NASW Social Work Talks
117 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 99 ratingsNASW Social Work Talks informs, educates and inspires through conversations with experts and exploring issues that social work professionals care about. Brought to you by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).
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EP 116: Psychedelic Assisted Therapy
June 12, 2024 13:27 - 51 minutes - 70.8 MBMary Cosimano, LMSW, has been with the Department of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research since 2000 when they began research with psilocybin. She is currently a Psychedelic Session Facilitator and has served as Director of Clinical Services and as a research coordinator. She has been involved with all the psilocybin studies and has conducted over 500 study sessions including Club Drug studies with Salvia Divinor...
EP 115: Social Workers in Public Healthcare - Is it the career path for you?
May 20, 2024 12:57 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MBJasmin Saville, RN, MPH, MSSW, is whole health and equity director for Amerigroup, a health insurance and managed health care provider that covers older adults, low income families, state and federally sponsored beneficiaries and federal employees in 26 states. Saville talks about how she combined social work and nursing, why public health care could be a good career choice for social workers, and what it is like being a woman of color in the field.
EP 114: Marijuana reform policies and their impact Black and Brown communities
April 19, 2024 21:33 - 55 minutes - 77.4 MBAs of April 20, 2024, recreational use of marijuana has been legalized in 24 states, three U.S. territories, and Washington, D.C. But how have marijuana reforms affected Black and Brown populations that were heavily impacted by marijuana criminal prosecutions before legalization? NASW Senior Policy Adviser Mel Wilson sits down with Maritza Perez Medina, director of the Office of Federal Affairs at the Drug Policy Alliance; Chelsea Higgs Wise, executive director of Marijuana Justice; and Marv...
EP 113: Student Initiated Confrontations' Impact on Social Work
April 10, 2024 16:10 - 25 minutes - 35.3 MBSocial Work Instructor Dr. Thalia Anderen, MSW, RCSW, LCSW, and Social Work Talks Podcast Host Lorrie Appleton, LCSW, dive into the concerning trend of student-initiated confrontations (SIC) in universities. With over 20 years of experience as a therapist, Anderen's research sheds light on the impact of these behaviors on both educators and the field of social work. These confrontations in universities are often exacerbated by a lack of guidance and support by institutional administration, a...
EP 112: Social Work is Everywhere Campaign
March 20, 2024 17:49 - 43 minutes - 60.6 MBDuring Social Work Month 2024, the University of Kentucky College of Social Work is celebrating with the campaign "Social Work is Everywhere." The college is seeking to raise awareness that social workers help millions of people each day and work in a variety of settings, including many people may not be aware of such as sports and financial planning. NASW CEO Dr. Anthony Estreet sits down with Dr. Jay Miller, dean of the University of Kentucky College of Social Work, to talk about the campa...
EP 111: Ending our nation's gun violence epidemic - a Brady campaign update
February 14, 2024 16:21 - 28 minutes - 39.4 MBGun violence remains a serious public health issue in the United States. About 46,000 Americans died due to gun violence in 2023, with half using guns to die by suicide. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is a partner with Brady, a campaign to end our nation's gun violence epidemic. In this episode of NASW's Social Work Talks podcast, NASW Policy Advisor Mel Wilson talks to Kelly Sampson, senior counsel and director of Racial Justice at Brady, and Colleen Creighton, senior dir...
EP 110: Health Behavior Assessment and Intervention Services Payment Update
February 09, 2024 14:33 - 8 minutes - 11.1 MBMirean Coleman, LICSW, director of clinical practice at the National Association of Social Workers, talks about a new regulation that will allow clinical social workers to bill for Health Behavior Assessment and Intervention (HBAI) Services. Learn why this development is so important for social workers.
EP 109: Partnering with White Ribbon VA to end sexual harassment, sexual assault and domestic violence
November 28, 2023 14:31 - 35 minutes - 50.1 MBWhite Ribbon VA is a national call to action to eliminate sexual harassment, sexual assault, and domestic violence across the Department of Veterans Affairs by promoting a positive change in culture so that the actions outlined in the pledge become the organizational norm. NASW and other mental health organizations have partnered with White Ribbon. In this episode we talk about the importance of White Ribbon VA with Dr. Bridget Truman, associate director of the Prevention and Management of ...
