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Jessica Toft, PhD, MSW, LISW (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
University of Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN, United States

Toft examines two sides of the same coin: how neoliberalism works to limit the professional authority of social work, and how social work can and has used democratic ideas and actions to protect and extend professional authority. My work is informed by scholarship from history, political science, sociology, cultural studies, linguistics, and social work, and draws on theories of neoliberalism, democracy, and the sociology of professions. I employ diverse methods to explore questions related to the effects of neoliberalism and democracy on social work theory and practice, including discourse analysis, historical methods, and survey and interview research. I chair the Effects of Neoliberalism on Social Work Practice in Minnesota and am the principal investigator of the Working Conditions of Minnesota Social Workers Project. I am the former president of the Minnesota Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers and the current Vice President of the Social Welfare History Group.

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