The Social Work Podcast

Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW

The Social Work Podcast provides audio programs on services provided by social workers, including direct practice, human behavior in the social environment, research, policy, field work, and social work education.

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The Social Work Podcast

Episodes (158)

Yesterday 150: The Grand Challenges for Social Work: 10 Year Update with Dr. Carrie Pettus
Dec 19, 2025 149: Getting the Social Work Job You Want: Interview with Jennifer Luna, Michelle Woods, and Cindy Snell
Aug 17, 2025 148: Psychodynamic Theory and Human Development: Interview with Dr. Terry Northcut

The Social Work Podcast

Mar 29, 2026
24½ minutes
22 MB

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's episode explores the 10-year journey of the Grand Challenges for Social Work, reflecting on its evolution, its measurable impacts, and the critical lessons learned along the way. Carrie talks about successes, including creating a vast social and professional network dedicated to solving some of the most persistent social problems, and some of the challenges, including the difficulty defining and measuring impact, which she acknowledges is ironic given that the initiatives are lead by some of the leading scholars...

The Social Work Podcast

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

Jonathan B. Singer, Ph.D., LCSW

00:00 -23:39