Listen to this sample of Cathi Spooner talking about Faith and Play Therapy originally recorded on February 11, 2010. Twenty minute audio samples of NACSW podcasts are available to anyone while the full length podcast is available only to members.
Podcast Summary: Cathi is a licensed clinical social worker and a Registered Play Therapy Supervisor. She has been a member of NACSW since 2008. She will give an overview of play therapy vs traditional talk therapy, theory of play therapy, the benefits of using play therapy in a variety of modalities with children, teens and their families.
The full audio was originally published as the December 2013 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.
NACSW produces a monthly podcast currently available only to members (samples to friends). In an effort to make more of our resources available to the general public, however, we are pleased to offer a free full podcast to the general public each quarter. We hope you enjoy what you hear and that you'd consider joining NACSW today.
Friday, December 6, 2013
Monday, November 4, 2013
Partnering to Address Human Trafficking
Listen to this sample of Lisa Thompson and other panelists talking about Partnering to Address Human Trafficking, originally recorded on October 21, 2011. Twenty minute audio samples of NACSW podcasts are available to anyone while the full length podcast is available only to members.
Podcast Summary: The trafficking of human beings has drawn significant attention in the past several years. The presenters for this panel all have utilized their professional skills at the state, national or international levels to curb the trafficking. They will discuss their understanding of the issue, and the ways in which state government, professional social workers and non-governmental organizations are attempting draw attention to the issue and to eliminate trafficking.
The full audio was originally published as the November 2013 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.
Podcast Summary: The trafficking of human beings has drawn significant attention in the past several years. The presenters for this panel all have utilized their professional skills at the state, national or international levels to curb the trafficking. They will discuss their understanding of the issue, and the ways in which state government, professional social workers and non-governmental organizations are attempting draw attention to the issue and to eliminate trafficking.
The full audio was originally published as the November 2013 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.
Friday, October 4, 2013
Equipping Social Workers to Support Clergy Who Are Providing Care for Returning Veterans
Listen to this full length broadcast of John Oliver talking about Equipping Social Workers to Support Clergy Who Are Providing Care for Returning Veterans originally recorded on September 8, 2012.
Podcast Summary: Clergy and faith communities are often on the frontlines of caring for veterans suffering from adjustment disorders and mental illness. This workshop will explore a variety of ways that social workers can educate, empower and engage clergy and faith communities to be supportive members of the community's healing team.
The full audio was originally published as the October 2013 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.
Podcast Summary: Clergy and faith communities are often on the frontlines of caring for veterans suffering from adjustment disorders and mental illness. This workshop will explore a variety of ways that social workers can educate, empower and engage clergy and faith communities to be supportive members of the community's healing team.
The full audio was originally published as the October 2013 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.
Friday, September 6, 2013
Defining a New Field for the Social Work Profession: Church Social Work
Listen to this sample of Diana Garland talking about Church Social Work originally recorded on October 22, 2011. Twenty minute audio samples of NACSW podcasts are available to anyone while the full length podcast is available only to members.
Podcast Summary: Most of the thinking of our profession about religion and spirituality has been about the religion and spirituality of individuals, and sometimes by extension, of families. The church is a context for social work practice, however, and NACSW needs to be about defining that field of practice. This session will explore the growing field of “congregational social work.”
The full audio was originally published as the September 2013 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.
Podcast Summary: Most of the thinking of our profession about religion and spirituality has been about the religion and spirituality of individuals, and sometimes by extension, of families. The church is a context for social work practice, however, and NACSW needs to be about defining that field of practice. This session will explore the growing field of “congregational social work.”
The full audio was originally published as the September 2013 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.
Friday, August 2, 2013
Adoption and Faith: Perspectives Informed by Alan Keith-Lucas
Listen to this sample of Helen and Beth Harris talking about Adoption and Faith originally recorded on April 30, 2012. Twenty minute audio samples of NACSW podcasts are available to anyone while the full length podcast is available only to members.
Podcast Summary: This session will articulate the practice principles of Alan Keith-Lucas on the integration of faith and practice, the valuing of birth families, the concepts of reality empathy and support as relevant in the adoption experience. The focus will be on the impact on faith of seeing oneself as a child of God, understanding God's valuing of substitute families and birth families and the use of Christ centered principles for managing challenging interactions. Participants will discuss closed and open adoption, the decision to search or not, principles for re-establishing contact and managing value differences. Practice tips and opportunities for discussion around the application of these principles will be included.
