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Exciting news! The Social Work Podcast was nominated for a National Association of Social Workers Media Award! According to NASW, the media award is intended "to recognize media professionals who help raise awareness about social work and social work issues." It would be such a validation of the Social Work Podcast to win this award. Voting is open through March 31, 2012. Please take a minute to cast your vote. http://www.socialworkersspeak.org/media-awards-2012-voting-form You do not have to be a member of NASW. You do have to have a valid email address. You do have to vote for one nomination in each category. The Social Work Podcast is the second option under Websites. Thank you in advance for voting. If you want to leave a comment at the end of the ballot in support of the Social Work Podcast, double thanks! http://www.socialworkersspeak.org/media-awards-2012-voting-form Download MP3 [3:41]

[Episode 71]In today's Social Work Podcast, Religious Child Maltreatment, I speak with award-winning journalist and author, Janet Heimlich about her book: Breaking Their Will: Shedding Light on Religious Child Maltreatment published in 2011 by Prometheus Books. I was really interested in talking with Janet because her book focuses on something that is rarely discussed in social work - the role of religion in child abuse and neglect. In today's interview, Janet defines religious child maltreatment, we talk about religious authoritarian cultures; discuss examples of religiously motivated physical, emotional and sexual abuse, and medical neglect; talk about the laws that are in place that encourage religious child maltreatment, and discuss some ways that social service providers can talk with parents about authoritarian religious communities and religious child maltreatment. Download MP3 [37:26] Transcript In today�s Social Work Podcast, episode 71, Religious Child Maltreat...

[Episode 70] In today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is about loneliness. Since social workers don't talk much about loneliness (we'd rather talk about social isolation or social withdrawl), I spoke with Thomas Joiner, Ph.D., Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Psychology at Florida State University, and author of Lonely at the Top: The High Cost of Men's Success , published in 2011 by Palgrave Macmillan. Dr. Joiner and I talk about biological and social factors that contribute to men's loneliness. We talk about the effects of loneliness on men's health and well-being, including the issue of suicide. We talk about how Dr. Joiner's research speaks to women and men who are not on the top, for example sexual and racial minorities. We talk about some of the solutions that Dr. Joiner proposes, including simply reaching out. We end our conversation on a personal note. I tell Dr. Joiner that my wife recently gave birth to twin boys. I ask him what I ...

[Episode 69] Today's Social Work Podcast, Episode 69 � Cultural Considerations in Military Social Work , is the second in a two-part series with Anthony Hassan on Military Social Work. In Part I, Anthony and I spoke about The Training and Education of Military Social Workers . Any discussion of culture and culturally relevant practice begins with the idea that we are all cultural beings. We see the world differently depending on which culturally-informed lenses we have on. In the United States, where military service is not a requirement, being in the military offers a unique set of lenses.  I got a glimpse of the very practical, day-to-day implications of seeing the world through military lenses when I asked today's guest what I thought was a very straightforward question � a question I ask all my guests before the interview starts � "what do you want me to call you?" Jonathan Singer: I didn't actually ask you � what do you want me to call you? Do you want me to...