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

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April 2, 2026 Uncategorized

Emerging Words From the Future (Spring 2026)

Over the last couple of years and through my own foresight journey (as a social worker and a human)…I’ve found

A Social Work Futures Ecosystem: An Invitation

As a matter of ethical urgency, the profession of social work must prepare for complex futures ahead. This means

April 21, 2025 Notes from the Future

(I’m back!) Notes from the Future – April 21, 2025

After a hiatus which involved some big personal as well as professional transitions and developments (both heartbreaking and positive –

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