EP 108: EcoSocial Work
November 13, 2023 21:19 - 43 minutes - 60.7 MBRachel Forbes, MSW, Associate Professor of the Practice of Social Work and Western Colorado MSW Program Director at the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work, and Kelly Smith, DSW, founder and the director of the Institute of Social Work and Ecological Justice, and a social work instructor at Columbia University and the Adelphi University, discuss what social workers can help communities deal with environmental issues. They are editors of the newly released NASW Press Book, Eco...
EP107: Hip Hop Therapy in the South Bronx
September 19, 2023 16:25 - 32 minutes - 45.4 MBJC Hall, MSW, LCSW, is a hip hop therapist and school social worker in the South Bronx, New York. He works at a high school there, where he is the Hip Hop Therapy Studio Program Director. JC says that hip hop saved his life. He talks about his mentor, the late Dr. Edgar H. Tyson, and how he turned his love of hip hop and working with youth into a career that he loves. The U.S. Census Bureau found that 38 percent of South Bronx residents live below the poverty line. The students JC work...
EP106: EMDR Therapy Training for Social Workers
September 06, 2023 15:30 - 50 minutes - 70.1 MBEMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) is a form of psychotherapy designed to alleviate the distress associated with traumatic memories. What do social workers need to know about EMDR? Deany Laliotis, LICSW, is an internationally recognized trainer, consultant, and psychotherapist who teaches EMDR therapy using a relational approach to treating complex trauma. She is the founder and director of The Center for Excellence in EMDR Therapy. Visit the show notes for more info.
EP105: Hawai'i Fires Update
August 30, 2023 20:00 - 15 minutes - 12.9 MBIn Maui, more than 115 people have died after wildfires struck in early August. Some 1,000 people remain missing, and the death toll is expected to rise as recovery and identification efforts continue. The fires are especially heartbreaking for Hawaiians; more than 2,000 acres have burned in Lahaina, the historic town and the onetime capital of the former kingdom. We speak with NASW Hawaii chapter Executive Director Sonja Bigalke-Bannan, MSW, LCSW, about the devastation, loss of life, an...
EP104: Social Work in an Online World
July 06, 2023 14:14 - 47 minutes - 37 MBWe speak with David A. Wilkerson, PhD, MSW, and Liam O’Sullivan, MA, NQSW, co-editors of "Social Work in an Online World: A Guide to Digital Practice" (NASW Press, 2023). With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person social work service delivery was dramatically interrupted. The field continues to experience a shift toward modern technology-mediated forms of delivery. "Social Work in an Online World" addresses this shift and charts the changing landscape from analog to digital practic...
EP103: Supporting People Grieving After Losing a Loved One to Suicide
June 20, 2023 14:10 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBChristine Gilchrist, LCSW, is a specialist in suicide in prevention and in helping those who are survivors of suicide. She speaks about how she and other social workers help people who are grieving after losing a loved one to suicide. Visit the show notes for related resources.
EP102: Children's Mental Health in Decline
May 30, 2023 14:10 - 24 minutes - 16.5 MBAmerican children's mental health is worsening. Young people and their families are dealing with the emotional impact of inflation, social injustice, mass violence, and grief related to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, we talk about the problematic decline in children’s mental health in the United States, and what social workers can do to help. Our guests are Gary Pettengell, co-founder and CEO of ECINS (Empowering Communities with Integrated Network Systems) and Kimberly Matias, ...
EP101: Preventing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
May 02, 2023 14:10 - 23 minutes - 20.7 MBWe speak with Mary Marden Velasquez, PhD, and Anna Mangum, MSW, MPH, about National Partnerships to Address Prenatal Alcohol and other Substance Use and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, the Centers for Disease Control grant that began October 2023 in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin. Our host for this discussion is NASW member Lorrie R. Appleton, LCSW. Visit the show notes for related resources.
EP100: Empowering Men To Be Better Fathers
April 04, 2023 14:10 - 15 minutes - 12.6 MBWe speak with Dr. Charles Daniels Jr, PhD, MDiv, LICSW , co-founder and CEO of Fathers' Uplift in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Fathers' UpLift provides mental health counseling, coaching, advocacy, and resource support to assist fathers with overcoming barriers — including racism, emotional, traumatic, and addiction-based barriers — that prevent them from remaining engaged in their children's lives. Dr. Daniels has spent the last decade providing therapy to Black men, helping them overcom...
