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The Social Work Podcast

Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW

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, s...

Episodes

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

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...

23:39Mar 29, 2026

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

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...

35:28Dec 19, 2025

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

Episode 148: In today's episode of the Social Work Podcast, I spoke with Dr. Terry Northcut, Lucian and Carol Welch Matusak Endowed Professo...

42:34Aug 17, 2025

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

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...

45:07Jul 28, 2025

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

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...

24:00Jul 13, 2025

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

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 Res...

19:16Jul 7, 2025

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

Episode 144: In today's episode, I spoke with Dr. Bruce Thyer, Distinguished Research Professor, former Dean with the College of Social Work...

21:37Jul 1, 2025

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

Episode 143: In today's episode, I spoke with Dr. Bruce Thyer, is Distinguished Research Professor and former Dean with the College of Socia...

33:13Jan 13, 2025

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

Episode 142: In today's episode, I spoke with sociologist, Anna S. Mueller, PhD. Luther Dana Waterman Associate Professor in the Department...

29:40Dec 30, 2024

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

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 Medici...

42:18Dec 16, 2024

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

Episode 140: In today's episode I talk with David Lay Williams, Professor of Political Science at DePaul University about his 2024 book, The...

52:10Nov 25, 2024

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

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 ab...

8:31Sep 19, 2024

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

Episode 138: In today's episode of the Social Work Podcast, I speak with Dr. Patricia Gianotti, author of the book, Embracing Therapeutic Co...

41:17Jun 6, 2024

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

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...

31:02May 23, 2024

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

Episode 136: In today's Social Work Podcast, we speak with Allan Cole about his experiences with Young-Onset Parkinson's Disease. Parkinson'...

46:05May 1, 2024

Social Work Pioneer

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 f...

04:12Jul 17, 2023

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

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: Rais...

34:38Apr 5, 2023

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

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: Raisi...

31:38Feb 21, 2023

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

Episode 133: In today's interview, NASW-IL Executive Director, Joel Rubin, and I talk about the legislative process that NASW-IL went throug...

27:33Feb 14, 2023

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

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 fam...

32:54Dec 25, 2022