Thoroughly exhausted by @4sweb.bsky.social in Toronto, in a good way. What a great conference. 2 presentations w/ 2 very different communities of inquiry, 1 live podcast interview, many friends old & new. I dreamed of presenting at an #STS conference for years; it did not disappoint. #4S2026 #SWTech
October 11, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Thoroughly exhausted by @4sweb.bsky.social in Toronto, in a good way. What a great conference. 2 presentations w/ 2 very different communities of inquiry, 1 live podcast interview, many friends old & new. I dreamed of presenting at an #STS conference for years; it did not disappoint. #4S2026 #SWTech
Excited for #SSWR2027 now that a collaborative workshop proposal on strategic foresight, AI, & #SocialWork I'm organizing w/ #SWTech & #SWIN colleagues was accepted. Will we see @sswrorg.bsky.social's Bluesky account actively used for the coming conference?
SSWR is excited to join Bluesky! Things will be slow here until after the 2026 Conference in Washington, DC as we stay busy preparing. We look forward to learning the platform and engaging more with you all here. Thanks for your patience! For conference updates, go here -> sswr.org/2026-confere...
2026 Conference Home – SSWR — Society for Social Work and Research
sswr.org
September 10, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Excited for #SSWR2027 now that a collaborative workshop proposal on strategic foresight, AI, & #SocialWork I'm organizing w/ #SWTech & #SWIN colleagues was accepted. Will we see @sswrorg.bsky.social's Bluesky account actively used for the coming conference?
#NewPublication Alert ‼️
Social Work on Mars: A Narrative Foresight Analysis published in the journal of Technology in Human Services with @jbsinger.bsky.social
#SWfutures #SWtech
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Social Work on Mars: A Narrative Foresight Analysis published in the journal of Technology in Human Services with @jbsinger.bsky.social
#SWfutures #SWtech
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Social Work on Mars: A Narrative Foresight Analysis
Social Work on Mars employs narrative foresight to explore how social work might evolve in a post-terrestrial future shaped by technological innovation and moral adaptation. Narrative foresight use...
www.tandfonline.com
August 20, 2026 at 11:17 PM
#NewPublication Alert ‼️
Social Work on Mars: A Narrative Foresight Analysis published in the journal of Technology in Human Services with @jbsinger.bsky.social
#SWfutures #SWtech
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Social Work on Mars: A Narrative Foresight Analysis published in the journal of Technology in Human Services with @jbsinger.bsky.social
#SWfutures #SWtech
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
I couldn't make it in person to The Institute for Network Cultures (INC) Exit Fest, so I'm glad to catch the live stream on The Inbetween: etherport.org/publications...
Full program:
networkcultures.org/geert/events...
#INCExit #MediaStudies #DigitalStudies #DigitalHumanities #SWTech
Full program:
networkcultures.org/geert/events...
#INCExit #MediaStudies #DigitalStudies #DigitalHumanities #SWTech
June 25, 2026 at 12:21 PM
I couldn't make it in person to The Institute for Network Cultures (INC) Exit Fest, so I'm glad to catch the live stream on The Inbetween: etherport.org/publications...
Full program:
networkcultures.org/geert/events...
#INCExit #MediaStudies #DigitalStudies #DigitalHumanities #SWTech
Full program:
networkcultures.org/geert/events...
#INCExit #MediaStudies #DigitalStudies #DigitalHumanities #SWTech
In my first semester of teaching (Fall 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and my first semester of my PhD), I found the paper Melanie co-authored on trauma-informed teaching incredibly helpful. #SWTech
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Social Work Educators’ Opportunities During COVID-19: A Roadmap for Trauma-Informed Teaching During Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 resulted in major disruption for social work education, as many teachers and programs shifted from on-campus classes to remote or blended teaching using digital techno...
www.tandfonline.com
May 19, 2026 at 6:44 PM
In my first semester of teaching (Fall 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and my first semester of my PhD), I found the paper Melanie co-authored on trauma-informed teaching incredibly helpful. #SWTech
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
RIP @melaniesage.bsky.social. I finally met Melanie (& Todd) in person in February at NYU after years of reading her work & getting to know her via online exchanges. Her passion, enthusiasm, & optimism on tech for social good & social work will be missed. As will her kind & caring presence. #SWTech
NASW is saddened by the sudden passing of Dr. Melanie Sage, LCSW, on Friday. We extend our profound condolences to her husband, Todd Sage, and her family. Dr. Sage was a visionary leader, educator, and researcher who pioneered the integration of technology and digital literacy into social work.