EP99: Genetics and Family Life: What Social Workers Need to Know
March 14, 2023 13:42 - 52 minutes - 73.1 MBWe speak with Dr. Allison Werner-Lin about genetics and family life. Dr. Werner-Lin is Associate Professor at the School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania. Her research addresses the intersection of genomic discovery and family life. Her work is among the first to explore the psychosocial challenges unique to women and men of reproductive age who carry a genetic mutation that confers elevated risk of cancer. Dr. Werner-Lin has held multiple training grants t...
EP98: Environmental Justice as Social Work Practice
March 07, 2023 14:21 - 1 hour - 90.8 MBWe speak with Christina Erickson, MSW, PhD, about environmental justice. Dr. Erickson is professor and chair of the social work department at Augsburg University. She is author of “Environmental Justice as Social Work Practice,” (Oxford University Press, 2018) and “Spanked: How Hitting Our Children Is Harming Ourselves” (Oxford University Press, 2022). She co-developed the environmental studies program at Augsburg and teaches the course Environmental Justice and Social Change. She is the...
EP97: South Asians in the United States
February 07, 2023 15:10 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MBWe speak with Shreya Bhandari, PhD, LISW, editor of the NASW Press book “South Asians in the United States: A Guide for Social Workers and Other Helping Professionals.” Dr. Bhandari is professor and director of social work, Purdue University Northwest. She is also alicensed clinical social worker with her own private practice. Her research focuses on violence against women, specifically domestic violence. She has worked in the area of domestic violence and mental health for about two decad...
EP96: Sleep Health is a Social Justice Issue
January 17, 2023 16:01 - 27 minutes - 38.2 MBSleep is as essential to human well-being as food and air. Poor sleep habits and sleep deprivation can have negative effects on our physical and mental health. Further, racial and ethnic minorities are more likely to get insufficient sleep than their white counterparts. Jessi Pettigrew, MSW, LCSW, is a PhD candidate at the Graduate School of Social Work at Colorado State University. Working with clients, Jessi became curious about the intersection of sleep and mental health. She explains w...
EP95: Identifying Moral Panic
December 13, 2022 15:10 - 34 minutes - 47.7 MBMichael H. Eversman, PhD, MSW, is the author of "Identifying Moral Panic: The Discourse of Fear in Social Policy" from NASW Press. This book uses historic and contemporary moral panic episodes — periods of exaggerated public fear triggered by high-profile incidents linked to feared social groups — to show how political discourse and stereotyping lead to policies that maintain social inequalities. Eversman emphasizes social work's social justice mission and the need to stay vigilant amid st...
EP94: Economic Well-Being
November 02, 2022 17:34 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MBDeborah M. Figart, PhD, and Ellen Mutari, PhD, are the authors of "Economic Well-Being: An Introduction" from NASW Press. In this episode, we discuss this groundbreaking book, which makes the study of economic life accessible, applicable, and exciting. NASW member Elisabeth Joy LaMotte, LICSW, hosts this episode. Visit the show notes for related resources. You can also watch this interview and leave your comments on YouTube.
EP93: Social Work and Squeegee Kids in Baltimore
October 25, 2022 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBDr. Kyla Liggett-Creel talks with us about her work to support young people who squeegee car windshields at intersections in Baltimore. She outlines why squeegee workers have been a divisive topic in the city, and discusses her work to get their voices heard. Dr. Liggett-Creel is an associate clinical professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work. She leads The Collaborative: A Healing Centered Community, which partners with community groups, grassroots organizations, gover...
EP92: Why Social Workers Need a Therapist Professional Will
October 04, 2022 14:10 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBAnn Steiner, PhD, is a certified group psychotherapist, licensed marriage and family therapist and consultant in private practice for 30 years. She is creator of “Therapist's Professional Will™: Guidelines for Managing Planned and Unplanned Absence.” She pioneered the creation of the therapist’s professional will and has published over 20 articles on the subject. Dr. Steiner talks about why you need a professional will, and how to create an emergency response team to manage your practice i...
EP91: Social Work from a Burmese Perspective
September 20, 2022 14:22 - 19 minutes - 27.2 MBIn February 2021, the Myanmar military staged a coup that overthrew the democratically elected government. Since then, the killing of civilians in Myanmar has increased. In response, Jue Jue Min Thu, a licensed social worker from Myanmar now based in Hawai'i, created Jue Jue's Safe Space, to support mental health for the Myanmar community. Visit the show notes page for related resources.
