Dr. Yunju Nam In this episode, Dr. Yunju Nam describes her research in Asset-Based Policy, an alternative to our current income maintenance policies that attempt to respond to the needs of social welfare recipients. She describes how this new...
Dr. David Hodge & Dr. Fei Sun In this episode, Drs. Hodge and Sun discuss their study examining the effects of spirituality and the positive aspects of caregiving among Latino family caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease...
Dr. Rachel Fusco In this episode, Dr. Rachel Fusco describes her work with Universal Screening that involves an examination of the developmental and mental health needs of young children involved in the child welfare system. After sharing what she...
Dr. Reginald York In this episode, Dr. Reginald York discusses the emerging controversy in clinical practice about how best to use evidence to inform psychotherapy. Dr. York describes two perspectives, evidence-based practice and practice-based...
Bruce Nisbet, LMSW In this episode, Bruce Nisbet discusses Spectrum Human Services’ involvement with Health Homes, a Medicaid health program providing integrated and coordinated services to people in the community who have serious and...
Aster Tecle In this episode, Ms. Tecle discusses her current research on the experiences of immigrant youth participating in youth programs. She examines the complexities of identity formation among Horn of Africa immigrant youth and how those youth...
Dr. Nancy Smyth It’s our 100th episode, and we have invited our Dean, Dr. Nancy Smyth, to reflect on our long, sometimes strange trip as we’ve found our way in producing years of compelling podcasts and sharing the work of our tremendous...
Dr. Shelley Craig &Dr. Barbara Muskat In this episode, Drs. Craig and Muskat discuss their qualitative study of social work roles in hospital settings. Seven major roles emerged from their analysis: bouncer, juggler, janitor, broker...
Professor Susan Green & Dr. Thomas Nochajski In this episode, UB School of Social Work faculty members and co-directors Susan Green and Thomas Nochajski introduce the new Institute for Trauma and Trauma Informed Care. They describe the series of...
Dr. Robin Bonifas In this episode, Dr. Robin Bonifas discusses her research on senior bullying and relationship changes in assisted living facilities. Dr. Bonifas shares her findings on how seniors experience problematic behaviors in assisted living...