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Unsurprisingly, @nasw has been particularly terrible during this period of rebellion. I don't expect much from them or big social work institutions. Still, their participation in this moment clarifies a longstanding truth, social work almost always sides with the state 1/
The recent congressional briefing they organized is as much proof as anyone needs, which was primarily about affirming the notion that social workers should be partnering with police, and supporting reforms like training and culture change 2/ https://csd.wustl.edu/congressional-briefing-black-lives-matter-social-work-and-the-future-of-policing/?utm_content=buffer5768b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
The policy brief they shared from the Brown School's Center for Social Development is equally egregious in which they write "This is not about “defunding the police.”" 3/ https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1906&context=csd_research
Still, many of us in the world of social work believe in something else, at least for now, and are working to interrupt these ideas, in discourse, and in practice. @MyHarmReduction wrote a great piece recently 4/ https://filtermag.org/social-workers-police-departments/
As did @edwardhswong, and other pieces are coming.
https://uppingtheanti.org/blog/entry/mental-health-professionals-are-not-the-solution-to-racist-police-violence
Some of us are also working on political education ideas so stay tuned for more to come.
https://uppingtheanti.org/blog/entry/mental-health-professionals-are-not-the-solution-to-racist-police-violence
Some of us are also working on political education ideas so stay tuned for more to come.
