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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.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Recommended Citation
Thibeault, Deborah; Rosenblatt, Whitney; and Toft, Jessica, "ETSU Social Work Policy Podcast with Dr. Jessica Toft: Full Podcast (31:34 mins)" (2022). Social Work Policy Podcasts. 12.
https://dc.etsu.edu/social-work-policy-podcasts-oer/12