Amy Shackelford
Biographic Data
| ID | 6026266 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amy Shackelford |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amy |
| FAMILY NAME | Shackelford |
| SIGNATURE | SHACKELFORD A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy—Social Work, Jyväskylä University , Opinkivi, Jyväskylä FI-40014, Finland |
| ORCID | 0009-0009-6705-3450 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Teaching Social Work Policy Classes in a Divisive Era
Social work instructors are navigating educational environments that are impacted by the divisiveness apparent within society today, but few resources exist to guide them. This article attempts to contribute practical guidance for educators, especially those teaching about political issues where students, and perhaps even instructors, may possess differing perspectives that juxtapose with the official mandates of social work. This study replicate…
Teaching Social Justice After the Dobbs Decision
On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, overturning 50 years of protected abortion rights in the United States. The decision directly impacts the way social work educators address current social issues that relate to bodily autonomy and social justice. This paper used mixed methodology to collect quantitative and qualitative survey data from MSW students to explore how they percei…
Abolitionism and Ecosocial Work
The ecosocial work approach incorporates the environment into social justice frameworks. It calls for holistic practices that centre Indigenous and Global South voices, transdisciplinarity, anti-oppressive strategies in micro–macro practice and sustainability. In this article, we argue that the integration of abolitionist theory and practice within ecosocial work—specifically the reduction or elimination of social work from carceral systems that …
Abolitionism and Ecosocial Work
The ecosocial work approach incorporates the environment into social justice frameworks. It calls for holistic practices that centre Indigenous and Global South voices, transdisciplinarity, anti-oppressive strategies in micro–macro practice and sustainability. In this article, we argue that the integration of abolitionist theory and practice within ecosocial work—specifically the reduction or elimination of social work from carceral systems that …
Teaching Social Justice After the Dobbs Decision
On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, overturning 50 years of protected abortion rights in the United States. The decision directly impacts the way social work educators address current social issues that relate to bodily autonomy and social justice. This paper used mixed methodology to collect quantitative and qualitative survey data from MSW students to explore how they percei…
Abolitionism and Ecosocial Work
The ecosocial work approach incorporates the environment into social justice frameworks. It calls for holistic practices that centre Indigenous and Global South voices, transdisciplinarity, anti-oppressive strategies in micro–macro practice and sustainability. In this article, we argue that the integration of abolitionist theory and practice within ecosocial work—specifically the reduction or elimination of social work from carceral systems that …
Teaching Social Work Policy Classes in a Divisive Era
Social work instructors are navigating educational environments that are impacted by the divisiveness apparent within society today, but few resources exist to guide them. This article attempts to contribute practical guidance for educators, especially those teaching about political issues where students, and perhaps even instructors, may possess differing perspectives that juxtapose with the official mandates of social work. This study replicate…
Social Work (3 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (3 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Abolitionism (1 work) · Autonomy (1 work) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (1 work) · Curriculum (1 work) · Ecology (1 work)