The Social Work Podcast podcast

The Social Work Podcast

Join your host, Jonathan Singer, Ph.D., LCSW in an exploration of all things social work, including direct practice, human behavior in the social environment, research, policy, field work, social work education, and everything in between. Big names talking about bigger ideas. The purpose of the podcast is to present information in a user-friendly format. Although the intended audience is social workers, the information will be useful to anyone in a helping profession (including psychology, nursing, psychiatry, counseling, and education). The general public will find these episodes useful as a way of getting insight into some of the issues that social workers need to know about in order to provide professional and ethical services.

Join your host, Jonathan Singer, Ph.D., LCSW in an exploration of all things social work, including direct practice, human behavior in the social environment, research, policy, field work, social work education, and everything in between. Big names talking about bigger ideas. The purpose of the podcast is to present information in a user-friendly format. Although the intended audience is social workers, the information will be useful to anyone in a helping profession (including psychology, nursing, psychiatry, counseling, and education). The general public will find these episodes useful as a way of getting insight into some of the issues that social workers need to know about in order to provide professional and ethical services.

 

#155

147: Neurobiology for Social Work: Interview with James Marley, Ph.D.

Episode 147: In today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is about a topic that's often g... more

28 Jul 2025

45 MINS

45:07

28 Jul 2025


#154

146: The Evolving Landscape of Social Work Practice: Technology, Advocacy, and the Interstate Compac...

Episode 146: In today’s episode of the Social Work Podcast I talk with NASW CEO, Dr. Antho... more

13 Jul 2025

24 MINS

24:00

13 Jul 2025


#153

145: Experimental Research Design (Part 2): Interview with Bruce Thyer, PhD, LCSW

Episode 145: Today's episode is the third of a three-part series on research design (and t... more

07 Jul 2025

19 MINS

19:16

07 Jul 2025


#152

144: Experimental Research Design (Part 1): Interview with Bruce Thyer, PhD, LCSW

Episode 144: In today's episode, I spoke with Dr. Bruce Thyer, Distinguished Research Prof... more

01 Jul 2025

21 MINS

21:37

01 Jul 2025


#151

143: The Power of One: Single System Design with Bruce Thyer, PhD, LCSW

Episode 143: In today's episode, I spoke with Dr. Bruce Thyer, is Distinguished Research P... more

13 Jan 2025

33 MINS

33:13

13 Jan 2025


#150

142: Social Roots of Youth Suicide: Interview with Anna Mueller, PhD

Episode 142: In today's episode, I spoke with sociologist, Anna S. Mueller, PhD. Luther Da... more

30 Dec 2024

29 MINS

29:40

30 Dec 2024


#149

141: How Do You Feel?: Interview with Jessi Gold, MD

Episode 141: In today's episode I speak with Jessi Gold, MD about her 2024 book, How Do Yo... more

16 Dec 2024

42 MINS

42:18

16 Dec 2024


#148

140: The Greatest of All Plagues: David Lay Williams, PhD on Economic Inequality

Episode 140: In today's episode I talk with David Lay Williams, Professor of Political Sci... more

25 Nov 2024

52 MINS

52:10

25 Nov 2024


#147

139: An Update of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Interview with Tia Dole, PhD

Episode 139: In today's episode, I speak with Tia Dole, PhD, Chief 988 Suicide and Crisis ... more

19 Sep 2024

08 MINS

08:31

19 Sep 2024


#146

138: Embracing Therapeutic Complexity: Interview with Patricia Gianotti, Psy.D.

Episode 138: In today's episode of the Social Work Podcast, I speak with Dr. Patricia Gian... more

06 Jun 2024

41 MINS

41:17

06 Jun 2024


#145

137: The Role of AI in Child Welfare and Community Organizing: Interview with ChatGPT-4o

Episode 137: In today's Social Work Podcast, I speak with ChatGPT-4o about the role of AI ... more

23 May 2024

31 MINS

31:02

23 May 2024


#144

136: Living with Young-Onset Parkinson's Disease: Interview with Allan Cole, PhD

Episode 136: In today's Social Work Podcast, we speak with Allan Cole about his experience... more

01 May 2024

46 MINS

46:05

01 May 2024


#143

Social Work Pioneer

I am humbled and honored to let you know that I have been selected as one of 25 Social Wor... more

17 Jul 2023

04 MINS

04:12

17 Jul 2023


#142

135: The Emotional Lives of Teenagers – Part 2: Interview with Lisa Damour, PhD

Episode 135: Today's episode is the second of a two-part series with Lisa Damour about her... more

05 Apr 2023

34 MINS

34:38

05 Apr 2023


#141

134: The Emotional Lives of Teenagers – Part 1: Interview with Lisa Damour, PhD

Episode 134: Today's episode is the first of a two-part series with Lisa Damour about her ... more

21 Feb 2023

31 MINS

31:38

21 Feb 2023