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

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!