Mike Massey

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

If you are interested in social work history, licensure policy, antiracist practice, or the politics of professionalization, this will be an important discussion. I hope you will join us and share with colleagues and students.

This timely session examines the rise of standardized licensure exams in social work during the 1970s and early 80s. Drawing on archival research and mid to late 20th century pubs, Kimberly Sims, PhD, LICSW, and I explore the push for and resistance to licensure exams as a requirement for practice.

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Upcoming Social Welfare History Group Spotlight Series Webinar – Standardizing Whiteness: A History of the Move to Social Work Licensure Exams

Free! ASL Provided.

#socialwork

📅 February 24, 2026
🕑 2–3:30pm PT / 3–4:30pm MT / 4–5:30pm CT / 5–6:30pm ET
REGISTER: asu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

After 14 years, it is time for the General Assembly to take meaningful steps to address the harms of charging youth as adults. The current system is wasteful, and it doesn't give young people or our communities the outcomes they deserve. Pass SB323/HB409!!

Huh?

There are two ways we recommend taking action today in response to the murder of Renee Nicole Good:

Join us at Sherman Circle at 5:30pm for a community vigil!

Then at 8pm, there will be a nationwide virtual rapid response call focused on next steps & action!
www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

I wish!

I just assume everyone else cheats. Helps me sleep at night.

Even this orange man agrees we’re going to make DC a state ✊✊

"#YJAM2025 United For Action" over an image of a group of young people all wearing yellow t-shirts with jeans with their arms around each other looking away from the camera. At the bottom are logos for National Youth Justice Network and the Coalition for Juvenile Justice

October is Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM)! We'll be spending the month raising awareness about the unique challenges young individuals face within the justice system and advocating for fair, effective, and developmentally appropriate responses.

Learn more: youthjusticeactionmonth.org

Yesterday was incredible — and today, we keep organizing.

Tomorrow we're headed to the Senate and will host a teach-in about juries with @harrietsdreams.bsky.social. Tuesday, college students walk out. Later this week get trained on non-cooperation, and more. Details at FreeDCproject.org/events.

That’s pretty much my policy as well. Spirit of the law

Why is it the first time?

Opinion | The GOP wants to expand the child tax credit — but not for poor kids Even a proposal meant to benefit children would cut out low-income households.

Great work from social work scholars at Columbia U. Yet another example of the wicked classism and perverse cruelty that defines the GOP's and, of course, has deep roots in U.S. policy. #socialwork
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How would you describe yourself?

I heard back about one last week, but haven’t heard anything about the second

I would argue that he likes and wants to preserve or bring back many of its traditions.

'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …

Please highlight this story.

ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.

kfor.com/news/local/w...

The Dems problem is not “wokeness” or that they are too left. The problem is they chase public opinion rather than shaping it, implying they don’t belive in anything.

Dems that don’t do this (AOC, Bernie, and Warren) are popular.

And this is why Booker’s speech was so moving—it seemed genuine.

ICE’s viral arrest of a Tufts University student, briefly explained A foreign student who coauthored an op-ed was arrested and put in deportation proceedings.

Anyway, a good brief background article on Ozturk's situation. Read the op ed, linked within. Build & leverage support for basic civil rights & resist thesr fascist politics. Challenge the disinfo & propaganda that still defines what is "acceptable" discourse on the war.
www.vox.com/donald-trump...

Often?

Why not both?

Nicole and Letty need $10,000 more to reach their goal! If we can get 400 people to donate $25 we will have helped them be able to rebuild!

They lost their house, a car, and all of their possessions. Let’s help them out!

Damn. That took guts. I was trying to keep it light.

Infographic on Trump's Anti-Trans exec orders and the existing laws they violate.

DO NOT COMPLY IN ADVANCE.

These things will be challenged and we will have time to find work arounds, new plans and build networks.

That was easy. Next question.

You are all great scholars, social workers, advocates, and leaders. Well deserved.

Good time at #SSWR2025. On my plane ride home, I watched David Sedaris’ Master Class on writing. Very enjoyable. But if I were an aspiring writer, I would have felt totally deflated.