The Social Work Podcast

The Social Work Podcast

Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW

Episodes 158
Avg. Duration 32m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.7 (506)
Since Jan 2007
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Every 2 Months
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www.socialworkpodcast.com

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About This Podcast

Join your host, Jonathan Singer, Ph.D., LCSW in an exploration of all things social work, including direct practice, human behavior in the social environment, research, policy, field work, social work education, and everything in between. Big names talking about bigger ideas. The purpose of the podcast is to present information in a user-friendly format. Although the intended audience is social workers, the information will be useful to anyone in a helping profession (including psychology, nursing, psychiatry, counseling, and education). The general public will find these episodes useful as a way of getting insight into some of the issues that social workers need to know about in order to provide professional and ethical services.

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

Mar 29, 2026 23m

Episode 150: In today's episode I'm talking with Carrie Pettus, chair of the executive board for the Grand Challenges for Social Work. Today's episode explores the 10-year journey of the Grand…

149: Getting the Social Work Job You Want: Interview with Jennifer Luna, Michelle Woods, and Cindy Snell

Dec 19, 2025 35m

Episode 149: In today’s episode of the Social Work Podcast, I spoke with Jennifer Luna, Michelle Woods, and Cindy Snell - co-authors of the NASW Press book The Social Work Career Guidebook: How to…

148: Psychodynamic Theory and Human Development: Interview with Dr. Terry Northcut

Aug 17, 2025 42m

Episode 148: In today's episode of the Social Work Podcast, I spoke with Dr. Terry Northcut, Lucian and Carol Welch Matusak Endowed Professor at Loyola University Chicago's School of Social Work…

147: Neurobiology for Social Work: Interview with James Marley, Ph.D.

Jul 28, 2025 45m

Episode 147: In today's episode of the Social Work Podcast is about a topic that's often glossed over in social work education: neurobiology and the brain. I spoke with Loyola University Chicago…

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

Jul 13, 2025 24m

Episode 146: In today’s episode of the Social Work Podcast I talk with NASW CEO, Dr. Anthony Estreet, about what he sees as some of the most pressing issues shaping the future of social work. These…

145: Experimental Research Design (Part 2): Interview with Bruce Thyer, PhD, LCSW

Jul 07, 2025 19m

Episode 145: Today's episode is the third of a three-part series on research design (and the second of a two-part series on Experimental Research Design) with Dr. Bruce Thyer, Distinguished Research…

144: Experimental Research Design (Part 1): Interview with Bruce Thyer, PhD, LCSW

Jul 01, 2025 21m

Episode 144: In today's episode, I spoke with Dr. Bruce Thyer, Distinguished Research Professor, former Dean with the College of Social Work at Florida State University, founding and current editor…

143: The Power of One: Single System Design with Bruce Thyer, PhD, LCSW

Jan 13, 2025 33m

Episode 143: In today's episode, I spoke with Dr. Bruce Thyer, is Distinguished Research Professor and former Dean with the College of Social Work at Florida State University about Single System…

142: Social Roots of Youth Suicide: Interview with Anna Mueller, PhD

Dec 30, 2024 29m

Episode 142: In today's episode, I spoke with sociologist, Anna S. Mueller, PhD. Luther Dana Waterman Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and the Senior Research Program Leader of the…

141: How Do You Feel?: Interview with Jessi Gold, MD

Dec 16, 2024 42m

Episode 141: In today's episode I speak with Jessi Gold, MD about her 2024 book, How Do You Feel? One Doctor's Search for Humanity in Medicine, a powerful, honest, and often funny exploration of…

140: The Greatest of All Plagues: David Lay Williams, PhD on Economic Inequality

Nov 25, 2024 52m

Episode 140: In today's episode I talk with David Lay Williams, Professor of Political Science at DePaul University about his 2024 book, The Greatest of All Plagues: How Economic Inequality Shaped…

139: An Update of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: Interview with Tia Dole, PhD

Sep 19, 2024 8m

Episode 139: In today's episode, I speak with Tia Dole, PhD, Chief 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Officer, about updates to 988. We talk about how 988 provides services to Deaf and hard of hearing…

138: Embracing Therapeutic Complexity: Interview with Patricia Gianotti, Psy.D.

Jun 06, 2024 41m

Episode 138: In today's episode of the Social Work Podcast, I speak with Dr. Patricia Gianotti, author of the book, Embracing Therapeutic Complexity, and Academic Director of The Institute for…

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

May 23, 2024 31m

Episode 137: In today's Social Work Podcast, I speak with ChatGPT-4o about the role of AI in child welfare and community organizing and how we can use Bronfenbrenner's ecosystems framework and an…

136: Living with Young-Onset Parkinson's Disease: Interview with Allan Cole, PhD

May 01, 2024 46m

Episode 136: In today's Social Work Podcast, we speak with Allan Cole about his experiences with Young-Onset Parkinson's Disease. Parkinson's Disease affects nearly 1 million people in the United…

Social Work Pioneer

Jul 17, 2023 4m

I am humbled and honored to let you know that I have been selected as one of 25 Social Work Pioneers for starting the first podcast by and for social workers. The NASW Social Work Pioneers program…

135: The Emotional Lives of Teenagers – Part 2: Interview with Lisa Damour, PhD

Apr 05, 2023 34m

Episode 135: Today's episode is the second of a two-part series with Lisa Damour about her 2023 book, The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents. In…

134: The Emotional Lives of Teenagers – Part 1: Interview with Lisa Damour, PhD

Feb 21, 2023 31m

Episode 134: Today's episode is the first of a two-part series with Lisa Damour about her 2023 book, The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents. In…

133: Eliminating the ASWB exam from the Illinois LSW law: Interview with Joel Rubin, LSW

Feb 14, 2023 27m

Episode 133: In today's interview, NASW-IL Executive Director, Joel Rubin, and I talk about the legislative process that NASW-IL went through to eliminate the requirement that BSW and MSW graduates…

132: Loving someone with suicidal thoughts: Interview with Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

Dec 25, 2022 32m

Episode 132: In today's interview, Stacey and I talk about how she drew on her personal and professional experiences to write a book for families, friends and parents of someone who is suicidal. She…

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