How might social work be different in the future?
Let’s have an imagination session! Think about how different a “typical social work job” was 50 years ago. That would
A Future of Reproductive Justice: Resources for Teaching, Learning and Action
The future I will be working on includes reproductive freedom for all. This is (another) rallying moment for the profession
Emerging Words for the Future – Spring 2022 Edition!
Over the last couple of years and through my own foresight journey (as a social worker and a human)…I’ve found
10 Things – Dispatches from the Future – May 12, 2022 Edition
Periodic interesting things gathered – to accelerate (or disrupt) social working thinking, exploring and practice with a futures/foresight lens. 10
Complexity Theory as a Navigational Tool for Social Work Futures
Futures thinker Bob Johansen says that futures thinking now, is about moving from “categorical” to “spectrum” thinking in his most
A Critical Foresight-Informed Perspective on the Proposed 2022 CSWE EPAS (Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards) for Schools of Social Work in the U.S.
The Council on Social Work Education regularly goes through a lengthy process to revise its educational and practice standards. Currently
Anticipatory Social Work: The Future is Plural
This blog was started as a way to track my journey as a social worker, and social work scholar, as
Emerging Words for the Future – Fall 2021 Edition!
Over the last couple of years and through my own foresight journey (as a social worker and a human)…I’ve found
The Future of Cities: Scanning Signals
I was invited into a discussion about the future of the city of Portland recently – and I thought I’d
Adding Futures Thinking and Foresight to Your Social Welfare Policy Class: An Assignment Overview for MSW/BSW Policy Classes
This past year, I taught a traditional social welfare policy class at my post as a social work professor at
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