In Conversation with Dr. James Rodriguez
CTAC Voices from the Field
Voices From the Field is a new CTAC podcast for practitioners, by practitioners, to share stories and experiences of wellness, care, and treatment. It's an opportunity to listen to these stories of practice, learn from one another, and elevate the amazing work that exists throughout New York State. Our fifth and final episode of our inaugural podcast installment is a conversation with Dr. James (Jim) Rodriguez about trauma and resilience. Dr. Rodriguez has deep experience supporting children, youth and families with a special focus on trauma-informed care. Early in his career, Dr....
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In Conversation with Madeline Maldonado
CTAC Voices from the Field
Voices From the Field is a new CTAC podcast for practitioners, by practitioners, to share stories and experiences of wellness, care, and treatment. It's an opportunity to listen to these stories of practice, learn from one another, and elevate the amazing work that exists throughout New York State. Our fourth episode is a conversation with Madeline Maldonado, LCSW-R, a therapist, clinician, clinical supervisor, and clinic director, who has worked in a wide range of mental health clinics in and around New York City. In this interview, she shares her experience providing...
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In Conversation with Dr. Benjy Gottesman, School Psychologist
CTAC Voices from the Field
Voices From the Field is a new CTAC podcast for practitioners, by practitioners, to share stories and experiences of wellness, care, and treatment. It's an opportunity to listen to these stories of practice, learn from one another, and elevate the amazing work that exists throughout New York State. Our third episode is a conversation with Dr. Benjamin (Benjy) Gottesman, a clinical psychologist who works with young people ages 3 to 21 and their families. Dr. Benjy shares lessons from his many years of experience working with kids and families in a day treatment program. He discusses...
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In Conversation with Mary Fralick, FPA
CTAC Voices from the Field
Voices From the Field is a new podcast from the , part of New York University’s McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research. Our goal is to provide a platform for practitioners, by practitioners, to share stories and experiences of wellness, care, and treatment. Our second episode is an interview with Mary Fralick, FPA, from The Family Resource Network in Oneonta, NY. In this episode, Mary shares her lived experience in working with families and shares her experience as a bridge between clinicians and families. Mary is a mother, grandmother and fierce advocate...
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In Conversation with Dr. Anthony Salerno
CTAC Voices from the Field
Dr. Anthony Salerno shares learnings from his 30-year career in public mental health in New York State. A licensed psychologist with experience in a variety of settings, Dr. Salerno is McSilver Institute’s Innovation and Implementation Officer. In this role, he has developed system-wide strategies to promote evidence-based practices with a particular emphasis on health self-management and family psycho-education. In this interview, Dr. Salerno shares his personal journey as a psychologist, offers tips for how to strengthen the resilience of people who have experienced trauma, and...
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Introducing "Voices from the Field"! A new podcast from CTAC
CTAC Voices from the Field
A huge store of knowledge about the social work field lives in the minds of you, the practioners. Here at The Community Technical Assistance Center of NY (CTAC), we want to unlock that knowledge and make it widely available to social workers, psychologiests and professionals who work directly with children, youth and families. With that mission in mind, we are excited to announce a new podcast, "Voices from the Field." Beginning on November 15, we will feature regular, in-depth interviews with social workers conducted by Kara Dean-Assael, senior director of CTAC. In each episode,...
info_outlineVoices From the Field is a new podcast from the Community Technical Assistance Center, part of New York University’s McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research. Our goal is to provide a platform for practitioners, by practitioners, to share stories and experiences of wellness, care, and treatment.
Our second episode is an interview with Mary Fralick, FPA, from The Family Resource Network in Oneonta, NY. In this episode, Mary shares her lived experience in working with families and shares her experience as a bridge between clinicians and families.
Mary is a mother, grandmother and fierce advocate supporting families in Otsego County through her work with the Family Resource Network, Inc. and The Family Stabilization Program with Rehabilitation Support Services. Mary grew up in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. However, she has called Upstate New York home for 30 years with her husband Tom, her children and grandchildren. Mary attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s BFA Acting Program and also holds a degree in Human Services from SUNY Herkimer.