Breaking Barriers: podcast about mental health and racism
Aden, Sumaya; Karaoglan, Nermin; Rantanen, Sofia; Wuollet, Annika (2024)
2024
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Sumaya Aden, Nermin Karaoglan, Sofia Rantanen and Annika Wuollet
Breaking Barriers: A podcast about mental health and racism
66 pages and 5 attachments
Published 2024
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Social Services
Bachelor of Social Services
This development-based thesis aimed to provide the working life partner with a podcast focusing on racism and mental health. This project was developed in collaboration with MIELI Without Borders which is an organization that focuses on advocating for foreign language speakers in Finland. The working life partner offers peer support, guidance, and support in the field of mental health.
The main objective of the project is to demonstrate the usage of podcasts to address topics society struggles to discuss in the social and health sector to create a wider reach to clients. In the thesis project, the focus is on addressing the topics of peer pressure and what is missing from the field through the intersection of racism and mental health.
For the development project, a podcast was created called Breaking Barriers where the discussion focuses on racism and mental health. To promote the podcast, students developed a social media video and created two podcast episodes and edited that themselves. By using a comprehensive review of existing literature, and consulting with the working life partner, students came to understand that peer support and recognition of what is missing from the field are very relevant topics to consider when it comes to mental health and racism.
The first episode is about peer support and its importance in those who experience racism and how that affects their mental health. The second episode is about addressing the gaps of what’s missing from the field. This is done from the perspective of us as students and future professionals as well as referencing professionals we have interviewed.
The podcast was evaluated by the working-life partner via feedback and evaluations of metrics of SWOT and SMART analysis and viewer metrics. In conclusion, the outcomes were primarily aligned with the expectations of this development-based thesis and the working-life partner.
Keywords: Race, racism, mental health, podcast, intersectionality
Breaking Barriers: A podcast about mental health and racism
66 pages and 5 attachments
Published 2024
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Social Services
Bachelor of Social Services
This development-based thesis aimed to provide the working life partner with a podcast focusing on racism and mental health. This project was developed in collaboration with MIELI Without Borders which is an organization that focuses on advocating for foreign language speakers in Finland. The working life partner offers peer support, guidance, and support in the field of mental health.
The main objective of the project is to demonstrate the usage of podcasts to address topics society struggles to discuss in the social and health sector to create a wider reach to clients. In the thesis project, the focus is on addressing the topics of peer pressure and what is missing from the field through the intersection of racism and mental health.
For the development project, a podcast was created called Breaking Barriers where the discussion focuses on racism and mental health. To promote the podcast, students developed a social media video and created two podcast episodes and edited that themselves. By using a comprehensive review of existing literature, and consulting with the working life partner, students came to understand that peer support and recognition of what is missing from the field are very relevant topics to consider when it comes to mental health and racism.
The first episode is about peer support and its importance in those who experience racism and how that affects their mental health. The second episode is about addressing the gaps of what’s missing from the field. This is done from the perspective of us as students and future professionals as well as referencing professionals we have interviewed.
The podcast was evaluated by the working-life partner via feedback and evaluations of metrics of SWOT and SMART analysis and viewer metrics. In conclusion, the outcomes were primarily aligned with the expectations of this development-based thesis and the working-life partner.
Keywords: Race, racism, mental health, podcast, intersectionality