Friday, December 6, 2013

Faith and Play Therapy

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.