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April discusses her pursuit of a master's degree and the role of Peer Support Specialists in helping justice-involved individuals.

Send us Fan Mail In the latest installment of April's On a Mission series, she gives us an update on her decision to pursue a master's degree in clinical social work. She describes the work of a Peer Support Specialist and explains why it's an attractive job for justice-involved people to pursue. In 2023, Judy Van Wyk and April Barber partnered to create a podcast about the many issues people face when transitioning from prison. Van Wyk is a longtime video producer and criminal justice advoca...

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Hosts: April Barber Scales, Judy Van Wyk

Topics covered

• peer support
• master's degree
• clinical social work
• justice-involved individuals
• life after prison

Keywords

• peer support
• clinical social work
• justice-involved
• master's degree
• life after prison

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