The Social Work Podcast

Provides information on all things social work, including direct practice (both clinical and community organizing), research, policy, education... and everything in between.

About Your Host

Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW: I'm a Professor of social work at Loyola University Chicago and a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in working with children and families. My Twitter handle is @socworkpodcast. I have always been an advocate of technology. In the 1990s, I created a number of “first” Web sites for social service agencies in Austin, Texas. In 1996 I developed the first electronic medical record for my agency, ATCMHMR, leading to my involvement in the selection and pilot testing of the first agency-wide remote EMR program. From 1996 – 2002 I worked for ATCMHMR as a bilingual social worker providing individual, family and group therapy to children and families. From 1997 - 2000 I was co-owner of a group therapy practice specializing in conjoint family therapy. From 2002 – 2004 I was the lead therapist for Jewish Family Service and an adjunct instructor at the University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work. As an adjunct at UT-Austin, I developed and taught the school's first Crisis Intervention course. Between 2009 and 2015 I was an assistant professor of Social Work at Temple University. I write for academic and popular publications.

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The Social Work Podcast

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The Grand Challenges for Social Work: 10 Year Update with Dr. Carrie Pettus

The Evolving Landscape of Social Work Practice: Technology, Advocacy, and the Interstate Compact with NASW CEO Dr. Anthony Estreet

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

The Power of Podcasting in Social Work Education

Under Pressure (Part 2): Interview with Lisa Damour, Ph.D.

2018 NASW Code of Ethics (Part 2): Interview with Allan Barsky, JD, MSW, PhD

Death and Grief in the Digital Age: Interview with Carla Sofka, Ph.D.

A #ZeroSuicide World: Interview with David W. Covington, LPC, MBA

Private Practice for Social Workers: Interview with Dr. Julie Hanks, LCSW

Cognitive Enhancement Therapy for Schizophrenia: Interview with Shaun Eack, Ph.D.

Here's Tweeting at You: Using Social Media to Expand the Reach of Academic Conferences

Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Adapted for Social Work: Interview with Marion Bogo and Mary Rawlings

Social Work Podcast wins an 2012 NASW Media Award

Cultural Considerations in Military Social Work: Interview with Dr. Anthony Hassan

The Training and Education of Military Social Workers: Interview with Dr. Anthony Hassan

National Runaway Switchboard: Interview with Maureen Blaha

Behind the Scenes at the Social Work Podcast: Interview with Jonathan Singer

Phone Supervision (Part III): Interview with Jody Bechtold

Phone Supervision (Part II): Interview with Simon Feuerman and Melissa Groman

Phone Supervision (Part I): Interview with Simon Feuerman and Melissa Groman