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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...

[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...

[Episode 98] Today�s episode of the Social Work Podcast is about Cognitive Enhancement Therapy ( Eack, 2012 ) - a relatively new approach to addressing some of the most persistent and intractable problems faced by people with schizophrenia. In order to learn more CET, I spoke with Shaun Eack, Ph.D. Dr. Eack has been involved in most of the clinical research on CET. He is the David E. Epperson Associate Professor of Social Work and Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh, and the director of the ASCEND Program , which stands for "Advanced Support and Cognitive Enhancement for Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Download MP3 [36:08] I spoke with Shaun at the 2015 Society for Social Work and Research conference. In our interview, Shaun talks about the development of CET, the computer exercises and group therapy - the two components of the treatment, some amazing research findings, and how social workers can get trained in CET. Bio  Shaun M. Eack , Ph.D. is David E. Epperson Associa...