Podcasts by The Social Work Podcast
Join your host, Jonathan Singer, Ph.D., LCSW in an exploration of all things social work, including direct practice, human behavior in the social environment, research, policy, field work, social work education, and everything in between. Big names talking about bigger ideas. The purpose of the podcast is to present information in a user-friendly format. Although the intended audience is social workers, the information will be useful to anyone in a helping profession (including psychology, nursing, psychiatry, counseling, and education). The general public will find these episodes useful as a way of getting insight into some of the issues that social workers need to know about in order to provide professional and ethical services.
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Measurement in Clinical Practice and Research (Part I): Interview with Dr. Mary Rauktis from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 43: Today's podcast is the first in a two part series on measurement for clinical practice and research. In today's podcast I speak with Dr. Mary Rauktis about how she became interested in...
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Measurement in Clinical Practice and Research (Part II): Interview with Dr. Mary Rauktis from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 44: Today's podcast is the second in a two part series on measurement for clinical practice and research. In today's podcast I speak with Dr. Mary Rauktis about the difference between meas...
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Schizophrenia and Social Work: Interview with Shaun Eack, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 45: In today's podcast, I speak with Shaun Eack about schizophrenia and social work. We talk about some basic information that social workers need to know about the diagnosis of schizophre...
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Visual Assessment Tools: The Culturagram - Interview with Dr. Elaine Congress from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 46: In today's podcast I speak with Dr. Elaine Congress about her creation, the Culturagram. Elaine and I talk about how and why she developed the culturagram, the ten assessment areas of ...
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Salary Negotiation: Interview with Cynthia Conley, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 47: Today's podcast is on salary negotiation. Salary negotiation is a topic that is rarely discussed in schools of social work. Yet, for reasons identified in today's podcast, the social...
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Social Work with Immigrants and Refugees: Interview with Fernando Chang-Muy, JD, and Dr. Elaine Congress from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 48: Today's podcast is on social work with Immigrants and Refugees. I speak with Fernando Chang-Muy, JD, and Dr. Elaine Congress about their new book on the topic. We talk about why it i...
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Social workers and depression: Interview with Mark Meier, MSW, LICSW from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 49: Today's podcast is on social workers and depression. I spoke with Mark Meier, a licensed independent clinical social worker from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mark and I started our convers...
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Salary Negotiation for Social Workers (Part II): Interview with Cynthia Conley, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 50: Today's podcast is on salary negotiation. In today's podcast I speak with Dr. Cynthia Conley,assistant professor of social work at the School of Social Administration at Temple Univer...
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When In Doubt, Give Hope: 2009 Graduation Speech by Allison Anais Brunner from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 51: Hello, podcast listener. It is June 21, 2009, the first day of summer. By now all of the schools of social work in the United States have had their spring graduation and unleashed tens...
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Theories for Clinical Social Work Practice: Interview with Joseph Walsh, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 52: Today's podcast looks at the relationship between theory and clinical social work practice. I spoke with Joe Walsh, professor of social work at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), ...
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Prochaska and DiClemente's Stages of Change Model for Social Workers from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 53: This is a re-post of the Stages of Change podcast with a link to the correct MP3 file. Much thanks to Social Work Podcast subscriber and social work professor David Beimers of Minnesot...
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Trailer for the "No One's the Bitch" Podcast from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Trailer: A few months ago I interviewed a mother and a step-mother, Jennifer Newcomb Marine and Carol Marine, two women whose book, "No One's The Bitch: A Ten-Step Plan for the Mother and Stepmoth...
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Psychoanalytic Treatment in Contemporary Social Work Practice: An Interview with Dr. Carol Tosone from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 54: Today's podcast, Psychoanalytic Treatment in Contemporary Social Work Practice: An Interview with Dr. Carol Tosone, addresses two questions: First, is psychodynamic treatment relevant i...
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Pediatric Oncology Social Work: An Interview with Barbara Jones, Ph.D., MSW from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 55: Today's podcast is about social work with children who have cancer, also referred to as pediatric oncology social work. Although pediatric cancer is relatively rare event, making up les...
