Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Listen to this sample of Yvonne Delk talking about  Building Networks of Transformation Toward the Goal of Acheiving the Beloved Community originally recorded on November 13, 2010. Twenty minute audio samples of NACSW podcasts are available to anyone while the full length podcast is available only to members.

Podcast Summary: For the past 45 years, Yvonne has devoted her life to working for what Dr. Martin Luther King calls the "beloved community". This address will focus on what is needed in leadership systems and networks if we are to achieve this objective. It is important to leave the cubicles that keep us isolated from another and build networks of community, healing and transformation. She will be lifting up a vision of hope for transformation via the connection of our faith, our values, and our networks. In addition, Yvonne will be sharing what she has learned about flowing the boundaries of race, gender, class, and faith in her journey to reach the "beloved community".

The full audio was originally published as the December 2012 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.

Friday, November 9, 2012

Strengthening Resources for Service in the Faith Community through Grant Writing and Program Development

Listen to this sample of David  Mills talking about Strengthening Resources for Service in the Faith Community through Grant Writing and Program Development originally recorded on April 11, 2011.

Podcast Summary: There is a growing awareness among many churches that service in the community is a vital part of the life of faith. Christian social workers are uniquely skilled to aid in effective development and sustainability as this movement toward community engagement continues. This presentation will talk about the techniques Christians in social work can use to improve their grant writing and program development skills with a special focus on programs that are suited to faith-based and community-based social services.

 The full audio was originally published as the November 2012 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.

Friday, September 28, 2012

Developing the Mindset and Practices for Research and Scholarship

Listen to this full length broadcast of Michael Sherr talking about Developing the Mindset and Practices for Research and Scholarship originally recorded on 8/3/2011.

Podcast Summary: Writing, even for research and scholarship, is a creative form of expression that involves a cognitive and emotional mindset. It also involves developing effective behavioral habits. Finding harmony between one’s mindset and behavior habits is the key to experiencing the joy of being a life-long productive writer. This conference call presentation invites educators to begin reflecting upon the mindset and practices attuned to experiencing the joy of productive research and scholarship.

The full audio was originally published as the October 2012 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Legacy of Significance - Sample

Listen to this sample of Rev. Joanne Browne Jennings talking about a legacy of significance originally recorded on November 14, 2010. Twenty minute audio samples of NACSW podcasts are available to anyone while the full length podcast is available only to members.

Podcast Summary:  This episode is from the 2012 NACSW National Convention's Sunday Morning worship service. Reverend Joanne Browne Jennings (L.L.B., M.Div., M.S.W., L.M.F.T.) is a native of Pembroke, Bermuda. She is a graduate of the University of Toronto, in Canada, and the Inns of Court School of Law in England. In 1983, after working as an attorney for five years, she entered Fuller Theological Seminary, in California, in response to God’s call. She graduated in 198 with a Master’s of Divinity, and Marriage and Family Counseling. In 1990, she obtained a Master’s Degree in Social Work, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has preached, taught, and facilitated seminars in Bermuda, the West Indies, Canada, South Africa, and the United States. Rev. Browne Jennings, and her husband, the Rev. Dr. Willie Jennings, are associate ministers at the Mt. Level Missionary Baptist Church, in Durham.

The full audio was originally published as the September 2012 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Addressing Pornography in Church - Sample

Listen to this sample of Kim Kotrla talking about pornography and the church originally recorded on Feburary 28, 2011.  Twenty minute audio samples of NACSW podcasts are available to anyone while the full length podcast is available only to members.

Podcast Summary:
Ample evidence documents that the pornography industry is alive and well in the U.S. with sexually explicit images readily available through a variety of venues. Despite some commonly held misperceptions that pornography is victimless and harmless, research has documented there are often negative effects resulting from the use of pornography. Most church leaders have traditionally addressed the issue of pornography from a biblical perspective of morality or not at all, although some bodies of faith are developing new strategies to tackle this issue. Opportunities exist for social workers to partner with churches to strengthen responses of congregations in dealing with this controversial issue. This presentation will articulate statistics regarding the pornography industry, verbalize an understanding of the possible harms associated with pornography consumption as well articulate various ways that church leaders and social workers can address the issue through congregations.