The full audio was originally published as the August 2013 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.
Friday, July 5, 2013
A Faith Perspective on Health Care Reform and Poverty
Listen to this full length broadcast of Rick Chamiec-Case talking about A Faith Perspective on Health Care Reform and Poverty originally recorded on 9/7/2012.
Podcast Summary: This presentation will focus on how social workers of faith can tap the resources of their faith to inform their thinking about health care reform and health care provision. In particular, it will focus on how the principle of solidarity, drawn from Catholic social teaching, as well as a biblical understanding of what it means to be "our brother's keeper."
The full audio was originally published as the July 2013 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.
Podcast Summary: This presentation will focus on how social workers of faith can tap the resources of their faith to inform their thinking about health care reform and health care provision. In particular, it will focus on how the principle of solidarity, drawn from Catholic social teaching, as well as a biblical understanding of what it means to be "our brother's keeper."
The full audio was originally published as the July 2013 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.
A Christian Perspective on Self-Care for the Social Worker
Listen to this sample of Lanny Endicott talking about A Christian Perspective on Self-Care for the Social Worker originally recorded on 11/28/2011. Twenty minute audio samples of NACSW podcasts are available to anyone while the full length podcast is available only to members.
Podcast Summary: This podcast speaks to the social worker's potential for developing secondary trauma (compassion fatigue) when working with hurting and traumatized people. When left unaddressed, secondary trauma can contribute to professional impairment and burnout.
The full audio was originally published as the May 2013 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.
Podcast Summary: This podcast speaks to the social worker's potential for developing secondary trauma (compassion fatigue) when working with hurting and traumatized people. When left unaddressed, secondary trauma can contribute to professional impairment and burnout.
Participants will be provided
with information on secondary trauma and burnout, self-assessment tools, and a
variety of self-care strategies informed by a Christian perspective.
The full audio was originally published as the May 2013 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.
Social Justice & Human Righst: the Case for Religious Persecution
Listen to this full length broadcast of David Hodge talking about Social Justice & Human Rights originally recorded on 10/21/2011.
Podcast Summary:
Human rights are a fundamental social justice concern that is grounded in the NASW Code of Ethics and international human rights protocols. Despite widespread philosophical support for the notion of human rights on the international stage, advocacy for the right to religious freedom has received little attention, helping fuel a global rise in religious prosecution.
This lecture helps participants challenge social injustice on behalf of persecuted people people of faith. The lecture concludes with a discussion of the challenges and opportunities associated with advocating for the human right of religious freedom.
The full audio was originally published as the April 2013 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.
Podcast Summary:
Human rights are a fundamental social justice concern that is grounded in the NASW Code of Ethics and international human rights protocols. Despite widespread philosophical support for the notion of human rights on the international stage, advocacy for the right to religious freedom has received little attention, helping fuel a global rise in religious prosecution.
This lecture helps participants challenge social injustice on behalf of persecuted people people of faith. The lecture concludes with a discussion of the challenges and opportunities associated with advocating for the human right of religious freedom.
The full audio was originally published as the April 2013 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.
Spiritually Sensitive Crisis Intervention With HIV-infected Individuals
Listen to this sample of Allison Tan talking about Spiritually Sensitive Crisis Intervention With HIV-infected Individuals originally recorded on 2/27/12. Twenty minute audio samples of NACSW podcasts are available to anyone while the full length podcast is available only to members.
Podcast Summary: This podcast will consider the current state of the HIV epidemic in America and how it affects the work social workers will likely encounter with HIV-infected and affected clients. After reviewing the history of the HIV epidemic, this workshop will focus on crisis intervention work - emphasizing the most common crises HIV-infected and affected individuals face. Utilizing both the available literature on crisis work with HIV-positive clients and the facilitator's own practice experience, the content of this workshop will cover the range of reactions and life experiences common to HIV-infected and affects individuals - including the ways in which an HIV diagnosis can impact his or her questions of religion and spirituality. Workshop participants will be able to better anticipate the ways in which their social work practice may intersect with HIV-positive clients in crisis and what can be done to help them - socially, medically, and spiritually.
