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Amy Krings

@amykrings.bsky.social
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Mommy of two littles + social work professor interested in community organizing, environmental justice, and social change work.

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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
"We believe that scientists, particularly those who study community practice theory and methods, have a right and a responsibility to disseminate work that influences social policy, organizational practices, and community groups."
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
"We will continue to create space for the dissemination of community practice research that examines and promotes social justice through community change." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Holding Space: A Defense of Community Practice Research
Published in Journal of Community Practice (Vol. 33, No. 2, 2025)
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
The study is a timely one, and useful to folks who care about social workers' ability to influence policies that impact social issues and their purported solutions. Please share with social work policy organizations, educators, activists, and researchers.
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
"Predictors of political participation of U.S. social workers: the mediating effect of confidence" - OPEN ACCESS www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Predictors of political participation of U.S. social workers: the mediating effect of confidence
What factors are associated with social workers’ political participation, and how does political confidence mediate those relationships? To answer this question, data were collected in 2020 through...
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Please forward or reshare with anyone who might be interested. There is SO much happening in the world and I don't want this special talk to be buried!
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
You can attend in person or via zoom. Here is the calendar invite: lnkd.in/gAEaJNMd *If you plan to attend in person, please let me know. I will be there and hope to be in solidarity and community.
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Dr. Taylor is not new to these struggles, and I believe that she (as an often unsung hero of the environmental justice movement) will have wise words for many of us (individually and collectively) who are struggling with understanding the big picture and taking it one step at a time.
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
These questions are even more pressing in a political environment that is openly hostile to the communities and places most impacted by environmental injustice.
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
I strongly encourage folks to attend, especially anyone concerned about / working on intersectional environmental and climate issues - and how to address them in a fair and inclusive way.
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
On Monday (2/10), Dorceta E Taylor will present a talk at The Ohio State University College of Social Work titled "Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Intersection of Civil Rights and Environmental Justice".
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Abstracts should clearly identify how the paper is linked to the special issue, provide background & purpose, conceptual or theoretical framework(s), data & methods of analysis, results, and implications. They should be labeled FOR SPECIAL ISSUE – ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE JUSTICE.
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Submission Timelines and Details: Abstracts should be no longer than 500 words and submitted to jcp@acosa.org by January 31, 2025. The Guest Editors will provide abstract dispositions by March 1, 2025. Final Manuscripts should be submitted by May 1, 2025.
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
LINK - for more information about the application process for those struggling with the QR code -- grandchallengesforsocialwork.org/create-socia...
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Grand Challenges for Social Work
Social progress powered by science
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
- 500 word abstracts = due Fri, Jan 31 - Manuscripts that are moved forward = due May 1 Questions? You are welcome to contact me as a co-editor, or one of my coeditors. (@feliciamitchell.bsky.social, @Dorlisa Minnick, @Cheryl Hyde, @Shanondora Billiot) Please repost +/or tag folks.
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
The due date for the Journal of Community Practice's special issue is coming up. (See flyer for details). I encourage you to submit if you are doing work at the intersections of community practice / social change work + environmental / climate / ecosocial work.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20/01/2025
These executive orders on banning federally funded entities from recognizing trans people or disallowing them from using the bathroom are not self-executing or immediately enforceable. They require formal rule making at a minimum. They are a scare tactic. Ignore and do not comply in advance.
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Wow! Congratulations Kristen!!
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
ahem, name badge ribbons
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
oooooh I didn't notice until you posted it that we get cool black and gold striped name badges 💫 Feeling Fancy 💫
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Exactly - when I saw your question about what books to include, it made me think that you would have liked the call-in. Next time though, and perhaps one focused on teaching organizing. <3
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
I would also be excited to read it as well, or to trade. I relied heavily on Mariame Kaba's work in several classes but partially that was bc while teaching at Loyola, it was SO clearly relevant to the Chicago context. I still draw from her, but will diversify / update readings for next semester.
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
It included breakout discussions about supporting students, the communities in which we practice, and each other as educators in 2025. Lots of strategy questions, commiseration. and resource sharing (ex: social welfare historical content). 50+ in attendance so there is demand for more in 2025
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Thanks Kristen. Always thankful for a chance to reflect, imagine, process, and strategize with you.
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
I do agree that this is likely to be valuable even for folks not teaching social policy next semester.
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Hi Meg, we opted not to record but will happily share resources. Hopefully we can connect for a future one.
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
We will consider questions about supporting students, course design and content, and navigating a changing social-political context. Note: The call-in will not be recorded. Here's the registration link: msu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Navigating Change. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Navigating Change: Thinking together in community about teaching social work policy in 2025 Join Influencing Social Policy and social work policy educators across the U.S. to strategize and vision tog...
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Today is the day for Influencing Social Policy's call-in about teaching social policy in 2025. We know social work educators are swamped right now but encourage you to take this time to invest in yourself while being in community with fellow educators.
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Suzanne Pritzker @suzannepritzker.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Fellow social work policy educators - please join us in conversation next week to support each other and share ideas and resources as we start preparing for the Spring semester. We'd love to know what you're most hoping to hear & talk about - feel free to share in the replies
"Navigating Change" event flyer to think together in community about teaching social work policy in 2025.
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Yes - thank you Dale! Sorry for that!!
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
LINK - msu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
msu.zoom.us
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Navigating Change. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Navigating Change: Thinking together in community about teaching social work policy in 2025 Join Influencing Social Policy and social work policy educators across the U.S. to strategize and vision tog...
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Ummm... excellent question. Let me get right back to you. ;)
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Thanks Meg, happy to pass along resources. Not sure yet if we will also record -- my impulse is not to so that people are more inclined to speak openly. But let me talk it over with Melinda and @suzannepritzker.bsky.social because, of course, we also want to make it accessible. Will get back to you!
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Melinda Lewis, @suzannepritzker.bsky.social, and I are organizing this conversation as a space to share resources, generate ideas, and support educators. Sponsored by Influencing Social Policy.
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
* Calling all social work educators who are grappling with tough questions about how to support their students while teaching social welfare policy and social change courses in 2025. *
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Thanks @sonstengperson.bsky.social for letting me know about the feed. Always welcome tips on how to make this new platform a comparatively pleasant one. ;)
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Amy Krings @amykrings.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Perhaps fitting that my first post on this platform is about Human Rights and a Just Transition. Please see my recent publication and as always let me know if you need me to send you a pdf. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Applying a Human Rights Framework to the Just Transition: Implications for Social Work - Journal of Human Rights and Social Work
The transition toward a renewable energy future poses significant ethical challenges that demand careful consideration by social workers. We argue that the principles and goals of the just transition ...
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