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Suicide and Black American males: An interview with Sean Joe, Ph.D., LMSW from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 56: Today's podcast is on Suicide and Black American Males. Why suicide and Black Americans? Well, there is a belief among most Americans, and particularly among African American adults, th...
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Communities That Care: Interview with Dr. Richard J. Catalano from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 57: Today's Social Work Podcast is on community-based prevention services for children and adolescents. I spoke with Dr. Richard Catalano, who along with David Hawkins, developed Communitie...
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So You Want to Work Abroad? An Interview with David Dininio from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 58: Let's be honest. You didn't become a social worker because you wanted to travel the world. Even if you're someone who has the travel bug - You're a social worker. You're not making a wh...
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Incorporating Religion and Spirituality into Social Work Practice with African Americans: Interview with Nancy Boyd-Franklin, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 59: Today's Social Work Podcast is on incorporating religion and spirituality into social work practice with African Americans. Or at least that's the official title. The unofficial title i...
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Social Skills Training with Children and Adolescents: Interview with Craig LeCroy, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 60: Today's Social Work Podcast is on social skills training with children and adolescents. My guest, Craig Winston LeCroy defines social skills as "a complex set of skills that facilitate ...
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The Wisdom to Know the Difference: Interview with Eileen Flanagan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 61: We've all heard the Serenity prayer. Even if you don't know what it is called, you'll recognize it by the first few words... "God grant me the serenity..." The serenity prayer is synon...
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Concerns of parents of lesbians and gays: Interview with Cynthia Conley, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 62: Risk for suicide among gay youth has caught a lot of attention in the American media as of late. There have been a number of youth who have been bullied because they have been gay or p...
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Adoption Policy and Practice in the U.S.A.: Interview with Ruth McRoy, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 63: Today's Social Work Podcast is a broad overview of current policies and practices associated with adoption in the United States. According to the Evan B. Donaldson Institute, 6 in 10 Am...
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Happy New Year from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Happy New Year to all of the listeners of the Social Work Podcast. There are 100,000 of you from 178 countries. You make up an amazing community. Thanks so much for listening and making the Social ...
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Behind the Scenes at the Social Work Podcast: Interview with Jonathan Singer, Ph.D., LCSW from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 64: Today's Social Work Podcast is a "behind the scenes" look at the Social Work Podcast. Danielle Parrish, social work faculty at the University of Houston, interviews the founder and host...
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How do you define Evidence-Based Practice? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Update: Next week I'm posting an episode on Evidence-Based Practice. The interview is really nice and I think you'll really like it. With all episodes I do an intro where I introduce my guest, talk...
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The Process of Evidence-Based Practice: Interview with Danielle E. Parrish, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 65: [Corrected audio file] Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast looks at Evidence Based Practice. I wanted to do an episode on Evidence-Based Practice because it has been the subject ...
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Coming Out, Coming Home: Interview with Michael C. LaSala, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 66: Today's Social Work Podcast is about helping families adjust to a gay or lesbian child. According to the website, comingoutcominghome.com, "The discovery that a child is gay or lesbian ...
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The National Runaway Switchboard: Interview with Maureen Blaha from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 67: Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is an interview with Maureen Blaha, the Executive Director of the National Runaway Switchboard (http://www.nrscrisisline.org/). So, if you're...
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The Education and Training of Military Social Workers: Interview with Dr. Anthony Hassan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 68: Today's Social Work Podcast, The Training and Education of Military Social Workers, is the first of a two-part series. Part II, is a discussion of Cultural considerations in military so...
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Cultural Considerations in Military Social Work: Interview with Dr. Anthony Hassan from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 69: Today's Social Work Podcast, Cultural Considerations in Military Social Work, is the second in a two-part series with Anthony Hassan on Military Social Work. In Part I, Anthony and I sp...
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Lonely at the Top: Interview with Thomas Joiner, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 70: Today’s episode of the Social Work Podcast is about loneliness. According to my guest, Thomas Joiner, the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Florida State Univers...
