Virtual reality (VR) has garnered attention over the past several years within the social work field as a way of connecting students with experiences that they may not be able to have in the classroom; and to orient them with the communities that they are likely to serve both in field placement and eventual…
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1339411/9543791-bridging-the-divide-practitioners-as-researchers-and-researchers-as-practitioners.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-9543791&player=small Slides from the Workshop can be found here. Hi Everyone, Welcome back to Dispatches from the Social Work Desk! This podcast episode diverges from previous episodes, in that it is a direct recording of the talk I gave this past Friday. This past Friday I was the invited speaker at the Solution Focused…
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1339411/9346247-s3e2-join-me-at-the-sfbta-conference.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-9346247&player=small Hi Everyone, Welcome back to Dispatches from the Social Work Desk! I am getting super excited for the Solution Focused Brief Therapy Association’s annual conference coming up next month. While my practice is now almost entirely Financial Social Work, what’s nice about Solution Focused Brief Therapy is that it can be applied to…
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1339411/9304901-s3e1-welcome-to-season-3.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-9304901&player=small Hi Everyone, Welcome back to Dispatches from the Social Work Desk! Updated equipment, a (new and improved) home office setup…and about 100 different kinds of personal fires put out (you know, family members who needed brain surgery, loss of a beloved family pet, and all the other things that can throw us off…
Hello SW150 students! This is a sample of a full credit blog post for Blog #1. Please let me know if you have any questions. – Matt Beacon The art piece I’ve decided to talk about is one that’s incredibly important to me for a number of reasons, in fact I’ve carried a copy…
In looking at #SocialWorkFutures, of one thing I am sure: the future of our profession is agency based and collaborative. In what I am sure will rankle some private practice feathers, below are my thoughts on this as we move into the unknown return to the new-normal. First, as the world gets more complicated,…
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1339411/8423095-yes-i-m-using-my-phone-during-this-meeting.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-8423095&player=small Transcript: Yes, I’m using my phone during this meeting. A question I’ve found myself asked at more than one meeting (work, committee, community, or otherwise) is “are you really on your phone during this meeting? I figured I’d share why “yes, I’m using my phone during this meeting” and “yes, my students are…
Why we’re working to build brands as Social Workers, even if we’re no longer in private practice
In case anyone wants to understand what’s going on with the stock market and Reddit and GameStop I wrote an explainer. Feel free to use: So short selling is betting against a company in the hopes of getting a profit when that company fails. I’ll use an example that leaves out some extra details…
I am so excited to have the next five guests lined up for The Solution Focused Podcast! (iTunes, Spotify)! I am looking for more guests! To answer your first question: YES I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU ON THE SHOW! I would love to hear about your work, your research, your SFBT ideas, what…