Are payday loans necessarily abusive and destructive ways to get cash? What are the pros and cons of such loans?
Dick’s guest Jessica Roulette is a staff attorney at Legal Action Wisconsin.
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Category Archives: Society and Sociology Podcasts
Society, culture, sociology and psychology podcasts.
Domestic Abuse During Lockdown
What the abused need to understand and know for self protection and survival during this crisis.
Dick’s guest, Amber Ault is a Ph.D., MSW, clinical sociologist, teacher, trainer and author of The Five Step Exit.
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The Suicide Hotline
The number of suicides in America is growing dramatically and at the epicenter are the 24/7 suicide hotlines. How are those crisis calls handled? What can we learn to better help those around us who are in crisis?
Dick’s guest is Hannah Flanagan, Director of Emergency Services at Journey Mental Health Center in Dane County, Wisconsin.
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Cultural Competence in Counseling
Can white therapists competently counsel people of color? What steps do they have to take? What lessons do they need to learn? How can we all apply these lessons?
Dick’s guests are Tanya Lettmen-Shue, Chief Clinical Officer and Hannah Flanagan, Clinical Director of Emergency Services and Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee for Journey Mental Health Center in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Foster Parenting in America
There are over 400,000 children in foster care. Who are the kids? Who are the foster parents? How effective is the system?
Dick’s guest is Ellen Smith, Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Director of the UW-Madison School of Social Work.
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Treating Addicted Professionals
Lawyers and doctors, despite their high income and status, have higher rates of addiction than the general population.
Dick’s guest, Dr. Michael Miller is a psychiatrist and specialist in addiction medicine.
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Porn Addiction
The overuse of pornography on the internet is wreaking havoc in some people’s lives and their marriages. Why do some people fall victim to porn addiction? What are the patterns of use and abuse? What can be done?
Dick’s guest is Joshua Shea, a recovering porn and alcohol addict as well as an author, speaker and life coach.
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Beyond LGBT
Some people’s sexual identity does not fit heterosexual, gay, bisexual or transgender categories. What lies beyond that?
Dick’s guest is Sam Troemel, a therapist at UW-Madison Mental Health Services specializing in the issues facing LGBT and beyond individuals.
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Our Broken Healthcare System & How to Fix It
Dick’s guest Dr. Timothy Harrington, author of two books on healthcare in the United States, offers his take and solutions on repairing our broken healthcare system.
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The Mass Killer
What is the psychological profile of a mass killer? Why the rise in mass killings? What can be done to reduce these tragic events?
Dick’s guest, psychologist Larry Larabee offers his perspective on these questions.
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Pros & Cons of Online Learning
Is the quality of learning better in class or online? Who is best suited for online learning? Is it radically cheaper to get a degree this way?
Dick’s guests are Dr. Denis Collins, Professor of Business Ethics at Edgewood College and John Hollenbeck, Ph.D., Senior Instructional Designer at University of Wisconsin Colleges Online.
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Drug Use and Treatment in America Today
The life expectancy for Americans has gone down due to deaths from drug use and overdoses, killing more people than suicide or accidents. What are the recent changes in drug use and treatment?
Dick’s guest is Dr. Michael Miller, a psychiatrist and past President and Board Chair of the American Society of Addiction Medicine as well as a current clinical instructor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Addiction Fellowship Program.
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