May 19, 2026 at 6:35 PM
RIP @melaniesage.bsky.social. I finally met Melanie (& Todd) in person in February at NYU after years of reading her work & getting to know her via online exchanges. Her passion, enthusiasm, & optimism on tech for social good & social work will be missed. As will her kind & caring presence. #SWTech
This might be the shortest most thought provoking post I have seen on social media. My dissertation focused on socio-technical aspects tech implementation and boy does this resonate. Also thinking about some “problems” on my workplace…
#swtech #SWfutures
#swtech #SWfutures
April 16, 2026 at 3:10 PM
This might be the shortest most thought provoking post I have seen on social media. My dissertation focused on socio-technical aspects tech implementation and boy does this resonate. Also thinking about some “problems” on my workplace…
#swtech #SWfutures
#swtech #SWfutures
New paper: "Opportunities, challenges, and conspicuous absences: An integrative review of the social work literature on artificial intelligence." For a special issue of critical perspectives on technology and social work. Check it out: anzswjournal.nz/anzsw/articl...
#SocialWork #SWTech #CriticalAI
#SocialWork #SWTech #CriticalAI
March 8, 2026 at 10:16 PM
New paper: "Opportunities, challenges, and conspicuous absences: An integrative review of the social work literature on artificial intelligence." For a special issue of critical perspectives on technology and social work. Check it out: anzswjournal.nz/anzsw/articl...
#SocialWork #SWTech #CriticalAI
#SocialWork #SWTech #CriticalAI
NEW: Data brokers, ad-tech surveillance, and ICE enforcement are among factors, according to @EPIC.org, causing a “health privacy crisis” in the United States, eroding trust and deterring people from seeking medical care.
Surveillance and ICE Are Driving Patients Away From Medical Care, Report Warns
A new EPIC report says data brokers, ad-tech surveillance, and ICE enforcement are among the factors leading to a “health privacy crisis” that is eroding trust and deterring people from seeking care.
www.wired.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Gets to the core issue: “Conversational AI forces us to ask something deeper. What does responsibility look like when technology simulates care, performs intimacy, and is actively reshaping how young people think, feel, and relate?”
#swtech #SWAiEthics
#swtech #SWAiEthics
The shift from chatbots as information systems to chatbots as relational systems is not a marginal technical change, writes Helen A. Hayes. It creates a governance rupture that existing frameworks are struggling to name, let alone address, she writes.
AI Systems that Perform Intimacy Need New Governance Frameworks
The shift from chatbots as informational to relational systems creates a governance rupture existing frameworks can't address, writes Helen A. Hayes.
www.techpolicy.press
January 21, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Gets to the core issue: “Conversational AI forces us to ask something deeper. What does responsibility look like when technology simulates care, performs intimacy, and is actively reshaping how young people think, feel, and relate?”
#swtech #SWAiEthics
#swtech #SWAiEthics
As I digested the info coming back from @sswrorg.bsky.social’s conference, one topic came up frequently. #GenerativeAi in social work education and practice. Here are my reflections on some of the ethical issues that came up..
#sswr2026 #swtech #SWAiEthics
stuckonsw.substack.com/p/sswr2026-g...
#sswr2026 #swtech #SWAiEthics
stuckonsw.substack.com/p/sswr2026-g...
#SSWR2026, Generative Ai, and #SWAiEthics
I am fresh from the latest Society For Social Work Research Conference in Washington D.C.
stuckonsw.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:01 AM
As I digested the info coming back from @sswrorg.bsky.social’s conference, one topic came up frequently. #GenerativeAi in social work education and practice. Here are my reflections on some of the ethical issues that came up..
#sswr2026 #swtech #SWAiEthics
stuckonsw.substack.com/p/sswr2026-g...
#sswr2026 #swtech #SWAiEthics
stuckonsw.substack.com/p/sswr2026-g...
Friday morning at #SSWR2026: a roundtable on philosophy of science perspectives w/ Beth Counselman-Carpenter, Melissa Thompson, & @jbsinger.bsky.social. This will to be a fun jam of ideas & viewpoints. @sswrorg.bsky.social sswr.confex.com/sswr/2026/we... #SWTech #CriticalAI
January 14, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Friday morning at #SSWR2026: a roundtable on philosophy of science perspectives w/ Beth Counselman-Carpenter, Melissa Thompson, & @jbsinger.bsky.social. This will to be a fun jam of ideas & viewpoints. @sswrorg.bsky.social sswr.confex.com/sswr/2026/we... #SWTech #CriticalAI
Re-upping this so it's in @sswrorg.bsky.social' data stream. If you're attending #SSWR2026 this week &/or SW Grand Challenges' 10th anniversary event & want to chat about SWIN, social economy (innovation, enterprise, enterprise, design, solidarity, social biz, etc), #orgtheory, & #swtech, reach out!
Neat! The full collection of the Social Work Innovation Network special issue of Human Service Organizations that I was a guest editor for is now out: www.tandfonline.com/toc/wasw21/4...
