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Sven Scheuermeier [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 beginning phase of therapy. I'll talk about some conceptual issues like what do people want when they come to treatment, and how should you be with clients? I�m also going to review some of the more concrete aspects of the beginning of treatment like biopsychosocial and DSM assessment, talking about confidentiality and billing. I want this episode to be interesting whether you�re a first year social work student or a 35 year veteran of the field. I�d like to thank TheraNest for sponsoring this three episode series. TheraNest is simple and affordable practice management software. To start your free 21-day trial and save 20% on your first 3 months, sign up at  theranest.com/socialworkpodcast . Download MP3  [46:28] TheraNest.com is a practice management and the...

[Episode 101] Today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is a critique of the   Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition: DSM-5 . The most basic critique of the DSM-5 is the same critique that has been levied against psychiatry for decades: that it does nothing more than medicalize or pathologize normal behavior. So is it ever ok to say that someone isn�t normal? Are there ever situations where giving a diagnosis is good? As it turns out, yes. And I�m not just talking about diagnosis as a means to finance treatment. Yes, third party reimbursement hinges on diagnosis. But I�m talking about something less institutional and more personal. There are people who like labels, who find comfort in being able to name or label what is wrong. The label draws a boundary around an experience. Labels can even draw up boundaries around a group of people. According to psychologist Gary Greenberg, �[the label] Asperger�s syndrome gave people whose primary symptom was isolat...

There�s an old saying, �What�s the fastest way to cure mental illness in an entire group of people? Get rid of the diagnosis.� The proposed changes to DSM-5 get rid of some diagnoses and add others. But that's not all. If you're like me, you have lots of questions about changes to DSM-5 . When I posted the question �what would you like to know about the DSM-5� to the Social Work Podcast Facebook page  11 people responded in less than an hour and 20 people responded by the end of the day. So, what did they want to know? Jessica, Shelly, Sandy, Spring, Paul, and Suzannah wanted to know about autism, depression, and personality disorders. Shylah and Jen wanted to know about addictions. Lisa wanted to know what was up with ADHD. Ciarrai and Lyndon posed some great questions about the merits of DSM diagnosis in social work practice. In today's Social Work Podcast, I speak with Micki Washburn, MA, LPC-S, NCC and Danielle Parrish, Ph.D. about proposed changes in DSM-5. We talked ...