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[Episode 38] In today's podcast, I continue my conversation with Dr. Allen Rubin about social work research. Allen shared his advice for young social work investigators - that is social work researchers who are just starting out in their career as researchers. Allen talks about the value of getting a postdoc, the importance of getting hooked up with a federally-funded investigator for social workers interested doing federally-funded research, having good relationships with social work agencies, and the challenges of actually doing social work research. Allen shared his thoughts on the problems with so-called hot methodologies and the realities of pursuing federal funding. Download MP3 [24:29] Dr. Rubin is the Jean Kantambu Latting College Professorship of Leadership and Social Change  at the University of Houston . At the time of the interview, Dr. Rubin was the Bert Kruger Smith Centennial Professor in the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin, where he...

[Episode 37] In today's podcast, I talked with Dr. Allen Rubin about research and social work practice. You might recognize the name Rubin from the widely used social work research text "Rubin and Babbie," or as it is officially known, Research Methods for Social Work . In addition to the Rubin and Babbie text, he has authored well over 100 publications, most recently focusing on evidence-based practice. Download MP3 [27:10] Since so many of us have learned research from the Rubin and Babbie text, myself included, I thought it would be appropriate to interview Allen for the first social work podcast on social work research. I'm excited about offering a series on social work research because research is essential to good social work practice. Most practitioners I know have an impressive command of assessment, diagnosis, intervention and the myriad of factors that go into providing services to clients. These same practitioners get fairly lost in even the most ...

[Episode 36] Today's podcast is on Race and Social Problems. On January 15, 2008, I spoke with Dr. Larry E. Davis , Dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh, the Donald M. Henderson Professor, and Director of the Center on Race and Social Problems . In our conversation, Dean Davis defined racism, the role of race in understanding social problems, and about how issues of race may or may not change as the percentage of whites in the United States continues to decrease discussed. We talked about some of the racial and gender issues in the current election and talked about how race is different from gender as a point of diversity. We also talked about race and social work, and what social workers can do to fight racism. We ended our conversation with a discussion of the Center on Race and Social Problems and what the Center is doing to fight racism. Download MP3 [45:17] Dean Davis received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan's dual-degree program...

[Episode 35] In today's podcast, I talk with Dr. Christina Newhill , a nationally recognized expert on client violence and the author of Client Violence in Social Work Practice: Prevention, Intervention, and Research , published in 2003 by The Guilford Press. In today�s podcast, Dr. Newhill defines client violence, talks about why social workers should be concerned with client violence and identifies which social workers are at greater risk for violence. She discusses some ways to assess a client�s potential for violence, how to intervene with a violent or potentially violent client, and identifies some strategies for increasing worker safety. We end our interview with information about existing research and resources for social work educators. Download MP3  [42:05] Dr. Newhill is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh. Her primary interests are in community mental health services and the care and treatment of clients with severe and...

[Episode 34] Today's podcast is a bit of a departure from the norm. Instead of doing a podcast on social work, we're doing a podcast on... the social work podcast. There are two reasons for this rather unusual topic. First, it is a way of celebrating the one year anniversary of the Social Work Podcast; The podcast started in February 2007 as a way to help students learn, but has grown into a resource for social workers at all stages of their careers. Second, UT-Austin's School of Social Work wanted to do an article on me because I am an alum of their social work program. Rather than doing a traditional interview over the phone, I suggested we do a podcast (big surprise, right?). Interviewing me today is Jennifer Luna-Idu�ate , Director of the DiNitto Center for Career Services and Alumni Relations at the University of Texas at Austin's School of Social Work . In today's interview Jennifer and I talked about how the podcast got started, the goal of the podcas...

[Episode 33] Today�s podcast is the last in a three part series on phone supervision. In Part I and Part II I spoke with Simon Feuerman and Melissa Groman about their experiences of providing phone supervision and consultation. In today�s interview I speak with Jody Bechtold about her experience receiving phone supervision as part of her process of becoming a Nationally Certified Gambling Counselor. We talked about the process she went through to find phone supervision, some of the pros and cons and likes and dislikes. Jody contrasted phone supervision with face-to-face supervision and talked about phone supervision etiquette. Download MP3 [15:53] There were some interesting similarities and differences between Jody's comments on Phone Supervision and those of Simon and Melissa. Compared to the phone consultation provided by Simon and Melissa, Jody�s phone supervision was very structured and targeted. Still, her description of the experience of phone supervision, and the a...

[Episode 32] Today�s podcast is the second in a three part series on phone supervision. In today�s podcast I continue my discussion with Simon Feuerman and Melissa Groman about phone supervision. Simon and Melissa are licensed clinical social workers, clinical supervisors and consultants and founders of the The New Center for Advanced Psychotherapy Studies and The Good Practice Institute for Professional Psychotherapists . These businesses were established in 2006 and 2007 respectively, as learning programs for licensed clinicians from all training and theoretical backgrounds to learn together without geographic limitations. Simon and Melissa are two of a growing number of clinicians who use accessible and affordable telecommunications and internet technologies to eliminate traditional barriers to supervision, including geographical distance, time constraints, and lack of local clinical experts. In this episode we talk about the technical details of setting up and participating in ph...