Jimmy Young, PhD, MSW, MPA
@jimmysw.bsky.social
Social Work Futurist @SWfutureslab | Professor @csusm | Founder @SM4SW | Treasurer @husitaOrg | #DigitalandNewMediaLiteracies | #SWtech #SWfutures
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Happy to see the final version of our manuscript fully in print with a limited number of free copies at the following Link: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/38X7F...
#SWfutures
#SWfutures
Pedagogies of possibility: Case studies from using foresight tools in the social work classroom
Social workers engage across sectors to advocate for social justice, empower individuals and communities and work toward more equitable futures. Foresight practice, or the systematic scan of past a...
www.tandfonline.com
September 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Happy to see the final version of our manuscript fully in print with a limited number of free copies at the following Link: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/38X7F...
#SWfutures
#SWfutures
Finally received my copy of #AnticipatorySocialWork and I’m so grateful to have a minor contribution towards the end along with my colleagues from the SWFutures Lab. #SWfutures
July 18, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Finally received my copy of #AnticipatorySocialWork and I’m so grateful to have a minor contribution towards the end along with my colleagues from the SWFutures Lab. #SWfutures
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Always psyched to think big thoughts with @bryan-victor.bsky.social
#collapse #mentalhealth
#foresight
#futures
@jimmysw.bsky.social
@jcreswellbaez.bsky.social
#collapse #mentalhealth
#foresight
#futures
@jimmysw.bsky.social
@jcreswellbaez.bsky.social
Wrote about the arrival of mental health chatbots with @laurigoldkind.bsky.social and the enduring importance of human practitioners
The Therapist in the Machine: Confronting AI’s Challenge to Clinical Social Work
Published in Journal of Technology in Human Services (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
May 9, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Always psyched to think big thoughts with @bryan-victor.bsky.social
#collapse #mentalhealth
#foresight
#futures
@jimmysw.bsky.social
@jcreswellbaez.bsky.social
#collapse #mentalhealth
#foresight
#futures
@jimmysw.bsky.social
@jcreswellbaez.bsky.social
What🤔
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta's chatbots will supplement your real friends: "The average American has fewer than 3 friends ... but has demand for ... 15 friends" (h/t x.com/romanhelmetg...)
May 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
What🤔
Here we go again 😬
As the H5N1 bird flu virus mutates and rapidly spreads through American cattle herds — a first for the U.S. — doctors and veterinarians are fearful that if the virus is left unchecked, it could spiral into a possible pandemic. https://cbsn.ws/4ionCJG
As bird flu hits cattle herds in U.S., scientists say these H5N1 factors worry them most
Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible pandemic.
cbsn.ws
April 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Here we go again 😬
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“The Bureau employs some 2,000 people in the city of 29,000.”
The Red Rural Recession.
www.thedailybeast.com/maga-junkie-...
The Red Rural Recession.
www.thedailybeast.com/maga-junkie-...
‘MAGA Junkie’ Fired in DOGE Cuts Now Regrets Voting for Trump: ‘I Expected Better’
“I was a MAGA junkie, a MAGA junkie who thought her government job would be safe with Donald Trump in office,” says West Virginia woman fired from the Bureau of Fiscal Service.
www.thedailybeast.com
March 29, 2025 at 4:22 AM
“The Bureau employs some 2,000 people in the city of 29,000.”
The Red Rural Recession.
www.thedailybeast.com/maga-junkie-...
The Red Rural Recession.
www.thedailybeast.com/maga-junkie-...
March 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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The program forgives the loans of borrowers who work in public service. The executive action would exclude those who work for certain organizations.
Trump signs executive action targeting public service loan program
The program forgives the loans of borrowers who work in public service. The executive action would exclude those who work for certain organizations.
www.npr.org
March 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The program forgives the loans of borrowers who work in public service. The executive action would exclude those who work for certain organizations.
Getting excited to present 2 different topics at the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors Conference next week. If you are in Vegas for the conference, come say hello. #BPD2025
March 7, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Getting excited to present 2 different topics at the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors Conference next week. If you are in Vegas for the conference, come say hello. #BPD2025
March 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Holy crap. Zelensky is a model of respect. I have no doubt that Trump and Vance think this is a show of strength, but they are the shittiest bullies (deeply insecure and weak) at the lunch table. Shameful and ignorant. Kids - don't try this at home.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
Video: Trump, Zelensky and Vance Argue Over Ukraine War
President Trump and Vice President JD Vance scolded President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine during a meeting in the Oval Office on Friday, claiming he was not grateful enough for U.S. aid.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Holy crap. Zelensky is a model of respect. I have no doubt that Trump and Vance think this is a show of strength, but they are the shittiest bullies (deeply insecure and weak) at the lunch table. Shameful and ignorant. Kids - don't try this at home.
www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
This piece from Ezra Klein explains pretty well part of what’s going on currently in the U.S.
#NPC
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2y4yVpK/
#NPC
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2y4yVpK/
What happens when ambition no longer checks ambition? @nytopinion columnist Ezra Klein argues that Congress has become like non-player characters in a video game, automatons serving Trump’s ambitions ...
TikTok video by New York Times Opinion
www.tiktok.com
February 19, 2025 at 5:54 AM
This piece from Ezra Klein explains pretty well part of what’s going on currently in the U.S.
