The Knowledge Exchange: A Partnership-in-Action Podcast
The Knowledge Exchange: A Partnership-in-Action Podcast
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Exploring the multi-faceted applications and influences of social work research, The Knowledge Exchange: A Partnership-in-Action Podcast highlights community-university partnerships. With social work scholars at the University of British Columbia and community partners, join us as we delve into what it means to practice community engagement and knowledge exchange and mobilization. Website: https://blogs.ubc.ca/swkx/Photo by Sandra Filipe on Unsplash
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The podcast focuses on themes such as social work research, community engagement, and policy advocacy, with specific episodes discussing partnerships like the collaboration between UBC School of Social Work and MCFD, participatory action research on family poverty, and initiatives advancing disability inclusion, showcasing real-world applications and outcomes from these partnerships.
Exploring the multi-faceted applications and influences of social work research, The Knowledge Exchange: A Partnership-in-Action Podcast highlights community-university partnerships. With social work scholars at the University of British Columbia and community partners, join us as we delve into what it means to practice community engagement and knowledge exchange and mobilization.
Website: https://blogs.ubc.ca/swkx/
Photo by Sandra Filipe on Unsplash
In this episode, the 2025 Inspiring Social Worker of the Year Award Winner, Brandon Wong, joins the podcast. Brandon Wong, a mental health social worker within the Vancouver Coastal Health authority, practicing in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. He reflects on his journey from a health sciences background in Australia to frontline social work in complex mental health and substance use settings. He shares what drew him to social work practice, why social workers are essential within interdisciplinary mental health teams, and his experience and insights of engaging in evidence-informed practice and knowledge exchange within healthcare. He further reflects on what it meant to be named inspiring Social Worker of the Year and co-authoring an award-winning article in the Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity and Social Work. Brandon’s insights help foster a greater understanding of how social work research can be used to inform best practice, both currently and in the future.
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