EP90: Meet NASW President-Elect, Dr. Yvonne Chase
September 06, 2022 16:15 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBYvonne M. Chase, PhD, LCSW, ACSW, will begin her three-year term as NASW president on July 1, 2023. Dr. Chase is an Associate Professor at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. She’s also an NASW Social Work Pioneer, and a long-time champion of NASW. We talk about some of her experiences as a social worker; why she's passionate about social work and about NASW; how the organization has changed over time; and what she envisions for her tenure as NASW's President. Visit the show notes to...
EP89: Learning To Take Risks
August 01, 2022 01:10 - 30 minutes - 20.6 MBWe speak with NASW member Kristen Lee, Ed.D., LICSW, about overcoming fear and learning to take risks. Visit the show notes page for related episodes and resources.
EP88: Social Workers Tackle Recidivism
July 29, 2022 21:10 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBMonique Bingham, MSW, is NASW's 2022 Emerging Social Work Leader. She works as a mental health therapist at the Anti Recidivism Coalition, which works to end mass incarceration in California. Ms. Bingham’s own father was incarcerated when she was a child and released when she was an adult. She has produced a documentary, “Unchained Scholars,” about formerly incarcerated social workers. Read the show notes for resources.
EP87: Supporting LGBTQIA2S+ Youth in 2022
June 29, 2022 16:08 - 32 minutes - 45.2 MBSocial worker Caitlin Ryan, is founder and executive director of the Family Acceptance Project. She talks with us about how her organization has worked for 20 years to help families support their children who are LGBTQIA2S+ and how social workers can also do this work.
EP86: Texas Shooting Aftermath
June 16, 2022 22:15 - 13 minutes - 18.7 MBWe speak with Will Frances, Executive Director of NASW's Texas chapter about the aftermath of the horrific mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. Schools should be safe, supportive havens for students and staff. What can be done to stop the epidemic of mass shootings across the country? Visit the show notes page for related stories
EP85: How To Reach Special Populations with Motivational Interviewing | Connect to End COVID-19
May 26, 2022 20:07 - 34 minutes - 46.7 MBIn this episode, we talk about how social workers can talk to harder-to-reach special populations about vaccines and use motivational interviewing to inform people about vaccines. Our guests are NASW Mississippi Chapter Executive Director and Special Populations Coordinator Gwen Bouie Haynes and Mary Velasquez, professor and director of the Health Behavior Research and Training Institute at the University of Texas at Austin. NASW and the NASW Foundation are partnering with the Health Beh...
EP84: Supporting Families to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect
April 15, 2022 16:41 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MBOur guest Suzin Bartley, is executive director at The Children's Trust, an organization working to stop child abuse in Massachusetts. Their programs partner with parents to help them build the skills and confidence they need to make sure kids have safe and healthy childhoods. Read the show notes for related resources.
EP83: Limited Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver
April 07, 2022 15:29 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MBThe limited Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) waiver, which is a short-term opportunity for borrowers to seek student loan forgiveness through Oct. 31, 2022. Our guest is Lindsay Clark, Director of External Affairs at Savi, a company that helps student loan borrowers discover and understand repayment and loan forgiveness options. Read the show notes to learn more.
EP82: How Social Workers Can Help People Who Are LGBTQIA+ Overcome Addiction
March 16, 2022 13:33 - 39 minutes - 36 MBGuests Kyle Temple and Rio Bauce talk about how social workers can help people who are LGBTQIA+ overcome addiction to substances. Kyle Temple, LCSW, is Senior Director, Stonewall Project at San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Rio Bauce is on track to graduate in May 2022 with a master's in social work from California State University - East Bay. Read the show notes to learn more and get related resources. Thanks for listening! If you liked this episode, please subscribe to NASW Social Wor...
EP81: Addiction and the Pandemic
March 01, 2022 14:45 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBNASW members Chelsea Laliberte and Jimmy Salyers talk about how the pandemic has exacerbated the addiction crisis in the United States. Read the show notes for related resources and to learn more about our guests.
EP80: Vaccine Education with "Connect to End COVID-19"
February 08, 2022 18:18 - 16 minutes - 22.4 MBLearn about "Connect to End COVID-19," an initiative that helps social workers and their clients to make informed decisions about life-saving vaccines, with guest Anna Mangum, NASW's Deputy Director of Programs. Visit the show notes for more resources.
EP79: How Can Social Workers Avoid Job Burnout?
January 31, 2022 19:42 - 36 minutes - 50 MBGuest SaraKay Smullens, MSW, LCSW, DCSW, CGP, CFLE, BCD, is a certified group psychotherapist and family life educator, and author of NASW Press publication, "Burnout and Self-Care in Social Work." Visit the show notes to get related resources. And if you like this episode, be sure to subscribe so you'll know when new episodes are release. And please take a moment to leave us a review in Apple Podcasts.