#NPC
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2y4yVpK/
#NPC
www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2y4yVpK/
I should be more appalled that people take musk at his word when he says bureaucracy is rife with fraud but doesn’t provide any proof. But then again look where we are 🤷♂️
February 12, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I should be more appalled that people take musk at his word when he says bureaucracy is rife with fraud but doesn’t provide any proof. But then again look where we are 🤷♂️
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Top tip. Don’t have insomnia in the middle of a coup.
An executive order has now given DOGE oversight of all government departments.
It’s a complete takeover of the federal government by Musk. A Musk ‘team lead’ will now make all hiring decisions according to a ‘data-driven’ model
An executive order has now given DOGE oversight of all government departments.
It’s a complete takeover of the federal government by Musk. A Musk ‘team lead’ will now make all hiring decisions according to a ‘data-driven’ model
February 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Top tip. Don’t have insomnia in the middle of a coup.
An executive order has now given DOGE oversight of all government departments.
It’s a complete takeover of the federal government by Musk. A Musk ‘team lead’ will now make all hiring decisions according to a ‘data-driven’ model
An executive order has now given DOGE oversight of all government departments.
It’s a complete takeover of the federal government by Musk. A Musk ‘team lead’ will now make all hiring decisions according to a ‘data-driven’ model
Okay. Still figuring out starter packs here on Bluesky. I previously only created a list but this link goes to the starter pack. Reply and I’ll add you if you want. #SWtech
go.bsky.app/8EES7Gw
go.bsky.app/8EES7Gw
February 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Okay. Still figuring out starter packs here on Bluesky. I previously only created a list but this link goes to the starter pack. Reply and I’ll add you if you want. #SWtech
go.bsky.app/8EES7Gw
go.bsky.app/8EES7Gw
Excited to share my newest publication: A comparison of video and live performance approaches in a school-based sexual abuse prevention program
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/VBH6M...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/VBH6M...
A comparison of video and live performance approaches in a school-based sexual abuse prevention program
This study examines the impact of delivery modes (live vs. video) in a school-based child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention program for second to fifth grade children. The program uses musical theater ...
www.tandfonline.com
February 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Excited to share my newest publication: A comparison of video and live performance approaches in a school-based sexual abuse prevention program
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/VBH6M...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/VBH6M...
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#SWTech folks: very interesting white paper on #PublicAI (other good stuff linked to hashtag). Lots of overlap & alignment with #SocialWork #SocialWorkSky
@jbsinger.bsky.social @dupatton.bsky.social @laurigoldkind.bsky.social @jcreswellbaez.bsky.social @jimmysw.bsky.social @stuckonsw.bsky.social
@jbsinger.bsky.social @dupatton.bsky.social @laurigoldkind.bsky.social @jcreswellbaez.bsky.social @jimmysw.bsky.social @stuckonsw.bsky.social
Open weight models like #DeepSeek are POWERFUL for expanding access to AI capabilities, but access is not enough!
We need #PublicAI: an approach that prioritizes public goals with accountability and sustainably maintains public goods in addition to providing access.
publicai.network/whitepaper/
We need #PublicAI: an approach that prioritizes public goals with accountability and sustainably maintains public goods in addition to providing access.
publicai.network/whitepaper/
January 31, 2025 at 3:40 AM
#SWTech folks: very interesting white paper on #PublicAI (other good stuff linked to hashtag). Lots of overlap & alignment with #SocialWork #SocialWorkSky
@jbsinger.bsky.social @dupatton.bsky.social @laurigoldkind.bsky.social @jcreswellbaez.bsky.social @jimmysw.bsky.social @stuckonsw.bsky.social
@jbsinger.bsky.social @dupatton.bsky.social @laurigoldkind.bsky.social @jcreswellbaez.bsky.social @jimmysw.bsky.social @stuckonsw.bsky.social
Excited to start the new year off with a publication in the Journal of Public Child Welfare. Can’t wait to share it once it’s available.
January 29, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Excited to start the new year off with a publication in the Journal of Public Child Welfare. Can’t wait to share it once it’s available.
So who’s been playing with DeepSeek AI? I hear it’s way better than ChatGPT 🤷♂️
January 24, 2025 at 3:31 AM
So who’s been playing with DeepSeek AI? I hear it’s way better than ChatGPT 🤷♂️
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Desmond highlights Laura Nissen's #SWFutures work as an exemplar of collaboration. #SSWR2025
cc: @jimmysw.bsky.social
cc: @jimmysw.bsky.social
January 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Desmond highlights Laura Nissen's #SWFutures work as an exemplar of collaboration. #SSWR2025
cc: @jimmysw.bsky.social
cc: @jimmysw.bsky.social
Rest in Peace President Carter.
Breaking: Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the US, has died, the Washington Post reported. He was 100
Jimmy Carter, Peanut Farmer Who Reached White House, Dies at 100
Jimmy Carter, the former Georgia peanut farmer who as US president brokered a historic and lasting peace accord between Israel and Egypt in a single term marred by soaring inflation, an oil shortage a...
www.bloomberg.com
December 29, 2024 at 9:32 PM
Rest in Peace President Carter.