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Social Workers With Disabilities – Pushing Limits – July 12, 2024
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What comes to mind when you think of mental health? Therapy? Trauma? Disability? If you happen to think of all three than this program is for you.
According to the CDC, “Adults with disabilities report experiencing frequent mental distress almost 5 times as often as adults without disabilities”. Who better suited to help disabled individuals navigate those unique challenges than those who also share them?
On this episode of Pushing Limits, we will be talking to two mental health professionals who have disabilities. Kit Mcmillion is a peer support specialist who uses her lived experiences with mental health challenges to assist others. We will also talk to Jennifer Lincoln, a trauma therapist with cerebral palsy and spinal stenosis. Additionally, Pushing Limits collective member Shelley Berman will provide a commentary on mental illness related to her family.
This episode is hosted by Bonnie Elliot and produced by Jacob Lesner-Buxton with editing from Denny Daughters.
The post Social Workers With Disabilities – Pushing Limits – July 12, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.
610 episoder
Manage episode 428585045 series 1191826
What comes to mind when you think of mental health? Therapy? Trauma? Disability? If you happen to think of all three than this program is for you.
According to the CDC, “Adults with disabilities report experiencing frequent mental distress almost 5 times as often as adults without disabilities”. Who better suited to help disabled individuals navigate those unique challenges than those who also share them?
On this episode of Pushing Limits, we will be talking to two mental health professionals who have disabilities. Kit Mcmillion is a peer support specialist who uses her lived experiences with mental health challenges to assist others. We will also talk to Jennifer Lincoln, a trauma therapist with cerebral palsy and spinal stenosis. Additionally, Pushing Limits collective member Shelley Berman will provide a commentary on mental illness related to her family.
This episode is hosted by Bonnie Elliot and produced by Jacob Lesner-Buxton with editing from Denny Daughters.
The post Social Workers With Disabilities – Pushing Limits – July 12, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.
610 episoder
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