Jacob Otis

Biographic Data

ID5943352
NAMEJacob Otis
GIVEN NAMESJacob
FAMILY NAMEOtis
SIGNATUREOTIS J
AFFILIATIONSSchool of Social Work, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Jacob Otis is a PhD candidate, , St. Paul, MN, USA
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Working Conditions, Professional Discretion, and Resistance of Frontline Social Workers

    Open AccessJessica Toft, Ruti Sofer-Elnekave et al.ARTICLESocial Work2025References: 9

    This study examines 21st century social workers' working conditions through the lens of neoliberalism, a political and economic ideology that has profoundly shaped the delivery of social services in the United States. This study explores the working conditions, professional discretion, and resistance to neoliberal managerialism of direct line workers. A statewide survey was sent out to all licensed social workers in Minnesota, and 2,329 direct li…

  • Reflections on social work education during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessWendy Haight, Wendy L Haight et al.ARTICLEQualitative Social Work2023

    This focused ethnography examines the experiences of social work faculty members during the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we conducted participant observations of the pivot to distance learning, research and service, and overall responses of the social work community at a Research 1, public university. This article focuses on in-depth, zoom-recorded, individual interviews with 16 social work faculty member…