Syntero Speaks
Syntero Speaks is a podcast featuring Syntero staff members who share their insight about Syntero values, programs and services and their impact on the surrounding community, work environment and culture. Syntero has provided compassionate, professional, expert counseling and community-based services in Central Ohio for more than 40 years.
Episodes
13 episodes
BIPOC Mental Health Month Special
In this segment of Syntero Speaks, Syntero Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator Karida Cardoso, MS, LPCC, discusses Syntero’s bourgeoning Diversity and Inclusion program, how culture impacts mental health treatment and stigma, and the need for c...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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7:20
Men's Health Month Special
In this segment of Syntero Speaks, Matthew Lewandowski, LPC, an outpatient clinician at Syntero, shares his insight into the stigma surrounding men’s mental health issues, how men can overcome stigma and lastly, how loved ones can help create a...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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12:50
Pride Month Special
In this segment of Syntero Speaks, Syntero LGBTQ+ Program Coordinator and Outpatient Clinician Michael Eblin, MSW, LSW, shares insight about barriers to mental health treatment for members of the LGBTQ+ community along with ways family members ...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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13:45
Youth Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention
Janet Thode, M.ED, OCPS, Syntero’s school-based substance use disorder prevention specialist for Hilliard schools, discusses the importance parents and guardians having age-appropriate conversations with youth to prevent prescription medication...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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14:57
Turning Values into Action: Syntero’s Burgeoning Diversity & Inclusion Program
Karida Cardoso, MS, LPC, discusses her professional background and shares her vision for Syntero’s new Diversity & Inclusion Program. As program coordinator, Cardoso is developing programming and operational improvements on behalf of groups...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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5:02
Inclusiveness and Innovation Help Shape Syntero’s Culture and Client Service
In this segment of Syntero Speaks, Shantel Jordan, M.Ed, LPCC-S, school-based prevention coordinator for Hilliard Schools, discusses the culture of the agency and the school-based team and shares her experience with inclusion and innovation at ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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6:04
Parenting Miniseries: How to Creatively Engage Your Kids and Teens
In this segment of our special parenting miniseries, Sarah Perry, MA, LPCC-S, a school prevention coordinator, outpatient clinician and clinical supervisor at Syntero, discusses ways to creatively engage kids and teens. Background music...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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8:47
Parenting Miniseries: Discussing Healthy Choices, Consent and Other Important Topics with Your Child
In this segment of our Parenting Miniseries, Syntero Healthy Bodies Healthy Futures Prevention Educators Ashley Miller and Julie Doucet, MPH, CHES™, explain how parents can help their children make healthy choices and discuss consent and...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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19:48
Parenting Miniseries: How Much Is Too Much? Excessive Screen Time and Gaming
In this special parent-focused segment of Syntero Speaks, Syntero School-Based Clinician for Delaware County Mel Marrah, LPC, discusses screen-time recommendations for children and teens and ways to promote healthy habits during the pa...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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7:38
Parenting Miniseries: How to Identify Mental Health Concerns in Your Child
Syntero School-Based Mental Health Clinician Kelly Dainton, MA, LPC, discusses signs that may signify mental health concerns in children and teens, communication tips and ways parents can reconnect with children who have withdrawn. Learn more a...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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15:33
Empowerment: Supporting Staff Members and the Clients We Serve
In this segment of Syntero Speaks, Older Adult Program Coordinator Victoria Alexander, MSW, LISW-S, shares her journey as a Syntero employee—beginning as an intern, then eventually transitioning to a management-level position. She also...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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5:10
A Close-knit Team Built from a Strong Sense of Values
In this segment of Syntero Speaks, the Morrow County School-Based Team discusses how Syntero’s values of integrity, empowerment and innovation play a key role in their interactions with students and each other. Featured team members: M...
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Episode 2
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4:36
The Impact of Syntero's Values on Client Care and Culture
This segment of Syntero Speaks focuses on Syntero’s core values—integrity, empowerment and innovation. Syntero Human Resources and Logistics Coordinator Octavia Williams shares her insight about the development of the organization’s va...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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2:25