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Creators

Producer: Deborah Thibeault, DSW, LCSW

Interviewer: Whitney Rosenblatt, MSW, Class of 2023

Guest: Jessica Toft, PhD, MSW, BA, Associate Professor of Social Work, University of Minnesota

Document Type

Video/Audio Materials

Publication Date

2022

Abstract

Dr. Jessica Toft discusses the history of social welfare, including social movements that pave the way for new and more equitable laws, and how social workers have effectively or ineffectively advocated for legislative changes. She discusses how social workers can make a difference in changing systems when everything feels stuck; ethical issues in bureaucracies and social justice; the importance of historical knowledge in making changes today; current focuses of the social work profession; and what social work students who may be going into micro-focused work need to know. Furthermore, she highlights neoliberalism, critical theory, and abolitionist social work.

Adapting Materials

For ease of adapting the materials, audio and transcripts are available to download.

Acknowledgments

Social Work Policy Podcasts were created as part of the East Tennessee State University’s Open and Affordable Course Materials Awards Program.

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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

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