Public Defenseless

461 | How to Empower Social Workers in Public Defender Offices w/Kay Edwards

Montag, 30. März 2026 · 59 min

MP3

Shownotes

Today, Hunter was joined by Kay Edwards from the Far West Texas Regional Public Defender Office. There, Kay is the Mental Health Supervisor and she joins the show to discuss how her office has implemented a new organizational structure and way of thinking that empowers social workers to take more active roles in cases.

Guest:
Kay Edwards, Mental Health Supervisor, Far West Texas Public Defender

Resources:
NAPD Social Workers
publicdefenders.us/audiences/social-worker
Contact the office or Kay
farwesttxrpd.org
kay@farwesttxrpd.org

Contact Hunter Parnell:
Publicdefenseless@gmail.com
Instagram
@PublicDefenselessPodcast
Twitter
@PDefenselessPod
www.publicdefenseless.com
Subscribe to the Patreon
www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast
Donate on PayPal
paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEX…
Donate on Stripe
donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN
Trying to find a specific part of an episode? Use this link to search transcripts of every episode of the show!
app.reduct.video/o/eca54fbf9f/p/d543070e6a/sha…
**** ALL OPINONS SHARED BY HOST HUNTER PARNELL DO NOT REFLECT THE THOUGHTS OR OPINIONS OF THE AURORA MUNICIPAL PUBLIC DEFENDER****

0:00 / 0:00