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Religious Child Maltreatment: Interview with Janet Heimlich from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 71: In today's Social Work Podcast, episode 71, Religious Child Maltreatment, I speak with award-winning journalist and author, Janet Heimlich about her book: Breaking Their Will: Shedding ...
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Announcement: The Social Work Podcast wins a 2012 NASW Media Award! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Great news! Thanks to all of you who voted, the Social Work Podcast has won the 2012 NASW Media Award for best website. This is a huge honor and it would not have happened without your votes. If yo...
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Psychodynamic Therapy with Vulnerable and Oppressed Populations: Interview with Joan Berzoff, Ed.D., MSW from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 72: In today's Social Work Podcast, episode 72, Psychodynamic therapy with vulnerable and oppressed populations, I speak with social work professor and author, Joan Berzoff. Dr. Berzoff add...
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Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI): Interview with Jennifer Muehlenkamp, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 73: Today's Social Work Podcast looks at the issue of non-suicidal self-injury, or NSSI. According to the International Society for the Study of Self-Injury, NSSI is the intentional destruc...
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The Chronological Assessment of Suicide Events (CASE) Approach: Interview and Role Play with Shawn Christopher Shea, M.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 74: Today's Social Work Podcast explores the issue of, "how do we know if our client wants to die by suicide?" Uncovering suicidal ideation and intent is one of the most challenging things ...
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Proposed Changes in DSM-5: Interview with Micki Washburn, LPC-S and Danielle Parrish, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 75: In today's Social Work Podcast, I spoke with Micki Washburn, LPC-S, and Danielle Parrish, Ph.D. about the proposed changes to DSM-5, including cross-cutting dimensional assessment, chan...
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Social Workers in Court: Interview with Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 76: In today's interview, Allan and I talked about what it means for a social worker to be "court ready," especially for social workers whose jobs do not typically involve going to court. W...
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Social Workers and the Media: Interview with Maiken Scott from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 77: Despite the fact that social workers are on the front lines and behind the scenes in nearly every facet of life, we're mostly invisible in the entertainment and news media. And when we ...
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Social Work Ethics: Interview with Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 78: Today's episode is about Social Work Ethics. I spoke with Allan Barsky, author of the Oxford University Press book, Ethics and Values in Social Work. We spoke about Allan's relational 6...
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Perinatal Loss: Interview with Sarah Kye Price, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 79: In today's episode, I spoke with one of the profession's leading scholars and experts on perinatal loss, associate professor of social work at Virginia Commonwealth University, Dr. Sara...
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An Overview of Trauma-Informed Care: Interview with Nancy Smyth, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 80: Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast looks at Trauma Informed Care, one of the most promising approaches to working with people without causing additional trauma. And I had the ho...
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Identifying and Responding to Sex-Trafficking Victims in Social Service Settings: Interview with Rebecca J. Macy, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 81: In today's social work podcast I spoke with Rebecca J. Macy. I started our conversation asking Rebecca how she became interested in identification of sex trafficking victims in human se...
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The Challenges and Rewards of Collaborative Community-Based Research for Social Change: Interview with Corey Shdaimah and Sanford Schram from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 82: Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is about how to balance the demands of doing good research with the passion that practitioners and advocates have for addressing the social pr...
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Sex, Relationships, and HIV: Interview with Gail Wyatt, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 83: Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is about sex. My guest is Dr. Gail Wyatt. Dr. Wyatt and I talked a bit about the research, but mostly we talked about two of the techniques t...
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Motivational Interviewing, 3rd Edition: Interview with Mary Velasquez, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 84: Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is about Motivational Interviewing, Third Edition. In today's episode I speak with Mary Velasquez, Ph.D., Centennial Professor in Leadership f...
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Similarities and Differences between Social Work in the United States and the United Kingdom: Interview with David Niven from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 85: Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast explores the similarities and differences between social work in the United States and the United Kingdom. David is the former National Chair ...