EP78: Co-dependency and Love Addiction
January 12, 2022 17:18 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBSherry Gaba, LCSW, speaks with us about co-dependency, love addiction, and toxic relationships. Gaba is a psychotherapist, life coach, and certified recovery coach based in California. She is author of "The Law of Sobriety" and "The Marriage and Relationship Junkie," and host of The Love Fix podcast. Visit the show notes for resources. If you liked this episode, please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts!
EP77: Infertility and Mental Health
December 08, 2021 01:07 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBGuest Steven Miller speaks with us about infertility and mental health. He holds a master's in psychology and is earning his MSW at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He sits on the Mental Health Professional Group at the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). See the show notes page for related resources.
EP76: Smoking Cessation
October 05, 2021 18:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBTaslim van Hattum, MSW, MPH, Senior Director of Practice Improvement at the National Council for Behavioral Health, speaks with us about how social workers can help clients stop smoking or vaping. Read the show notes to get related resources Episode sponsor: ECINS
EP75: Voter Registration with Vote-ER
August 17, 2021 13:00 - 21 minutes - 29 MBWe speak with Kristina M. Whiton-O'Brien, MSW, LICSW, Director of Partnerships at Vot-ER, a nonpartisan nonprofit that helps to provide patients the opportunity to register to vote. See the show notes for related resources.
EP74: Housing Insecurity
July 28, 2021 21:34 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBWe speak with Kelly Bruno, MSW, president and CEO of National Health Foundation in Los Angeles, Calif. Bruno helped to create recuperative care program in response to hospitals’ illegal practice of patient dumping — the failure to make continued care arrangements when releasing homeless patients from the hospital. Visit the show notes for related resources.
EP73: Every Month is Pride Month
July 14, 2021 19:51 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MBWe speak with Rick Miller, a clinical social worker in private practice in Boston and on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Rick is founder of the nonprofit Gay Sons & Mothers. His publications include "Mindfulness Tools for Gay Men in Therapy" and "Unwrapped: Integrative Therapy with Gay Men and the Gift of Presence."
EP72: 2021 Revisions to the NASW Code of Ethics
June 08, 2021 22:25 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBWe speak with Dawn M. Hobdy, LICSW, NASW's Vice President, Ethics, Diversity and Inclusion, about the 2021 updates to the NASW Code of Ethics. The 2021 update includes language that addresses the importance of professional self-care. Moreover, revisions to Cultural Competence standard provide more explicit guidance to social workers. All social workers should review the new text and affirm their commitment to abide by the Code of Ethics. Visit the show notes for resources.
EP71: Child Welfare and the Coronavirus Pandemic
May 25, 2021 21:00 - 16 minutes - 7.35 MBOur guest is Lesli Suggs, LICSW, President and CEO of The Home for Little Wanderers, a Boston-based organization that helps build stable lives and hopeful futures for children who are abused, neglected or at-risk. Visit the show notes page for resources.
EP70: Stop Asian Hate
May 04, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes - 15.1 MBWe speak about how to stop anti-Asian violence and hate with Janlee Wong, MSW, who was Executive Director of NASW's California chapter for over 25 years. See the show notes for related resources.
EP69: Superheroes and Grief
April 05, 2021 21:37 - 36 minutes - 16.5 MBWe speak with Dr. Jill Harrington, DSW, LCSW, creator and co-editor of "Superhero Grief: The Transformative Power of Loss," which provides practical ideas for promoting healing through modern superhero stories.
EP68: Battling Burnout
February 23, 2021 14:00 - 31 minutes - 14.4 MBKelley Bonner, LCSW, MA, is a burnout expert and wellness advocate. Her company, Burn Bright, helps high-achieving professionals prevent burnout through mindfulness and self-care. For 15 years, Kelley has worked with individuals, groups, and organizations to provide tools to reduce stress, enhance wellness, and strengthen workplace culture.
EP67: Living With and Overcoming Stress
February 09, 2021 15:17 - 21 minutes - 9.77 MBDarryl Webster, MSW, LICSW, a long-time school social worker and author of “I Think I’m Going Crazy: Proven Strategies for Managing Stress, Overcoming Anxiety and Depression,” speaks with us about dealing with stress during the pandemic and beyond.