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 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. Rodriguez developed trauma treatments for children and youth impacted by 9/11. Since then he has worked closely with pioneering child and family researchers — including Dr. Kimberly Hoagwood and Dr. Mary McKay — to better understand not only the impacts of trauma but also the inherent resilience of people who have experienced traumatic events. Here’s what he said about resilience: “As we become more aware of the impact of trauma, we’re simultaneously becoming more aware of the things people do to cope and thrive in the face of trauma.” Also in this episode, he reminds us that there is no ‘one size fits all’ regarding wellness or resilience. Trigger Warning: This episode contains descriptions of traumatic experiences including abuse.
Dr. James Rodriguez is a Senior Research Scientist and Director of Trauma-Informed Services at the McSilver Institute. He is a licensed clinical social worker and psychologist with over 25 years of providing mental health services to children, youth and families in a variety of service settings, including direct practice, training and research experience in the area of trauma treatment and services. His work at the McSilver Institute includes the development and dissemination of training materials to promote trauma-informed care in diverse service settings for children, youth and families. In addition, Dr. Rodriguez has a private practice that focuses on trauma treatment. As well, he is an adjunct faculty member and teaches cultural competence at the NYU Silver School of Social Work.