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Addressing suicide risk in schools: Interview with James Mazza, Ph.D. and David Miller, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 86: In today's social work podcast I spoke with two leading on youth suicide in schools. Jim Mazza and Dave Miller. Jim is at the University of Washington and director of their school psych...
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Beginnings, Middles, and Ends: Stories about Social Work from Ogden Rogers, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 87: In today's social work podcast, we're looking at the beginning, middle, and end of social work. No, this is not an apocalyptic tale of burning towers of progress notes and zombie utiliz...
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Medicaid and the Future of Health Care in the USA: Interview with Matt Salo from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 88: Today's episode is about Medicaid, the most important program that most Americans know nothing about. I spoke with Matt Salo, executive director of the National Association of Medicai...
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Healthy Sick - OutRunning Cystic Fibrosis: Interview with Elizabeth Shuman, LCSW from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 89: Today’s episode of the social work podcast about Cystic Fibrosis, or CF. We’re looking at CF in two parts. In part I we learn about this chronic, terminal illness. In Part II we learn a...
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Adolescence, the Age of Opportunity: Interview with Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 90: In today's interview I speak with Dr. Laurence Steinberg, author of Age of Opportunity: Lessons From the New Science of Adolescence. We spoke about the growing gap between onset of pub...
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Shared Trauma: Interview with Carol Tosone, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 91: Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is about shared trauma, one in which the provider and client experienced the same traumatic event simultaneously. I spoke with Dr. Carol Toson...
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Music, positive youth development, and homelessness: Interview with Brian Kelly, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 92: Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast looks at an innovative approach to developing strengths and resilience in youth experiencing homelessness - a music studio housed within an ag...
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Personal and Professional Perspectives on Religious Child Maltreatment: Interview with Bethany Brittain and Ann Haralambie, JD, CWLS from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 93: Today’s episode of the Social Work Podcast is on Religious Child Maltreatment.In today’s episode I spoke with two people who bring very different perspectives to this issue. Bethany Bri...
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Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Adapted for Social Work: Interview with Marion Bogo and Mary Rawlings from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 94: Today’s episode of the Social Work Podcast is on Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) for social work. My guests, Marion Bogo and Mary Rawlings, and their co-authors Ellen K...
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Happy Social Work Month 2015 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 95: March is Social Work Month. I know, you're saying, but every month is social work month. Yes. That’s true... for social workers. But, social work is one of those professions that, to mi...
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Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT) for Depressed and Suicidal Youth: Interview with Guy Diamond and Suzanne Levy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 96: Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is on family therapy for depressed and suicidal youth. I speak with two of the three developers of Attachment-based Family Therapy (ABFT), Guy...
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Here's Tweeting at You: Using Social Media to Expand the Reach of Academic Conferences from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 97: Today’s episode of the Social Work Podcast answers that age-old question, how do I live tweet a conference? In April 2014, I recorded a conversation with members of the social media tea...
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Cognitive Enhancement Therapy: Interview with Shaun Eack, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 98: Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is about Cognitive Enhancement Therapy (Eack, 2012) - a relatively new approach to addressing some of the most persistent and intractable prob...
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Becoming a Clinical Social worker: Interview with Dr. Danna Bodenheimer from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 99: Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is about becoming a clinical social worker. My guest is Dr. Danna Bodenheimer. In today's interview Danna and I talk about what makes a social...
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Private Practice for Social Workers: Interview with Dr. Julie Hanks, LCSW from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 100: Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is about private practice. My guest, Dr. Julie Hanks, LCSW talks about key ingredients for a successful private practice including: identifyi...
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Critiques of the DSM-5: Interview with Jeffrey Lacasse, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 101: Episode 101 of the Social Work Podcast is a critique of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition: DSM-5 My guest is social work faculty member from Flori...
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Parenting Teenage Girls: Interview with Lisa Damour, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 102: In today’s episode of the Social Work Podcast, I speak with Lisa Damour, Ph.D. about her 2016 book, "Untangled: Guiding teenage girls through the seven transitions into adulthood." We ...
