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.
Latest episodes
Jan 29, 2007 • 35min
3: Crisis Intervention and Suicide Assessment for Social Workers: Part 1
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 approaches to crisis assessment, Myer's Triage Assessment Model and the Dilation-Constriction Continuum model.
Jan 22, 2007 • 18min
2: Bio-psychosocial-spiritual Assessment and Mental Status Exam for Social Workers
Explore the components of the Bio-psychosocial-spiritual assessment and its importance in identifying strengths and resources. Consider the influence of cultural factors and socio-cultural context in assessments. Discuss the spiritual assessment and its role in clients' lives. Learn unique strategies for conducting interviews with children. Gain insights into different types of assessments and the mental status exam.
Jan 22, 2007 • 24min
1: DSM Diagnosis for Social Workers
This podcast explores the history of DSM diagnosis, the labeling and criticisms in diagnosis, the axes of DSM diagnosis for social workers, the revisions in the DSM-4 and cultural issues, and the benefits and problems of diagnosis in social work.