The full audio was originally published as the August 2012 Podcast of the MonthJoin today to gain access to this and other great resources.

Sunday, July 1, 2012

Faith-Based Perspectives on International Social Work, Domestic and Abroad - Sample

Listen to this sample of Ken Stoltzfus and Elizabeth Patterson talking about international social work originally recorded on October 25, 2010.  Twenty minute audio samples of NACSW podcasts are available to anyone while the full length podcast is available only to members.

Podcast Summary:
This workshop is entitled, "Faith-based Perspectives on International Social Work, Domestic and Abroad." Ken Stoltzfus and Elizabeth Patterson, social work faculty at Malone University, and a representative from a local agency working with immigrant issues are the presenters for this workshop. This workshop will consist of presentations on faith-based social work in Romania and Russia, as well as faith-based approaches to working with local immigrant populations. Following the presentations, Jane Hoyt-Oliver, social work faculty member at Malone University, and Rick Chamiec-Case, executive director of NACSW, facilitate a panel discussion.

The full audio was originally published as the July 2012 Podcast of the MonthJoin today to gain access to this and other great resources.

Friday, June 1, 2012

A Faith-Based Approach Integrating Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment and Attachment Styles - Sample

Listen to this sample of Cathi Spooner, LCSW talking about a faith-based approach to integrating cognitive-behavioral treatment and attachment styles originally recorded on June 10, 2010.  Twenty minute audio samples of NACSW podcasts are available to anyone while the full length podcast is available only to members.

Podcast Summary:
This presentation will examine cognitive-behavioral treatment from a faith-based perspective. Participants will examine the underlying Biblical principles of CBT. Cognitive-Behavioral treatment is an integration of treatment approaches that examine the relationship between thoughts and behaviors. This presentation with specifically examine William Glasser’s Reality Therapy/Choice Therapy principles as well as the interaction between attachment styles, thoughts, feelings and behaviors. We will also discuss CBT strategies that can be useful in the treatment process. Practical strategies to use with clients will be demonstrated.

The full audio was originally published as the June 2012 Podcast of the MonthJoin today to gain access to this and other great resources.

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Ethical Integration of Christian Faith and Social Work Practice: Pursuing Faithfulness and Professional Integrity

Listen to this full length (80 minute) presentation by Rick Chamiec-Case talking about the ethical integration of Christian faith and social work practice originally recorded on March 6, 2010.
Podcast Summary:

This presentation will illustrate a wide variety of ways social workers integrate their faith and social work practice, and how these different approaches to integration contribute to Christian social workers' understanding of both their social work and their faith.

This audio was originally published as the May 2012 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to more podcasts and other great resources.

Sunday, April 1, 2012

The Power of Service: Reclaiming One of the Key Values of the Social Work Profession - Sample

Listen to this sample of Rev. Luis A. Perez, MSW talking about the power of service originally recorded on February 9, 2008. Twenty minute audio samples of NACSW podcasts are available to anyone while the full length podcast is available only to members.

Podcast Summary:

In a day when the word “service” in many circles is shunned and avoided because of the connotations to “servant” or “servitude” – the model and perspective of “service” by Jesus can inform our practice and how we perceive our work, clients, and community. This presentation, developed from the book, The Externally Focused Church , Rusaw,R., Swanson, E. (2004) will challenge attendees to consider the bridge “service” can be in the interest of practitioners as members of the profession, the church, and the community at large.

The full audio was originally published as the April 2012 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.

To Break Every Yoke

Listen to this full length audio (50 minutes) of John Hay, Jr's presentation entitled "To Break Every Yoke" originally recorded on November 1, 2009.

Podcast Summary:

As Horizon House, Inc., a homeless day center in downtown Indianapolis, was rebooted, they were determined to find a better paradigm for their service model than either rescue or typical entitlement-based service provision. Through consultation from colleagues they developed practices at every level of our initiative that reflected a commitment to a deep, ancient sense of hospitality. This dramatically changed their approach, practices and outcomes with homeless neighbors.

Using Isaiah 58 as a resource, this message will focus on recovering the practice of hospitality in social work.

This audio was originally published as the July 2010 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to more podcasts and other great resources.