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Jonathan B. Singer, PhD, LCSW
@jbsinger.bsky.social
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Award-winning podcaster. #SWTech pioneer. Prof. Best-selling author (Suicide in Schools, Podcasting in Social Work Education). Suicidologist quoted in New York Times, Guardian, CNN. Family man. Tweeted as @socworkpodcast
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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
September 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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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
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September 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Hot off the press! Episode 148: Psychodynamic Theory and Human Development: Interview with @loyolachicago.bsky.social's Dr. Terry Northcut. This episode offers profound insights into how psychodynamic theories explain why we are the way we are.
socialworkpodcast.blogspot.com/2025/08/Nort...
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August 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Over 100 years ago, #SocialWork pioneer Mary Richmond challenged us to make "the long stretch of tomorrows appreciably better." Check it out:
Richmond, M. E. (1920). Some next steps in social treatment. The Family, 1, 6–10. doi.org/10.1177/1044... #SWhistory
@profhalloran.bsky.social
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August 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Join me TODAY at noon EST for a #CrisisJam Fireside chat with Shelby Rowe. Register to join the Zoom meeting:
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

or watch live on YouTube: youtube.com/@988Lifeline
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July 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Reminder: Great video series on Safety Planning Intervention by the co-developer, Greg Brown:
#SuicidePrevention
suicidesafetyplan.com/training/
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July 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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My colleagues and I are conducting a study to understand the role and usage of artificial intelligence (AI) by #SocialWork researchers, practitioners and educators. Please see the flyer for more information. Survey link: utk.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

TYIA! #AI #Research
Research study flyer inviting social work researchers, educators, and practitioners to participate in a 20-minute survey about the role and usage of artificial intelligence (AI) in social work. The study is conducted by researchers at Loyola University Chicago and the University of Tennessee. Participants who complete the survey can enter a raffle to win one of five $20 Amazon gift cards. Eligibility criteria include being 18 years or older, identifying as a social work researcher, educator, or practitioner, and not currently enrolled in a BSW or MSW program. Contact information for Dr. Abha Rai (arai4@luc.edu), Dr. Jonathan Singer (jsinger1@luc.edu), and Dr. Kristen Ravi (kravi2@utk.edu) is provided for questions. The flyer uses a simple design with a combination of orange, yellow, and black text on a white background.
July 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Honored to participation in this #SuicidePrevention panel:

"Addressing Suicide as the Leading Cause of Gun Deaths" with the Jewish Gun Violence Prevention Roundtable on July 30th at 7 pm eastern.

Free! Register here: secure.everyaction.com/bx0FSGv-BEay...

#GunSafety
Dark-blue webinar banner titled “Breaking the Silence: Addressing Suicide as the Leading Cause of Gun Deaths.” Sub-heading shows the date and time: “Wednesday, July 30 | 7:00 p.m. ET.” Beneath are five framed head-shots, left to right: Kathryn Fleisher (Policy Advisor, Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions); Rabbi Suzanne Offit (Co-leader, Suicide Loss Survivor Support Group, JF&CS Betty Ann Greenbaum Miller Center for Jewish Healing); Dr. Judy Schaechter (Professor Emerita of Pediatrics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine); Dr. Jonathan B. Singer (Professor of Social Work, Loyola University Chicago); and moderator Rachel Graber (VP of Government Relations & Advocacy, Jewish Women International). Bottom center features the “Jewish Gun Violence Prevention Roundtable – JWI” logo.
July 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Finally, Dr. Estreet talks about NASW's renewed vision for the organization, symbolized by its new logo, and its commitment to deep listening, inclusivity, responsiveness, and meeting the diverse needs of its members. 5/5

I hope you enjoy the episode!
July 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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My pre-order of @kathryngordon.bsky.social's beautiful new journal arrived! Looks and feels great. Content is, of course, top notch. A must for anyone who works with people managing suicidal thoughts and feelings. Congrats, Katie!
amzn.to/3Im0bVe
#SuicidePrevention #Therapy #CBT #3ST
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July 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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I don't do the Social Work Podcast for props, but every once in a while I get a review that makes my day. Thank you to the unknown reviewer for your very kind words.

socialworkpodcast.com

#SWTech #Podcast #SocialWork
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July 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Social workers - please take a minute to complete this survey on the role and usage of artificial intelligence (AI) by social work researchers, practitioners and educators. Pls share with your networks. @profhalloran.bsky.social #SWTech
utk.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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June 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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In my #NASW2025 poll, the most-used word when social workers think about social media was...
👉 “Bias.”

Also high on the list: Privacy. Risk. Advocacy. Cyberbully.

Social workers are not ambivalent. We’re careful.

What would help you feel more confident showing up online as a social worker?
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June 20, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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At #NASW2025, social workers said they rarely use social media professionally (1.9/10)… but rated their frustration with influencers misusing “trauma” & “narcissist” a 7.2/10.

We’re watching. We’re cringing. Maybe it’s time we started posting. @naswsocialworkers.bsky.social
#EthicalInfluencing
Anthony Estreet, Yvonne Chase at NASW2025
June 20, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Love the new @naswsocialworkers.bsky.social logo. Great photo op at #NASW2025
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June 18, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Loved it! #NASW2025
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June 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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@laurigoldkind.bsky.social "Uploading PHI to an LLM could be a career ending move... We've been here before: Facebook in 2008, social media, Google searches..."
#SWTech #NASW2025
June 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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"LLMs like ChatGPT are like a well-intentioned undergraduate research assistant. You have to check their work." Eric Rice

@naswsocialworkers.bsky.social #SWTech #NASW2025
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June 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Juan Rios talking about how he views the intersection between technology and social work, based on his lived experience.
#NASW2025
June 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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USC's Eric Rice tells the story about how he started the USC Center for AI in Society in 2016 as a partnership between social work and engineering. Why? He didn't want tech bros telling social service workers what to do. @naswsocialworkers.bsky.social #SWTech
cais.usc.edu
#NASW2025
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June 17, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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@laurigoldkind.bsky.social starting of #NASW2025 plenary on #ArtificialIntelligence. Great overview. #SWTech @naswsocialworkers.bsky.social
June 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Day 2 of #NASW2025. First up, Robyn L. Golden accepts the Knee/Wittman Health & Mental Health Achievement Award. #SWTech @naswsocialworkers.bsky.social
www.socialworkers.org/events/natio...
Main stage at NASW 2025 conference
June 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Excited to see the opening plenary for @naswsocialworkers.bsky.social's national conference with @justinsharty.bsky.social. Tuesday, @laurigoldkind.bsky.social will be talking about AI and #SWTech on Tuesday. Wednesday I'll be talking about social media. Join us in person or online! #NASW2025
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June 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Join me Tuesday May 27th 9:30 - 11am EST for a conversation about Suicide Prevention for Youth, hosted by the Traumatic Loss Coalition and Rutgers Health. Free / No CEUs. Register here: rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#SuicidePrevention #YouthSuicide #MentalHealth
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May 25, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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The Trump White House released a horrific and dystopian FY2026 budgetary request. They are proposing cutting $1B from SAMHSA, $3.5B from CDC, $1.7B from HRSA, which will gut harm reduction efforts, funding for mobile crisis grants, family planning, HIV prevention.
www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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May 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM