We are bringing our inspirational and thought provoking series Cafè y Charla to the podcast. On today’s episode Erica talks about cultural and personal adversity, role of stereotypes, institutional racism, and build strategies to deal with them. Erica is joining by Latinx/e in Social Work Vol. 2 author Elizabeth Conde, LMSW-SIFI

Guest Information:

Elizabeth Conde, LMSW-SIFI is a School Social Worker. She is responsible for providing social, emotional and academic support for students in her caseload. For the past twenty-three years she has worked with different populations and programs including domestic violence, education, and substance abuse.

She is a volunteer advisory board member for Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation. She is a Modern Abolitionist Professional Volunteer at the Ricky Martin Foundation, whose mission is to end human trafficking. Elizabeth is a Civics Teacher, helping individuals in becoming U.S. Citizens and helping individuals exercise their right to vote.

Elizabeth holds an Associate's Degree in Liberal Arts Psychology from Hudson County Community College, a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work from Rutgers University-Newark, a Master of Social Work from Adelphi University and her SIFI certification (Seminar Training in Field Instruction) from Columbia University.

Elizabeth is a bilingual Social Worker who speaks, writes and reads Spanish. She lives in New Jersey. Elizabeth’s greatest pride is her daughter, Natalie, who she raised as a single mom. Her greatest accomplishment is her daughter graduating with her BFA in Acting.

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We are bringing our inspirational and thought provoking series Cafè y Charla to the podcast. On today’s episode Erica talks about trauma informed therapy from the familial expectations on life, gender roles, education, and sexuality with Latinx/e in Social Work Vol. 1 author Jessica Hardial, MA, LCSW, PhD(c)

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Jessica Hardial is a bilingual clinical social worker, speaker, entrepreneur, professor, leader, and co-author of Latinx in Social Work. Jessica is the founder and clinical director of Blossoming Lotus Therapy, LCSW PLLC, where she oversees a team ofmental health professionals who specialize working with children, adolescents, young adults, and families. Jessica is passionate about working with LGBTQIA+ community members and their families, the foster care and adoption population, and children of immigrants.

Jessica specializes in issues surrounding trauma, anxiety, and family conflict using a somatic-oriented approach. Jessica continues to enhance the social work profession by providing supervision to graduate students and post-graduate students to enhance their clinical skills in their field of practice, as well as providing workshops on a variety of mental health topics, such as: confidence building, narrative writing, LGBQTIA+ seminars, etc.

Jessica received her associate’s degree in liberal arts from CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College in 2011, then her bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology with a minor in student services and counseling from CUNY Queens College in 2013. Shortly after, she received her master’s degree in social work from Fordham University in 2016. Jessica completed her second master’s degree in human development from Fielding Graduate University in 2021.

Jessica Hardial serves as an adjunct lecturer for SUNY Stonybrook’s social welfare program and is currently a Ph.D. candidate attending Fielding Graduate University. Additionally, Jessica is the co-chair for NASW-NYC’s SOGIE (Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity & Expression) Collective where she provides a safe space for social workers and social work students to engage in LGBQTIA+ work.

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We are bringing our inspirational and thought provoking series Cafè y Charla to the podcast. On today’s episode Erica talks about microaggressions in the workplace with who shares their personal experiences and some excerpts from the LatinX in Social Work series.

Guest Information:

Giselle Rodriguez, LCSW, is the Program Coordinator for the Charla de Lupus (Lupus Chat)® program at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). This national program specifically seeks to reach Latinos/Hispanics and African Americans with lupus and their families and offers support and education.

Giselle began her journey as a social worker at CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), where she received an associate degree in human services and graduated with honors. Giselle received her bachelor's degree in social work and a minor in psychology at Long Island University (LIU). At LIU, she received the Dean's Scholar Award for

Clinical Excellence, was President of Phi Alpha Honors Society for Social Work and graduated Cum Laude. She then received her master's degree in social work from CUNY Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College's Advanced Standing Program, specializing in clinical practice with individuals, families & groups. Before joining HSS, Giselle provided individual and group psychotherapy in the Adult Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic at Mount Sinai Hospital. Giselle's clinical knowledge comprises various therapeutic models, including Play Therapy, Family Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Solution Focused Therapy, Group Therapy, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT).

Giselle continues to support social workers in the making by speaking to the graduating classes at her alma maters whenever called on. As a Dominican Latina, it gives her a new sense of pride walking into work every day as her true authentic self and supporting our marginalized communities. She hopes that the woman she has evolved into and continues to become would have made her younger self proud.

In her free time, Giselle loves hosting her friends and family at her home while creating delicious meals knowing how much food brings people together. Giselle loves traveling the world and experiencing different cultures and cuisines. She enjoys creating something out of nothing or repurposing things to give them new life. She loves incorporating self-care into her everyday life through the practice of mindfulness, meditation, spa days and relaxing at home—a favorite way of spending time with her cat that she rescued in 2015. Giselle wants to be a pillar of hope for our communities to foster in the new generations of Latinx professionals. In our society, happiness is not usually the driving force when choosing a career; however, she knows that nothing else would make her happier than to be an influential part of someone else's success story.

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