Going to enjoy chatting about this over the next few days at #10EMESConf.
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
Going to enjoy chatting about this over the next few days at #10EMESConf.
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social
Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance
Social Innovation, Social Enterprise, and Social Entrepreneurship in Social Work and Human Services. Volume 49, Issue 5 of Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance
www.tandfonline.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Re-upping this so it's in @sswrorg.bsky.social' data stream. If you're attending #SSWR2026 this week &/or SW Grand Challenges' 10th anniversary event & want to chat about SWIN, social economy (innovation, enterprise, enterprise, design, solidarity, social biz, etc), #orgtheory, & #swtech, reach out!
Interesting framework about digital health implementation. This probably applies to digital implementation in any field but like this “Imagine, Educate, Validate” way of thinking.
#swtech #digitalhealth
informatics.bmj.com/content/bmjh...
#swtech #digitalhealth
informatics.bmj.com/content/bmjh...
informatics.bmj.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Interesting framework about digital health implementation. This probably applies to digital implementation in any field but like this “Imagine, Educate, Validate” way of thinking.
#swtech #digitalhealth
informatics.bmj.com/content/bmjh...
#swtech #digitalhealth
informatics.bmj.com/content/bmjh...
Last week I gave a guest lecture on policy entrepreneurship & the work that led up to The Digital Equity Act for a friend's class in another state. Was fun looking up local city council issues & meeting records, plus using the various state Digital Equity Roadmap tools, while preparing. #swtech
November 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Last week I gave a guest lecture on policy entrepreneurship & the work that led up to The Digital Equity Act for a friend's class in another state. Was fun looking up local city council issues & meeting records, plus using the various state Digital Equity Roadmap tools, while preparing. #swtech
Intrigued that ARNOVA & SSWR still have not created Bluesky accounts at this point in 2025. It integrated into @altmetric.com (unliked LinkedIn) & increasingly preferred by academic & scientific institutions & networks. No platform is perfect but... #AcademicSky #ARNOVA2025 #SSWR2026 #SSWR26 #SWTech
Bluesky now platform of choice for science community
It’s not just you. Survey says: “Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky”…
arstechnica.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Intrigued that ARNOVA & SSWR still have not created Bluesky accounts at this point in 2025. It integrated into @altmetric.com (unliked LinkedIn) & increasingly preferred by academic & scientific institutions & networks. No platform is perfect but... #AcademicSky #ARNOVA2025 #SSWR2026 #SSWR26 #SWTech
I'm in a session at the NSWM Forward Thinking Summit -- sessions on AI and Social Work. Marina Badillo-Diaz has developed her own Generative AI prompt library for social workers at www.theaisocialworker.com
It looks really rich...check it out! #SWTech
It looks really rich...check it out! #SWTech
The AI Social Worker
www.theaisocialworker.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I'm in a session at the NSWM Forward Thinking Summit -- sessions on AI and Social Work. Marina Badillo-Diaz has developed her own Generative AI prompt library for social workers at www.theaisocialworker.com
It looks really rich...check it out! #SWTech
It looks really rich...check it out! #SWTech
Join me for my talk at 2025 #NSWM Forward Thinking Summit on "AI Tools for Executive Leadership: Strategic Implementation for Social Service Organizations". Apparently lots of folks have signed up, so thank you!
#SWTech #Ai #ExecutiveLeadership #SocialWork
#SWTech #Ai #ExecutiveLeadership #SocialWork
September 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Join me for my talk at 2025 #NSWM Forward Thinking Summit on "AI Tools for Executive Leadership: Strategic Implementation for Social Service Organizations". Apparently lots of folks have signed up, so thank you!
#SWTech #Ai #ExecutiveLeadership #SocialWork
#SWTech #Ai #ExecutiveLeadership #SocialWork
So excited! Finally got around to getting a copy of @lauranissen.bsky.social Anticipatory Social Work. global.oup.com/academic/product/anticipatory-social-work-9780197665190
#SWTech
#SWTech
September 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
So excited! Finally got around to getting a copy of @lauranissen.bsky.social Anticipatory Social Work. global.oup.com/academic/product/anticipatory-social-work-9780197665190
#SWTech
#SWTech
Brief and heartbreaking.
"What my daughter told ChatGPT before she took her life."
#SWTech #Suicide
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...
"What my daughter told ChatGPT before she took her life."
#SWTech #Suicide
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...
Opinion | What My Daughter Told ChatGPT Before She Took Her Life
www.nytimes.com
August 18, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Brief and heartbreaking.
"What my daughter told ChatGPT before she took her life."
#SWTech #Suicide
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...
"What my daughter told ChatGPT before she took her life."
