Macro Social Work, the Future and Foresight Practice
Futures, Foresight and Macro Social Work Social work has a long tradition of social planning – an implicitly future facing
Exploring how social workers can increase their impact through futures frameworks – All content developed by Laura Burney Nissen, Ph.D., MSW, Portland State University School of Social Work, Portland, Oregon, USA, Email: nissen@pdx.edu, Twitter: @lauranissen
Futures, Foresight and Macro Social Work Social work has a long tradition of social planning – an implicitly future facing
The internet is 50 years old today. This seems like a good time to do a round up some interesting/helpful
In recent posts, I’ve shared a lot of explorations regarding futures topics that I think will be most meaningful for
Over the last year, I’ve had a LOT of conversations with social workers and social work educators around the country
Recently, I was asked to develop a futures game for Deans and Directors of Social Work (NADD) around the United
Activism, resistance and the right to engage in our democratic process of holding our government (and other elements of our
I’ve been working on a brief statement about my work – and why I think it is so vital (and
The futures literature (and its related companion areas) are fascinating, shocking, inspirational, scary, stimulating, creative and far-reaching – sometimes all
What does it mean for a social worker to become a futurist? What can social workers add to futures frameworks,