Episode description

Today, our host, Samantha Michaele, is speaking with Theresa McCutcheon, Director of the Institute for Families, or IFF, at Rutgers School of Social Work. As Managing Director of the Institute for Families, Theresa McCutcheon leads a team of more than 80 professionals delivering a $19M portfolio of training, technical assistance and applied research projects advancing the human service and child welfare workforce. The Institute for Families advances the professional practice and knowledge base of individuals and organizations creating brighter futures for children, youth, and their caregivers. IFF provides training, technical assistance, and applied research and evaluation services. They move this important body of work forward through collaboration with public agencies, community-based organizations, national thought leaders, expert professionals and educators, and persons with lived experiences.

Episode Disclaimer: This episode was recorded close to a year ago. It is important to recognize that some items and ideas may have shifted with the passage of time. The conversation is a representation of the time it was recorded. Conversation includes topics around mental health, gender expression and identity, and stressors associated with systemic discrimination. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speaker's own and do no represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of Rutgers University.

Learn more about the Institute for Families: https://socialwork.rutgers.edu/centers/institute-families