Lori has over fifteen years of child welfare experience including working with families in their own homes, working with children in placement, working with transitioning youth, and most recently cross-systems collaboration and evaluating practice. Lori also has five years of experience in community-building and community organizing within low-income and at-risk populations in Camden, New Jersey and believes that building community and concern for our neighbor is key to addressing social issues. Lori is happy to return to non-profit work at Outreach and is excited for the next chapter in the organization’s history of moving today’s families forward.
Margy Durkin graduated from Wilkes University with a BA degree in Psychology. She was hired in 1989 by BBVS, a state agency serv
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Κεφάλαια
1. Intro (00:00:00)
2. Meet the new executive director. (00:05:09)
3. Describe social work (00:12:49)
4. Blindness and living with awareness. (00:19:57)
5. Outreach is the first line of defense. (00:24:20)
6. Kindness (00:31:45)
7. What is a lifespan development class? (00:37:42)
8. The stigma of being a bad parent. (00:41:41)
9. Invisible benefits of a doula. (00:48:46)
10. Description of the new programs. (00:53:33)
11. How to get the help you need (00:57:55)
12. Avoiding burnout (01:01:33)
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