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The Grand Challenges for Social Work: Interview with Dr. Richard P. Barth from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 103: Today's episode is about the Grand Challenge Initiative for Social Work. I asked Dr. Richard P. Barth if there was a plan to bring practitioners, educators and policy makers on board w...
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Guardian of the Golden Gate: Interview with Kevin Briggs from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 104: Today's guest, Kevin Briggs, is a retired motor Sargent from the California Highway Patrol. His patrol included the Golden Gate Bridge, which has between 25 - 60 suicide deaths every y...
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Recovery High Schools: Interview with Lori Holleran Steiker, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 105: Today's Social Work Podcast is about Recovery High Schools. I spoke with Dr. Lori Holleran Steiker, Distinguished Professor at the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Social Work...
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A #ZeroSuicide World: Interview with David W. Covington, LPC, MBA from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 106: Today's Social Work Podcast is about "Zero Suicide" an effort to make suicide a "never event" in health care settings. I spoke with David W. Covington, LPC, MBA about how he went from ...
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Self Psychology for Social Workers: Interview with Tom Young, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 107: Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is about self-psychology. Tom is a retired professor of social work from Widener University and the author of several publications on social ...
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[Rebroadcast] So you want to work abroad? An interview with David Dininio from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 58: Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is a rebroadcast of a 2010 interview with international social work recruiter David Dininio. I'm rebroadcasting Episode 58 because Kai Searle ...
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Death and Grief in the Digital Age: Interview with Carla Sofka, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 109: Today’s episode of the Social Work Podcast is about Death and Grief in the Digital Age. In today’s episode I spoke with Dr. Carla Sofka about the role of social media in how, why, wher...
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The Arc of Therapy: Beginnings (Part 1) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 110: Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is the first of a three-part series on the arc of therapy – the beginning, middle and end. In today’s episode I’m going to talk about the beg...
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Engaging People At Risk for Suicide: Interview with Dana Alonzo, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 111: Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is about engaging people who are suicidal into professional mental health services. I spoke with Dr. Dana Alonzo from Fordham University. We ...
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Social Work Superheroes: Interview with John Vassello, MSW from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 112: Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is about the parallels between social workers and superheroes. I spoke with John Vassello. John is the Associate Director of Field Education ...
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2018 NASW Code of Ethics (Part 2): Interview with Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 114: Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is the second of a three-part series on the 2018 National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics. I spoke with Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, P...
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2018 NASW Code of Ethics (Part 3): Interview with Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 115: Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is the third of a three-part series on the 2018 National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics. I spoke with Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, Ph...
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Social media and gang violence: Interview with Desmond Patton, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 116: Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is about the intersection of offline gang violence and online gang activity. I spoke with Dr. Desmond Patton about his research on cyberbangi...
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Happy Social Work Month 2018 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 117: NOTE: This has the correct MP3 file. Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is an introduction to the Social Work Month 2018 essay I wrote for the New Social Worker online called "...
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Self-care for Social Workers: Interview with Erlene Grise-Owens, Justin "Jay" Miller, and Mindy Eaves from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 118: In today’s episode, I talk to Erlene Grise-Owens, Justin "Jay" Miller, and Mindy Eaves, the editors of the The A-to-Z Self-Care Handbook for Social Workers and Other Helping Profession...
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Helping the Suicidal Person: Interview with Stacey Freedenthal, Ph.D., LCSW from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 119: Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is an interview with Stacey Freedenthal, Ph.D., LCSW about her book, Helping the Suicidal Person: Tips and Techniques for Professionals. we t...
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Using simulation to teach holistic competence: Interview with Marion Bogo and Toula Kourgiantakis from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 120: Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is an interview with Marion Bogo and Toula Kourgiantakis from the University of Toronto Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work. We talk abou...
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The Special Commission on Macro Practice: Interview with Dr. Darlyne Bailey and Dr. Terry Mizrahi from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 121: In today's episode of the Social Work Podcast, I speak with Dr. Darlyne Bailey and Dr. Terry Mizrahi about the Special Commission on Macro Practice. We talk about how their social wor...
