NASW Social Work Talks
Episodes
EP42: Veterinary Social Work
26 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth B. Strand, PhD, LCSW, Director of Veterinary Social Work and Associate Professor, University of Tennessee, talks about the need for veterina...
EP41: You Are Enough: Thriving After Narcissistic Abuse
12 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Megan Fenyoe, LCSW, is an Air Force veteran, host of the Blonde Bombshell podcast, and author of "You Are Enough: 5 Steps To Move From Struggle to Str...
EP40: Working Against Domestic Violence
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak with Ruth Glenn, President & CEO of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, is a domestic violence advocate and su...
EP39: Indigenous Peoples and Dementia
08 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Jean E. Balestrery, PhD, MA, MSW, LICSW, about what social workers need to know about how dementia effects indigenous peoples. Dr. Balestre...
EP38: Bringing Yoga to Jail
24 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest Michael Wilkins, LCSW, is therapist at the Center for Trauma & Resilience in Denver. We speak with Michael about his work bringing yoga and ...
EP37: Suicide Prevention
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW, is an associate professor of social work at Loyola University Chicago and a licensed clinical social worker...
EP36: Social Work Practice Mobility
27 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
NASW CEO Angelo McClain, PhD, LICSW, speaks with Mary Jo Monahan, CEO of the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) about efforts to increase social...
EP35: Fighting Back Against Clawbacks
09 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Clawbacks are when an insurance company requires a provider to return money they've been paid in the past. Clawbacks can occur months, or even years,...
EP34: What Is Library Social Work?
18 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
NASW member Debra Walsh Keane talks about why libraries need social workers, the kinds of services library social workers provide, as well as the rewa...
EP33: Supporting LGBTQ Youth
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ellen Kahn is a social worker and Director of the Children, Youth and Families Program at the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). We speak with her about HRC...
EP32: Animal-Assisted Interventions
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Animals provide some of our most reliable, uncomplicated and valued relationships, which contributes to our health and well-being. Philip Tedeschi, LC...
EP31: Getting Proactive About Child Immigration
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Martha Gonzalez-Cortes is Senior Vice President of Community Investment at Kalamazoo Community Foundation in Michigan. She has a deep working knowledg...
EP30: Providing Psychosocial Care at Doctors Without Borders
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Athena Viscusi, LCSW, is a Psychosocial Care Specialist at Doctors Without Borders. She's directed mental health programs in Haiti, South Sudan, Liber...
EP 29: The Stories Behind the Salaries
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Allison Peeler, LMSW, believes social workers need to drop the outdated story of "underworked and unpaid" and to redefine the way they view themselves...
EP28: Negotiating Your Salary
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Valerie Arendt, MSW, MPP, discusses why it's so important for social workers to negotiate their salaries. Arendt is the Executive Director of NASW's N...
EP27: Suze Orman
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Suze Orman is a New York Times best-selling author and smart money expert. She hosted the award-winning "Suze Orman Show" on CNBC for 13 years. Her bo...
EP26: Increasing Social Work Salaries in NYC
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Social work has the highest debt-to-salary ratio of any profession. Robert Schachter, DSW, LMSW, describes how social workers in New York City advocat...
EP25: Social Work Salaries
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Sinclair, MSW, PhD, assistant professor at Morgan State University School of Social Work, often gets questions about pay from his students. Dr...
EP24: Human Trafficking
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Munsey, LCSW, founded GenerateHope, which provides innovative programs for young women and teens who have survived the trauma of sex trafficking...
EP23: Teens and Social Media
05 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Erreger, LCSW, MSW, is a clinical case manager for children and youth at the New York State Office of Mental Health. He believes that for social ...
EP22: Teens and Video Games
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Langlois, MSW, LICSW, is author of "Reset: Video Games & Psychotherapy." He is a gamer-affirmative therapist whose work focuses on gaming, social...
EP21: Transgender Issues
08 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Zander Keig, MSW, LCSW, is a clinical social work case manager on the U.S. Navy Medicine West Regional Transgender Care Team. He's a U.S. Coast Guard ...
