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[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 measurement in the field and measurement in research settings. We talk about some of the ways that social workers can think about measurement as a tool to improve clinical practice, and some ways that social workers in the field can develop measures that will really benefit their clients. We talk about some of the challenges social workers have using measurement tools because of how rarely measures are integrated into social work courses. We talk about some ideas for how to better integrate measurement into social work education, particularly beyond the required research classes. We end Part II with a discussion of some resources for social workers interested in learning more about measurement. In Part I , Mary and I spoke about about how she became interested in measurement; some key concep...

The results from the latest Social Work Podcast poll are in. Twenty-two of you rated your level of agreement with the following statement: My clinical skills have improved from listening to the Social Work Podcast. Fifty percent (11) strongly agreed, 27% (6) agreed, 13% (2)neither agreed nor disagreed, and 8% (2) disagreed or strongly disagreed. I am honored and pleased that over 77%of you reported that the podcast has improved your clinical skills. My hope is that improved skills will result in better services for our clients. I am also aware that the podcasts have a distinct clinical bias; future podcasts will address topics more relevant to community organizing and administration. Thanks for participating. Please visit again to participate in November's poll.

[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 measurement; some key concepts needed to understand measurement including reliability, validity and error; and how to understand measures used in research articles. In part two of the podcast we talk about the difference between measurement in the field and measurement in research settings. We talk about some of the ways that social workers can think about measurement as a tool to improve clinical practice, and some ways that social workers in the field can develop measures that will really benefit their clients. We talk about some of the challenges social workers have using measurement tools because of how rarely measures are integrated into social work courses. We talk about some ideas for how to better integrate measurement into social work education, particularly beyond the require...