Social Work can be psychodynamic, yo! (SWK-6592) Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/social-work-can-be-psychodynamic-yo This is a series of lectures given as part of a masters level class at a school of social work. The goal of the lass was to increase student's ability to understand and make use of psychodynamic (i.e. psychoanalytic) techniques in the context of a wider social work practice Neil Gorman 4491351e-8494-5ff0-b870-ce4cbe595950 no en Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:34:42 -0500 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:04:03 -0600 http://6592.neilgorman.com https://img.transistor.fm/I7RHagiNLrBHJ3FWeuKPYElxVmx35uPG95W8dscsH2s/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzYyNS8xNTQ0MTM1/MDE0LWFydHdvcmsu/anBn.jpg Social Work can be psychodynamic, yo! (SWK-6592) http://6592.neilgorman.com serial Neil Gorman (DSW, LCSW) This is a series of lectures given as part of a masters level class at a school of social work. The goal of the lass was to increase student's ability to understand and make use of psychodynamic (i.e. psychoanalytic) techniques in the context of a wider social work practice This is a series of lectures given as part of a masters level class at a school of social work. social work, psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, techniques Neil Gorman (DSW, LCSW) No No What if the problems are not problems at all? 2 2 What if the problems are not problems at all? full b5bd4c28-5648-474c-8592-9678898c28ff https://share.transistor.fm/s/ddc65666 This lecture is about the idea that many of the things that we encounter in psychoanalysis and/or psychotherapy are not problems, even if we have been told they are. 

Some examples of things that are often called problems, but I would suggest they are not, are 

  1. Transference
  2. Countertransference
  3. Acting out
  4. Going "off topic" or "defocusing" 

I hope that listening to this will be interesting and useful to you all. 

]]> This lecture is about the idea that many of the things that we encounter in psychoanalysis and/or psychotherapy are not problems, even if we have been told they are. 

Some examples of things that are often called problems, but I would suggest they are not, are 

  1. Transference
  2. Countertransference
  3. Acting out
  4. Going "off topic" or "defocusing" 

I hope that listening to this will be interesting and useful to you all. 

]]> Mon, 14 Jan 2019 01:25:00 -0600 Neil Gorman (DSW, LCSW) Neil Gorman (DSW, LCSW) 1373 This is a short lecture that tries to unpack one aspect of the Fink text that I believe is very important. This is a short lecture that tries to unpack one aspect of the Fink text that I believe is very important. social work, psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, techniques No The lecture on Ambiguous Loss 3 3 The lecture on Ambiguous Loss full e32455df-f6bf-4468-8e45-bf8918b417a4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/02cb08c6
  • The two types of ambiguous loss 
  • Physical present / psychologically absent 
  • Psychologically present / physically absent 
  • The idea that all therapy is "grief therapy" 
  • The ambiguous loss of our own bodies 
  • The ambiguous loss of our own childhoods
  • Ambiguous loss 3x (Our parents, our specialness, our children) 
  • The trapeze thing. 


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  • The two types of ambiguous loss 
  • Physical present / psychologically absent 
  • Psychologically present / physically absent 
  • The idea that all therapy is "grief therapy" 
  • The ambiguous loss of our own bodies 
  • The ambiguous loss of our own childhoods
  • Ambiguous loss 3x (Our parents, our specialness, our children) 
  • The trapeze thing. 


    • ]]>     Tue, 29 Jan 2019 14:00:00 -0600 Neil Gorman (DSW, LCSW) Neil Gorman (DSW, LCSW) 1674 This is the lecture for one of the classes we missed because of terrible weather. This is the lecture for one of the classes we missed because of terrible weather. social work, psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, techniques No     Mastery Based Culture 4 4 Mastery Based Culture full 73513417-2d31-43ab-ae21-71d95aee1ae3 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e2652d02 This is a lecture on mastery based culture (i.e. culture that expects us to "master" our self and our emotions). 

    ]]>     This is a lecture on mastery based culture (i.e. culture that expects us to "master" our self and our emotions). 

    ]]>     Mon, 18 Feb 2019 14:25:00 -0600 Neil Gorman (DSW, LCSW) Neil Gorman (DSW, LCSW) 1832 This is a short lecture on mastery-based culture. This is a short lecture on mastery-based culture. Ambiguous Loss, Pauline Boss, Grief, Loss, Social Work, No     Online Class 4/9/19 -- Lecture 5 5 Online Class 4/9/19 -- Lecture full 9ba8500f-7136-4b9d-b3ba-52b3494489f8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e5048d09 This is a short lecture that I hope will make some of the things that I had you read make more sense... It is my attempt to provide you all with some context.

    ]]>     This is a short lecture that I hope will make some of the things that I had you read make more sense... It is my attempt to provide you all with some context.

    ]]>     Sun, 07 Apr 2019 06:40:00 -0500 Neil Gorman (DSW, LCSW) Neil Gorman (DSW, LCSW) 1170 This is a short lecture that I hope will make some of the things that I had you read make more sense... It is my attempt to provide you all with some context. This is a short lecture that I hope will make some of the things that I had you read make more sense... It is my attempt to provide you all with some context. social work, psychodynamic, psychoanalytic, techniques No