#SWTech #Suicide
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...
"The Blueprint in Your Brain: How Your Past Shapes You"
NotebookLM video based on Episode 148 with @loyolachicago.bsky.social's Dr. Terry Northcut: Psychodynamic Theory and Human Development.
#SocialWork #SWTech
NotebookLM video based on Episode 148 with @loyolachicago.bsky.social's Dr. Terry Northcut: Psychodynamic Theory and Human Development.
#SocialWork #SWTech
The Blueprint in Your Brain: How Your Past Shapes You
YouTube video by Social Work Podcast
youtu.be
August 18, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"The Blueprint in Your Brain: How Your Past Shapes You"
NotebookLM video based on Episode 148 with @loyolachicago.bsky.social's Dr. Terry Northcut: Psychodynamic Theory and Human Development.
#SocialWork #SWTech
NotebookLM video based on Episode 148 with @loyolachicago.bsky.social's Dr. Terry Northcut: Psychodynamic Theory and Human Development.
#SocialWork #SWTech
The 2025 @edisonresearch.bsky.social report on #podcasting is live! Some key findings:
40% of Americans 12+ listen to podcasts weekly - record high. Weekly listening time has exploded by 355% since 2015, from 170M to 773M hours/week.
1/6
#SWTech
40% of Americans 12+ listen to podcasts weekly - record high. Weekly listening time has exploded by 355% since 2015, from 170M to 773M hours/week.
1/6
#SWTech
The Podcast Consumer 2025
The Podcast Consumer 2025 from Edison Research. How many people in the U.S. are listening to podcasts, consume video podcasts, and what are the overall trends in the podcast listening landscape
www.edisonresearch.com
July 23, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The 2025 @edisonresearch.bsky.social report on #podcasting is live! Some key findings:
40% of Americans 12+ listen to podcasts weekly - record high. Weekly listening time has exploded by 355% since 2015, from 170M to 773M hours/week.
1/6
#SWTech
40% of Americans 12+ listen to podcasts weekly - record high. Weekly listening time has exploded by 355% since 2015, from 170M to 773M hours/week.
1/6
#SWTech
"We need to make sure that social workers are at the table so that we're not using artificial intelligence to replace social workers, but to be a benefit to social workers."
Dr. Anthony Estreet, @naswsocialworkers.bsky.social CEO
Social Work Podcast (Episode 146)
#SWTech #AI
Dr. Anthony Estreet, @naswsocialworkers.bsky.social CEO
Social Work Podcast (Episode 146)
#SWTech #AI
The Evolving Landscape of Social Work Practice: Technology, Advocacy, and the Interstate Compact with NASW CEO Dr. Anthony Estreet
The first podcast by social workers for social workers. Big names talking about bigger ideas. 24/7/365.
socialworkpodcast.blogspot.com
July 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"We need to make sure that social workers are at the table so that we're not using artificial intelligence to replace social workers, but to be a benefit to social workers."
Dr. Anthony Estreet, @naswsocialworkers.bsky.social CEO
Social Work Podcast (Episode 146)
#SWTech #AI
Dr. Anthony Estreet, @naswsocialworkers.bsky.social CEO
Social Work Podcast (Episode 146)
#SWTech #AI
Hot off the press! Episode 146. The Evolving Landscape of Social Work Practice: Technology, Advocacy, and the Interstate Compact with @naswsocialworkers.bsky.social CEO Dr. Anthony Estreet. 1/5
#SWTech #socialworker #NASW #NASW2025
#SWTech #socialworker #NASW #NASW2025
The Evolving Landscape of Social Work Practice: Technology, Advocacy, and the Interstate Compact with NASW CEO Dr. Anthony Estreet
The first podcast by social workers for social workers. Big names talking about bigger ideas. 24/7/365.
socialworkpodcast.blogspot.com
July 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Hot off the press! Episode 146. The Evolving Landscape of Social Work Practice: Technology, Advocacy, and the Interstate Compact with @naswsocialworkers.bsky.social CEO Dr. Anthony Estreet. 1/5
#SWTech #socialworker #NASW #NASW2025
#SWTech #socialworker #NASW #NASW2025
I appreciate these AI guidelines from UB's SSW: socialwork.buffalo.edu/information-...
HT @njsmyth.bsky.social
#SWTech
HT @njsmyth.bsky.social
#SWTech
Guiding Principles for the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence
At the University at Buffalo School of Social Work (UBSSW), we believe that social workers and educators have a responsibility to attend to the technologies that inform the societies in which we opera...
socialwork.buffalo.edu
July 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I appreciate these AI guidelines from UB's SSW: socialwork.buffalo.edu/information-...
HT @njsmyth.bsky.social
#SWTech
HT @njsmyth.bsky.social
#SWTech