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[Update] Next week I'm posting an episode on Evidence-Based Practice. The interview is really nice and I think you'll really like it. With all episodes I do an intro where I introduce my guest, talk about why this topic is relevant to social workers, and then talk about what is covered in the interview. And so that's all well-and-good. Except that I've struggled with this intro because everyone seems to have a different understanding of what is Evidence-Based Practice. So, this is where you come in. Twice. First thing - at the top of this page you'll see that I've posted a poll. Take a minute � literally one minute � and select the definition of EBP you most agree with. I'm going to use the final tally in the introduction. The second thing is I want to hear from you. I want to know how you use evidence-based practice in your social work practice. There's a very easy way to do this: call and leave a message on the Social Work Podcast answering machine � 2...

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.

This whole podcast thing is pretty new, and there are only a handful of publicly available podcasts for social workers. Traditional media like television and radio have a pretty good idea of who is tuning in and what they want. In fact, entire industries are dedicated to identifying consumer preferences. The world of podcasts is a little more like the Wild West. I know a little bit about who listens to the Social Work Podcast: I know that since March, 2007, 3200 unique visitors have come to the website over 10,000 times from places like Iran, Australia, England, Canada, China, and Oklahoma. I know that the podcasts have been downloaded over 1000 times. I also know that three times as many people use Internet Explorer as any other browser to view the site. However, I know almost nothing about how you listen to the podcasts, what your preferences are for lengths and topics, why you listen to the podcast, and I know nothing about whether or not you find the podcasts useful, clin...