EP20: Support for Caregivers
18 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest Santo D. Marabella, MBA, DSW (a.k.a., The Practical Prof®) is an author, playwright, filmmaker, speaker and educator. He's the author of "T...
EP19: Bullying Prevention
04 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Guest Catherine P. Bradshaw, MEd, PhD, is a developmental psychologist and youth violence prevention researcher. She is editor of "Handbook on Bullyin...
EP18: Disability Awareness
20 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Children with disabilities are highly diverse in terms of their health conditions, disability severity, and social environments, yet they share many o...
EP17: Self-Care and Avoiding Burnout
06 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kristen Lee, Ed.D., LICSW, is a professor of Behavioral Science at Northeastern University, and is the author of "Mentalligence" and "Reset." With mor...
EP16: Juvenile Justice and Youth Transfer
30 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A new NASW social justice brief reports that Black youth make up about 14% of the total youth population, but comprise 47.3% of the youth who are tran...
EP15: Speaking Out Against Domestic Violence
16 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Carla Gonzalez is a clinical social worker and domestic violence survivor who leverages her professional skills and uses her platform as Miss U.S. Wor...
EP14: School Social Work with author Brenda Wade
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
For Brenda Wade, MSW, LCSW-C, CSSW, writing is both a means of self-care both and as a way to explore the challenges that she sees in her work as a sc...
EP13: Facing the Opioid Crisis
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Opioid addiction has become a public health crisis in the United States. Our guest, David Stoecker, LCSW, is founder and director of Better Life in Re...
EP12: NASW President Kathryn Conley Wehrmann
28 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
NASW President Kathryn Conley Wehrmann, PhD, MSW, LCSW, talks about her career path and her efforts to support social workers, especially those new to...
EP11: Social Work Speaks & NASW Policy Statements
07 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
NASW Senior Practice Associate Roxana Torrico Meruvia, MSW, talks about Social Work Speaks, NASW policy statements and how members can get involved in...
EP10: Immigration in Crisis
06 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, our guests weigh in on the crisis currently brewing around immigration in the United States, specifically related to children...
EP9: Social Workers and Advocacy
19 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our guests in this episode are Heidi McIntosh, Deputy Director of Programs at NASW; and Julie E. Shroyer, MSW, Senior Policy Advisor at Polsinelli, a ...
EP8: 2018 NASW National Conference, Part 2
05 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With the conference just days away, we speak again with the conference organizers to give you idea of what you can expect, whether you attend in perso...
EP7: Foster Care
15 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
May is Foster Care Month, so we speak with Matt Anderson and Malissa Flores, two social workers from the Children's Home Society of North Carolina, wh...
EP6: Social Work & Public Policy with Joan Levy Zlotnik
01 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Joan Levy Zlotnik, PhD, ACSW, discusses how public policy is an important part of social work. See Episode 6 show notes for resources
EP5: NASW Foundation with Bob Arnold
03 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We speak with Bob Arnold, Director of NASW Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization that supports NASW's educational, research, training and charitable in...
EP4: Ethics with Dawn Hobdy
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dawn Hobdy, NASW Director of Ethics & Professional Review, discusses how the Code of Ethics changed, examples of challenges that social workers face, ...
EP3: 2018 NASW National Conference
20 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Thinking about attending the 2018 NASW National Conference? Raffaele Vitelli, NASW's Director of Professional & Workforce Development, and Richard Loo...
EP2: Social Justice Initiatives with Mel Wilson
13 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What are NASW's social justice initiatives right now, and how were they chosen? Mel Wilson, our Social Justice & Human Rights Manager, speaks about th...
EP1: Social Work Month with Angelo McClain
06 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
March is Social Work Month, and we're talking to NASW CEO Angelo McClain about the importance of Social Work Month, NASW initiatives for 2018, and exp...
Introducing NASW Social Work Talks
09 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
NASW Director of Membership Jennifer Watt welcomes you to NASW Social Work Talks, where we seek to inform, educate and inspire on topics that social w...