The full audio was originally published as the March 2013 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.
Podcast Summary: This podcast will consider the current state of the HIV epidemic in America and how it affects the work social workers will likely encounter with HIV-infected and affected clients. After reviewing the history of the HIV epidemic, this workshop will focus on crisis intervention work - emphasizing the most common crises HIV-infected and affected individuals face. Utilizing both the available literature on crisis work with HIV-positive clients and the facilitator's own practice experience, the content of this workshop will cover the range of reactions and life experiences common to HIV-infected and affects individuals - including the ways in which an HIV diagnosis can impact his or her questions of religion and spirituality. Workshop participants will be able to better anticipate the ways in which their social work practice may intersect with HIV-positive clients in crisis and what can be done to help them - socially, medically, and spiritually.
The full audio was originally published as the March 2013 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.
Friday, June 7, 2013
Listen to this sample of Don Bartlette talking about Macaroni at Midnight: Overcoming Oppression, Racism, and Hate, originally recorded on October 21, 2011. Twenty minute audio samples of NACSW podcasts are available to anyone while the full length podcast is available only to members.
Podcast Summary:
The presentation is a profile of Dr. Bartlette's experience growing up as an Indian child with severe speech and physical disabilities in an environment of poverty, child abuse, family violence, homelessness, drug abuse, alcoholism, and racism. It highlights him becoming a Christian through the help of two women in his life. The first woman rescued him when he was a homeless adolescent and in trouble with the law and the other woman helped to lead him to the Lord.
The full audio was originally published as the June 2013 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.
Podcast Summary:
The presentation is a profile of Dr. Bartlette's experience growing up as an Indian child with severe speech and physical disabilities in an environment of poverty, child abuse, family violence, homelessness, drug abuse, alcoholism, and racism. It highlights him becoming a Christian through the help of two women in his life. The first woman rescued him when he was a homeless adolescent and in trouble with the law and the other woman helped to lead him to the Lord.
The full audio was originally published as the June 2013 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Religious Trends
Listen to this sample of Mark Chaves talking about Religious Trends originally recorded on November 12, 2010. Twenty minute audio samples of NACSW podcasts are available to anyone while the full length podcast is available only to members.
Podcast Summary: What is changing in American religion? What is staying the same? In this lecture, Mark will describe continuity and change in American religion since 1970. Other issues and topics that will addressed are different trends in religious demography as well as religious belief, attitudes, practices, and changes within congregations.
The full audio was originally published as the February 2013 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.
Podcast Summary: What is changing in American religion? What is staying the same? In this lecture, Mark will describe continuity and change in American religion since 1970. Other issues and topics that will addressed are different trends in religious demography as well as religious belief, attitudes, practices, and changes within congregations.
The full audio was originally published as the February 2013 Podcast of the Month. Join today to gain access to this and other great resources.
Friday, January 11, 2013
Listen to this full length broadcast of Kenneth Smith talking about Christian Spiritual Approaches to Motivational Interviewing originally recorded on November 26, 2011.
Podcast Summary: Motivational Interviewing, as developed by Miller and Rollnick (2002), is an evidence-based method for assisting clients to identify and resolve ambivalence about change. It is both client centered and directive. Jesus demonstrated expert skill in motivational interviewing during interactions with people He encountered, as recorded in the Gospels. This podcast will focus on the core theory and skills of motivational interviewing, with emphasis on how Jesus identified and resolved ambivalence. Examples of how Biblical terminology and world view of the Christian faith can be integrated into motivational interviewing will also be discussed.
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.
Podcast Summary: Motivational Interviewing, as developed by Miller and Rollnick (2002), is an evidence-based method for assisting clients to identify and resolve ambivalence about change. It is both client centered and directive. Jesus demonstrated expert skill in motivational interviewing during interactions with people He encountered, as recorded in the Gospels. This podcast will focus on the core theory and skills of motivational interviewing, with emphasis on how Jesus identified and resolved ambivalence. Examples of how Biblical terminology and world view of the Christian faith can be integrated into motivational interviewing will also be discussed.
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.
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