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Under Pressure (Part 1): Interview with Lisa Damour, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 122: Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is the first of a two part-series about Dr. Lisa Damour's 2019 text Under Pressure. In today’s episode we talk about the difference between s...
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Under Pressure (Part 2): Interview with Lisa Damour, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 123: Today’s episode is the second of a two-part conversation with Dr. Lisa Damour, author of the 2019 book Under Pressure. In today's episode we talk about rape culture; the problem with t...
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Therapists as Writers: Interview with Lori Gottlieb from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 124: Today’s episode is Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is an interview with Lori Gottlieb - NY Times best-selling author, advice columnist for The Atlantic, and therapist. We ta...
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Sex Addiction: Rebroadcast of Interview with Chris Wolf from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
[Rebroadcast] Episode 24: In today's podcast I talked with Chris Wolf about Sex Addiction. Sex addiction has been defined as "engaging in persistent and escalating patterns of sexual behavior desp...
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From Suicidal to Inspired: Interview with Kevin Hines, Greg Van Borssum, and Matt Runnells from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 125: In today's social work podcast, I speak with three men on a mission to prevent suicide. Matt Runnells, Kevin Hines, and Greg Van Borssum shared their stories of managing suicidal thou...
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[Rebroadcast] Lonely at the Top: Interview with Thomas Joiner, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
One of the solutions to the COVID-19 pandemic is physical distancing. Because there is a relationship between physical and social distancing, I am rebroadcasting Episode 70 from 2011 which deals wi...
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Shared Trauma in the COVID19 Pandemic: Interview with Carol Tosone, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 126:In today's episode of the Social Work Podcast I speak with Carol Tosone, Ph.D., Professor of Social Work and Director, DSW Program in Clinical Social Work at NYU's Silver School of Soci...
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Both/And or Either/Or: Social Work and Policing from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 127:Today's episode is the audio recording of a Facebook Live discussion that happened on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 called Both/And or Either/Or: Social Work and Policing. My guests were Alan ...
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Religion and Spirituality: Interview with Holly Oxhandler, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is a conversation with Dr. Holly Oxhandler (https://hollyoxhandler.com/). I speak with Holly about the definitions of religion and spirituality, similari...
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Bio-psychosocial-spiritual Assessment and Mental Status Exam for Social Workers from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 2: This is the second part of a two-part lecture on diagnosis and assessment. In the first episode I reviewed the history of the DSM and the multiaxial system. In this lecture, I discuss ...
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Crisis Intervention and Suicide Assessment for Social Workers: Part 1 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 3: This is part one of a two-part series on Crisis Intervention. In this lecture, I provide a brief overview of the history of modern crisis intervention and crisis theory. I discuss two ap...
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Crisis Intervention and Suicide Assessment for Social Workers: Part 2 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 4: This is part two of a two-part series on Crisis Intervention. In this lecture, I discuss individual crisis intervention within the context of Roberts's Seven-Stage Model of Crisis Inter...
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Freudian Psychoanalysis from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 5: In this lecture, I discuss key elements of Freud's theory of personality and how that translated into his approach to therapy. The central goal of Freudian psychoanalysis is to make the ...
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Adlerian Psychotherapy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 6: In this lecture, I discuss key elements of Adler's Personal psychology and how this approach contrasts with Freud's theory. The contrast between Adler's and Freud's approaches can best b...
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Existential Therapy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 7: In today's podcast, I talk about Existential therapy as an intellectual or philosophical approach to working with people. Although some authors have attempted to manualize Existential th...
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Person-Centered Therapy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 8: Today we're going to talk about Carl Rogers and his revolutionary approach to psychotherapy - Person-Centered Therapy. Next to Freud, no other therapist has influenced the practice of t...
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Gestalt Therapy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 9: Today we're going to talk about the Gestalt therapy, which is part of the existential-phenomenological tradition. The Gestalt approach can be best summed up by the phrase, "the most impo...
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Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 10: IPT is a time-limited psychotherapy that was developed in the 1970s and 80s as an outpatient treatment for adults who were diagnosed with moderate or severe non-psychotic, unipolar depr...
