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[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 .  I was excited to talk with Dr. Freedenthal because she's come up with 89 tips and techniques that you can start using right away with suicidal clients. In today�s episode, we talk about five of them: Tip #10 � Embrace a Narrative Approach: �Suicidal Storytelling� Tip #35 � Know When and Why to (and not to) Pursue Hospitalization Tip #36 � Know Why not to Pursue Hospitalization Tip #64 � Incorporate a Hope Kit Tip #88 � Propose a Letter to the Suicidal Self Dr. Freedenthal has been a faculty member at the University of Denver School of Social Work since 2005 and maintains a private practice. She�s the creator of the massively popular blog, SpeakingOfSuicide.com , and her writings have appeared in academic journals and media outlets like the New York Times . You can find her on Twitt...

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 109] Today�s episode of the Social Work Podcast is about Death and Grief in the Digital Age. I spoke with Dr. Carla Sofka, professor of Social Work at Siena College. Dr. Sofka has been studying and writing about the intersection of technology and death and grief since the earliest days of the world wide web. Her edited 2012 text, Dying, Death and Grief in an Online Universe , looks at how changes in communication technology have revolutionized the field of thanatology. In today�s episode we talk about the role of social media in how, why, where and when, who we grieve. She shares stories of people whose loved ones have died, only to find out that because of social media they are the last to know. Carla provides some digital literacy around death and grief in the digital age. She talks about social media posts as death notifications, about establishing digital advance directives and thinking about our digital dust. She talks about STUG reactions which are Sudden Temporary Upsu...