News: Social Work Matters
SWM-015: How the Business World Can Benefit from a Human-Centered Approach, with Mark Rodgers
In this podcast we talk to Mark Rodgers about his career path combining training in Rogerian psychotherapy with running his own marketing agency. Rodgers was a participant in one of this year’s clinical grand rounds.
SWM014: Marking 10 Years of Health Research in Central Asia, with Louisa Gilbert and Angela Aifah
In this podcast, we talk to Associate Professor Louisa Gilbert, who co-directs, with Professor Nabila El-Bassel, the School of Social Work’s Global Health Research Center of Central Asia. This year marks the 10th anniversary of their efforts to assist regional NGOs in Central Asia with developing solutions to the region’s HIV/STI, hepatitis C and TB epidemics.
SWM-013: 5 Cool Things in Fall 2014, with Dean Jeanette Takamura
How does fall semester at our School look from the perspective of our dean, Jeanette Takamura? She shares (at least!) 5 “cool things” in this podcast, and we also learn some amazing facts about her…
SWM-012: CSSW Alums Are Enlightened and Active Participants, With Dean Jeanette Takamura
As Dean Jeanette Takamura explains in this podcast, our alumni participate in the life-blood of the Columbia School of Social Work in myriad ways, including by giving.
SWM-010: Translating Neuroscience into Policy and Practice for At-Risk Children, with Dr. Jack Shonkoff
Dr. Jack Shonkoff, the 2014 Lucille N. Austin Lecturer, has a long connection with the social work profession. In this podcast, he talks about how social work practice may change with at-risk children as a result of new findings on the brain’s early development.
SWM-008: Social Work as Social Enterprise, with Alumnus Matt Omelagah
In this podcast, alumnus Matt Omelagah has some choice words of advice for students who are interested in pursuing a social work degree in social enterprise administration.
SWM-007: Social Work and the DSM-5, with Michael First and Janet Williams (2/2)
Welcome to Part 2 of our podcast featuring two DSM experts, Drs. Michael First and Janet Williams, talking about the implications of DSM-5 for social workers who deliver mental health services.
SWM-006: Social Work and the DSM-5, with Michael First and Janet Williams (1/2)
The impact of the release of the DSM-5 last year is still being felt. In this podcast, two DSM experts, Drs. Michael First and Janet Williams, discuss the key changes that appear in this edition and their implications for social workers in mental health fields.
SWM-005: The Tenure Process, with Craig Schwalbe and Elwin Wu
At the Columbia School of Social Work, as many as eleven faculty members have been awarded tenure over the past ten years. In this podcast, the latest to join the tenured ranks, Associate Professors Craig Schwalbe and Elwin Wu, reflect on tenure as both process and privilege.
SWM-004: Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Clinical Social Work, with Tony DuBose
Clinical social workers, how do you teach your clients to tolerate emotional pain? In this podcast episode, Dr. Tony DuBose, an expert on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) discusses the benefits of that model with Professor André Ivanoff.