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Developing Treatment Plans: The Basics from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 11: In this podcast I cover the basics of problem definition, developing goals and measureable objectives as well as identifying interventions and strategies. The key to good treatment pla...
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Behavior Therapy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 12: In this lecture, I focus on the concepts of stimulus and response, rewards and punishments, and how these concepts make operant conditioning such a powerful approach to behavior change....
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Interview with Kya Conner: Stigma and Social Work from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 13: Today we're going to be talking with Kya Conner about stigma. Kya is a doctoral candidate at the University of Pittsburgh School of social work and a masters student in the school of pu...
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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 14: In today's podcast, we're going to talk about the therapies that take a cognitive-behavioral approach to working with people. I review the theoretical assumptions, therapeutic process, ...
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Reality Therapy from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 15: In today's podcast we will look at Reality Therapy, developed by Dr. William Glasser. We briefly review the assumptions of choice theory and how those assumptions are translated into R...
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Women in Social Work from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 16: In today's podcast, I talk with Dr. Edward Sites about women in social work. Dr. Sites gives us a historical perspective of the role of women who were born at or before 1900 in the dev...
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What is Pathological Gambling? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 17: Today's podcast is the first of four looking at the DSM diagnosis of pathological gambling. In today's podcast, Jody Bechtold looks at what it is, what it is not, and what are the simi...
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Treatment of Pathological Gambling from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 18: Today's podcast is the second of four on pathological gambling. I talk with Jody Bechtold, LCSW about about treatment basics for clinicians who work with pathological gamblers. We star...
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Thinking Like a Pathological Gambler: Illusions of Control / Chance vs. Skill from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 19: Today's podcast is the third of four on pathological gambling. I talk with Jody Bechtold, LCSW about two concepts that are central to understanding the thinking of the pathological gam...
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How to Become a Nationally Certified Gambling Addictions Counselor from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 20: In this podcast, the last of four on pathological gambling, I speak with Jody Bechtold, LCSW about the process for becoming a nationally certified gambling addictions counselor. Jody co...
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Social Networks: Interview with Dr. Lambert Maguire from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 21: In today's podcast, I speak with Dr. Lambert Maguire about social networks. Dr. Maguire discussed the development of his interest in the topic, as well as some historical context for un...
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Introduction to Grant Proposal Writing (Part I): Strategies and Writing Tips from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 22: Today's interview with Dr. Edward Sites is the first in a two-part series on the basics of grant proposal writing. In today's episode, I talk with Dr. Sites about strategies for strateg...
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Introduction to Grant Proposal Writing (Part II): The Narrative, Budget and Appendices from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 23: Today's interview with Dr. Edward Sites is the second in a two-part series on grant writing. In today's episode, I talk with Dr. Sites about the three sections most commonly found in gr...
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Sex Addiction: Interview with Chris Wolf from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 24: In today's podcast I talked with Chris Wolf about Sex Addiction. Sex addiction has been defined as "engaging in persistent and escalating patterns of sexual behavior despite increasing...
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Results of the first Social Work Podcast Poll from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 25: The first poll asked visitors to the Social Work Podcast website, "What is the ideal length for a Social Work Podcast?" Over a 2 week period, 43 visitors took the pollOnly one responde...
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Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Interview with Sabrina Heller, LSW from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 26: In today's podcast, I speak with Sabrina Heller, a social worker in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who has used Dialectical Behavior Therapy, (DBT) in a variety of clinical settings, includi...
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Family Psychoeducation: Interview with Carol Anderson, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 27: In today's podcast, I speak with Carol Anderson, one of the developers of Family Psychoeducation. Family Psychoeducation is an empirically empirically validated treatment for people wi...
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Clinical Hypnosis (Part I): An Interview with Dr. Elizabeth Winter from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 28: Today's podcast is the first in a two-part series on Clinical Hypnosis. Today I speak with Dr. Elizabeth Winter about the history of clinical hypnosis, key assumptions, goals, the cli...
