Disability and Progress-May 14, 2026-Crisis Response Times

About this episode

The episode discusses the unique risks facing therapists and social workers, focusing on crisis response times and safety measures.

Home visits, Crisis interventions, One-on-one sessions behind closed doors. For social workers and therapists, these moments are a daily part of the job, and what happens when something goes wrong is becoming a growing concern. Kara Smith, LCMFT, and Practice Owner of Maryland Marriage and Family Therapy Centers, speaks to Sam and Charlene about the unique risks facing therapists and social workers. Also, Kenny Kelley, founder of Silent Beacon, joins the show and speak about why response time is becoming the critical gap in worker safety and how therapists and social workers are integrating real-time alert systems into existing safety programs. To get on our email list,receive weekly show updates, or offer feedback/guest suggestions, email disabilityandprogress@samjasmine.com!

People in this episode

Hosts: Sam, Charlene

Guests: Kara Smith, Kenny Kelley

Topics covered

• Crisis Response
• Therapist Safety
• Social Work
• Real-time Alert Systems
• Mental Health
• Intervention Strategies

Keywords

• Crisis intervention
• Therapist safety
• Social worker risks
• Real-time alerts
• Mental health therapy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Maryland Marriage and Family Therapy Centers, Silent Beacon

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