The CARES Podcast

About The CARES Podcast

Welcome to the CARES podcast! Here we tell stories surrounding educational safety with the help of experts from various backgrounds. The CARES Podcast team is dedicated to the safety of our listeners. This podcast discusses topics that may be distressing for some listeners. Please read the description of each episode so you can determine whether this content is safe for you. This podcast is a product of the Center for Assessment, Research, and Educational Safety. Views and opinions expressed by the hosts and guests of this podcast are not representative of Sam Houston State University.

Publisher

Center for Assessment, Research, and Educational Safety

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Dec 2022

Latest episode

9 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

29 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Sept 2025

   Emergency Training for Educators

   Special guest Tod Langley, the Chief Executive Officer of Crisis Response Leadership Training or CRLT, sits down with us to introduce our ongoing partnership initiative, the Leadership for Safe Schools Training Series. More than ever before, it is essential to engage in conversation regarding best practices in educational safety.

2. 

   12 Aug 2025

   Recognizing Trauma

   Listen in as we discuss the indicators of trauma in children and explore ways in which adults can become advocates for young people. Our guest expert is Dr. Sinem Akay-Sullivan, a renowned therapist and educator with extensive experience in helping children heal from trauma.

3. 

   8 Jul 2025

   Safety Behind the Scenes of Athletic Events

   Jaime Woodall, Waller ISD Executive Director of School Safety, examines the balance of prevention and postvention strategies at athletic events, emphasizing resource utilization and stakeholder collaboration in this interview.

Who has been a guest on The CARES Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jaime Woodall
• Desirey Delara
• Lieutenant Fredrick Croft

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 25 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

27

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60