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Episode One: Understanding Competency-Based Social Work Education
Episode Two: Ethics, Faith & Justice: Exploring the Unique 10th Competency at the Garland School
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Episode Four: Exploring Practicum Education in Social Work
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Yajaira Johnson-Esparza, PhD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Family Medicine Residency Program at UT Health Science Center San Antonio
