In this episode of i3 we will discuss racial disparities and disproportionality in the Child Welfare system with the South Carolina Department of Social Services State Director, Mike Leach, and a consultant from the Casey Family Foundation, Mr.

Episode 6: Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Dec 4th, 2023 45m 53s

In this episode of our i3 podcast we talk with Sue Meyer, the Manager of Employee Trauma Support and the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Coordinator. She discusses the prevalence of Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) in child protective servic

Episode 5: Self Care: Mindfulness

Oct 19th, 2023 35m 5s

During this episode of i3 our guest, Dr. Anita Khetpal, discusses an important component of Self Care; namely ‘Mindfulness’. Dr. Khetpal provides our audience with an understanding of what ‘Mindfulness’ entails and various strategies that we c

Episode 4: Culture Shift through Innovative Leadership Development

Jun 23rd, 2023 37m 22s

In this episode of i3 Lew Rogers shares strategies on professional development for leaders within the South Carolina Department of Social Services utilizing innovative approaches through the implementation of the agencies Coaching Model. Lew d

Episode 3: Technology Implementation for Performance Enhancement

Mar 31st, 2023 22m 59s

This episode of the i3 podcast features Mr. Tim Mose, Director of Child Support Services. Tim’s division has proven to be one of the most innovative areas within SCDSS over the past few years as they have implemented several new features to en

Episode 2: Innovative Approaches for Continuous Quality Improvement and Quality Assurance_01

Feb 13th, 2023 41m 22s

In this episode of our i3 podcast Dr. Suzanne Sutphin discusses the importance of ‘innovation’ as it pertains to her work in Quality Assurance and Continuous Quality Improvement. Dr. Sutphin discusses how she’s used innovative approaches as th

Episode 1: Reimagining Social Services

Jan 4th, 2023 36m 42s

As Social Service professionals our goal is to provide quality services daily for individuals and families who are dealing with challenging, oftentimes, traumatic situations in their lives. As a result, we rarely take the necessary time needed

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