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Clinical Hypnosis (Part II): An Interview with Dr. Elizabeth Winter from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 29: Today's podcast is the second in a two-part series on Clinical Hypnosis. Today I speak with Dr. Elizabeth Winter about how and when to use clinical hypnosis. In the first episode, I ...
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Supervision for Social Workers from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 30: In today's podcast, I will talk about some basic concepts in supervision. I define administrative, clinical and supportive supervision, talk about differential uses of supervision, inc...
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Phone Supervision (Part 1): Interview with Simon Feuerman and Melissa Groman from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 31: Today's podcast is the first of a three part series on phone supervision. In parts one and two I speak with Simon Feuerman and Melissa Groman, licensed clinical social workers, clinic...
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Phone Supervision (Part II): Interview with Simon Feuerman and Melissa Groman from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 32: Today's podcast is the second of a three part series on phone supervision. In parts one and two I speak with Simon Feuerman and Melissa Groman, licensed clinical social workers, clini...
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Phone Supervision (Part III): Interview with Jody Bechtold from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 33: Today's podcast is the third in a three part series on Phone Supervision. In today's podcast, I talk with Jody Bechtold about receiving clinical supervision over the phone as she work...
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One Year Anniversary: Interview with Jonathan Singer from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 34: Today's podcast marks the one year anniversary of the Social Work Podcast. Jennifer Luna-Idunate interviews your host, Jonathan Singer, about how the podcast got started, the goal of ...
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Client violence: Interview with Dr. Christina Newhill from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 35: In today's podcast, I talk with Dr. Christina Newhill, a nationally recognized expert on client violence and the author of "Client Violence in Social Work Practice: Prevention, Interve...
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Race and Social Problems: Interview with Dean Larry E. Davis from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 36: Today's podcast is on Race and Social Problems. On January 15, 2008, I spoke with Dr. Larry E. Davis, Dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh, Donald M. Hende...
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Social Work Research for Practitioners: Interview with Allen Rubin, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 37: In today's podcast, I talked with Dr. Allen Rubin about research and social work practice. Allen Rubin is the co-author of the most popular social work research text, "Research Method...
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Advice For Young Social Work Investigators: Interview with Allen Rubin, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 38: In today's podcast, I continue my conversation with Dr. Allen Rubin about social work research. Allen shared his advice for young social work investigators - that is social work resear...
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The Birth of "Rubin and Babbie" and Other Stories: Interview with Allen Rubin, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 39: In this episode of the social work podcast, I continue my conversation with author Dr. Allen Rubin. We talked about how he came to co-author Research Methods for Social Work (the most ...
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Psychopharmacotherapy and Social Work: Interview with Kia J. Bentley, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 40: Today's podcast is the first of three interviews with Kia J. Bentley on psychopharmacotherapy. Kia J. Bentley is Professor of social work at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmon...
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Best Practices and Resources for Psychopharmacotherapy: Interview with Kia J. Bentley, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 41: Today's podcast is the second of three interviews with Kia J. Bentley on psychopharmacotherapy. Kia J. Bentley is Professor of social work at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmo...
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Making Meaning out of Medication: Interview with Kia J. Bentley, Ph.D. from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Episode 42: Today's podcast is the third of three interviews with Kia J. Bentley on psychopharmacotherapy. Kia J. Bentley is Professor of social work at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmo...
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Update - the Social Work Podcast is back! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Update: On June 30th 2008, I posted the 42nd episode in 17 months and the Social Work Podcast was going strong. But, it has been three months since the last podcast. Today's episode is an update ...
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112: Social Work Superheroes: Interview with John Vassello, MSW from 2017-10-24T17:00
Episode 112: Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is about the parallels between social workers and superheroes. I spoke with John Vassello. John is the Associate Director of Field Education ...
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Social Work Superheroes: Interview with John Vassello, MSW from 2017-10-24T17:00
Episode 112: Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is about the parallels between social workers and superheroes. I spoke with John Vassello. John is the Associate Director of Field Education ...
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