Stephanie Stodolka's guest appearances

Stephanie Stodolka

inSocialWork - The Podcast Series of the University at Buffalo School of Social Work

Omid Safi

Brian Kelly

Carol Scott

John Gallagher

Barbara Jones

Joshua Miller

Janis Whitlock

Frederic Reamer

George W. Bush

Lori Thomas

Michael Kelly

Richard Smith

Lakshmi Iyer

Rebecca Thomas

Susan Green

OwlTail

In this episode, our guest Stephanie Stodolka, LMSW discusses her (literally) street-level response to the personal, social and environmental challenges that her school's children and families - and by extension, staff- face to academic success.  In order to bridge gaps related to lower socioeconomic levels, immigrant status and racial bias, she will describe how she assessed, advocated for and executed "Plunge Into Buffalo" - a day-long experiential intervention for her school's entire faculty and staff  that had them riding public transportation, trying to keep appointments and visiting a range of Buffalo-based human service agencies in person. A year and a half in the making, the project provided a visceral experience of spending a day-in-the-life of  students and families. Mrs. Stodolka recounts the consensus building process, how the event unfolded and the outcomes.

Episode 287 -  Bridging the Gap Between Education and Social Work: "Plunge Into Buffalo -Trauma-Informed Care in a School Setting: Stephanie Stodolka, LMSW