Living Proof Podcast Series
Living Proof is the podcast series of the University at Buffalo School of Social Work. The purpose of this series is to engage practitioners and researchers in lifelong learning and to promote research to practice, practice to research. Living Proof features conversations with prominent social work professionals, interviews with cutting-edge researchers, and information on emerging trends and best practices in the field of social work.
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Episode 23 - Bruce Nisbet, LMSW: Empowerment and Recovery: The Impact of George W. Bush's "President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health"
Monday, June 29, 2009, 2:16:08 PM
In this episode, Bruce Nisbet talks about how the "President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health" transformed service delivery for individuals with severe mental illness in New York and across the United States.
Episode 22 - Dr. Lori Wiener: Children with HIV/AIDS: Issues Of Survival, Disclosure, and Transition
Monday, June 15, 2009, 9:40:04 AM
In this podcast, Dr. Lori Wiener discusses her decades of work bridging clinical experience with research methodology to address the needs of children with HIV/AIDS and their families. Dr. Wiener offers guidance to helping professionals and families with regard to current challenges associated with survival and transition to adult care, diagnosis disclosure, child and parental adjustment, and child and parental survival.
Episode 21 - Dr. Denise Bronson: Doing Evidence-Based Social Work Practice
Monday, June 01, 2009, 11:01:05 AM
In this episode, Professor Bronson gives her thoughts on evidence-based social work practice as both a philosophy of practice and an approach to practice. She discusses the steps in the EBP process, and describes the importance of practitioner/researcher collaboration in response to the age-old question, "What works, with whom, under what circumstances?"
Episode 20 - Dr. Kelly Jackson: What Are You?: The Experience of Multiracial Individuals in a Monoracial World
Monday, May 18, 2009, 11:10:53 AM
This podcast features an interview with Dr. Kelly Jackson. Professor Jackson discusses her research on identity development among individuals of mixed heritage. The diverse cultural attachments associated with the shifting identities of mixed race individuals challenge the flawed system of socially constructed racial and ethnic categorization.
Episode 19 - Dr. Michael Hogan: The "President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health": Promise, Progress, and Challenge
Monday, May 04, 2009, 10:51:22 AM
Dr. Hogan discusses his work on the Bush Administration's President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, which he chaired from 2002-2003. He discusses how the work of the Commission focused research and service efforts in mental health on promoting recovery, resilience, and transformation in the lives of individuals with mental illness, and what he sees as the ongoing challenges of the work.
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Adjoa Robinson is an assistant professor at the School of Social Work at the University at Buffalo, where she teaches Research and Human Behavior courses. Dr. Robinson’s research and writing focuses on family involvement in service planning for children with serious emotional disturbance and adults, community-based interventions for health promotion in African American communities, and cultural competence. Dr. Robinson’s previous broadcasting experience includes community radio in Portland, Oregon, where she cohosted KBOO's “Out Loud,”a show focusing on local news, culture, and public affairs of interest to the LGBTQ community.
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If you know of an interesting social work-related topic for our podcast series or would like to volunteer to be interviewed, please tell us about it. Send us an email with your ideas and contact information at livingproof-podcast@buffalo.edu. Please note that all submissions will be reviewed; however, because of the volume of suggestions, not all ideas will be pursued.
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Your opinions and comments are very important to us. We read every comment that we receive. And, if you know of an interesting social work-related topic for our podcast series or would like to volunteer to be interviewed, please tell us about it. Send us an email with your ideas and contact information at livingproof-podcast@buffalo.edu or fill out the form below.
Due to a high volume of messages, we’re not always able to provide a response. We do, however, appreciate your taking the time to share your thoughts with us. If you submit a topic suggestion, please note that all submissions will be reviewed; however, because of the volume of suggestions, not all ideas will be pursued. Thank you.
