Just touched down in Hartford Connecticut to attend the Nancy A. Humphries Institute for Political Social Work. A nice why to close out #BHM and usher in #womenshistorymonth and #socialworkmonth #socialworkISpolitical #evenmebook

Abolition and Addiction Treatment: From Moral Injury to Moral Rebellion | Abolitionist Perspectives in Social Work

New article out in Abolitionist Perspectives in Social Work!

#moralinjury #harmreduction #addictionmed #socialworkispolitical

Right Arguments, Wrong Audience The addiction treatment industry just can't quit coercion. Mandated (forced) treatment is a staple topic here because the industry relies on it, both financially (guaranteed revenue) and politically (...

New post on arguments against forced #addiction treatment--and why it's such an uphill battle.

#harmreduction #addictionmed #therapistsky #socialworkispolitical

Substance Use and Autonomy in Word and Deed — IDHA It’s like a series of riddles. What experience has universal meaning but no agreed-upon name? What “deadly disease” do some people not mind having – or might not even exist? What service is out of rea...

I have a long-form essay on the #IDHA blog! On prioritizing people's autonomy in #substanceuse, from language to service options.

#therapistsky #drugsky #addictionmed #socialworkispolitical

Reader Request: Motivational Interviewing "It was as if they were trying to use the techniques on clients, trying to hoodwink them into changing. The words were there, but the music was wrong." -William R. Miller, 2023 William Miller origin...

Motivational interviewing is a staple of #addiction treatment. Review of its limitations by a longtime practitioner:

#therapistsky #addictionmed #harmreduction #socialworkispolitical #m4a

One Day I'll Be A Medicaid Provider "I have tried so many times..." I feel really bad about the fact that I don't take Medicaid. (Here we call it MaineCare.) Providers and facilities not accepting Medicaid has created an artificial s...

New post on barriers to #Medicaid enrollment for mental health providers. Ultimately it's a patient access issue!

#addictionmed #harmreduction #m4a #socialworkispolitical #maine #therapistsky

Report: The Drug Treatment Debate: Why Accessible and Voluntary Treatment Wins - Drug Policy Alliance For people to get the help they need, substance use disorder treatment must be voluntary, effective, affordable, accessible, and appealing.

I worked in mandated treatment for many years. I wanted to believe it "works"--but it usually doesn't.

See my roundup above and/or this report from @drugpolicy.org

#harmreduction #m4a #therapistsky #socialworkispolitical

Group, Group, and More Group The classic visual for addiction treatment is a circle of chairs, like so: As little as most people know about our world, pop culture has this one right! Just about everything is done in groups—same ...

Why is #addiction treatment always done in groups? Just kidding--you already know why. Here's the problem.

#socialworkispolitical #harmreduction #therapistsky #addictionmed

It’s only October 3rd and the political circus already gave us enough chaos for a whole month. Here are this month's biggest (so far) WTF did I just read? moments. Buckle up. #SocialWorkIsPolitical #WTFFRIDAY

These aren’t just gaffes...they’re cracks in the façade. And cracks matter, because that’s where the light gets in. #WTFFriday #SocialWorkIsPolitical

For the cringe file: the GOP’s “oops, the mask slipped” moments. These are the ones they’d rather you scroll past. Spoiler: you’re not going to.
#SocialWorkisPolitical #WTFFRIDAY

On "Dying With Their Rights On" Does this look like someone with too many rights? The notion of people “dying with their rights on” comes from arguments for forced psychiatric hospitalization, dating back to the 1970s. As the rheto...

New post on forced treatment, the July executive order and "dying with their rights on."

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#therapistsky #harmreduction #substanceuse #additionmed #m4a #socialworkispolitical #drugs

The Opposite of "Letting It Go" Last week’s post was about moral injury in addiction treatment. Earlier in my career I did not yet have this term to describe my distress, but I recognized that the system I worked in devalued my clie...

New post on what to do with our moral injury as care workers. #socialworkispolitical #additionmed #M4A #therapistsky #recovery #harmreduction

Moral Injury in Addiction Treatment Moral injury is the psychological or spiritual pain of your morality being violated. Whether you have actively participated in, allowed, or only witnessed the acts in question, you are morally injured...

New post on my moral injury as a substance use clinician. #therapistsky #socialworkispolitical #harmreduction #addictionmed #m4a #recovery

A Cure For Addiction Welcome! I’m Rosalie, or Rosey, and I’m a therapist in the specialty usually called “substance use disorders.” “Addiction” is a subjective experience, not a clinical label, and I find it more human th...

Person-centered substance use care: No coercion, no standardized protocols, no catering to a bunch of outside authorities commanding the person to change.

Does this sound so outrageous that it just might work? (2/2)
#therapistsky #harmreduction #recovery #socialworkispolitical #M4A #addictionmed

Addiction Essentialism This post is first in a series on how we talk about addiction. Stigma and stereotypes are never helpful. While perhaps this should go without saying, a strong contingent in the public mistakenly beli...

First post in my series on addiction tropes. I call this one "addiction essentialism" rather than stigma or stereotyping.
#therapistsky #socialworkispolitical #harmreduction #M4A

Addiction and Pity This is post 2 of 3 in a series on how we talk about addiction. Last week’s post discussed the judgments and generalizations we are all familiar with. Today we turn to pity. Pity toward people with a...

New post on how pity operates in substance use policy and treatment
#therapistsky #socialworkispolitical #harmreduction #recovery #M4A

Therapy does not fix being poor
I work with numerous people busting their ass;
- working long hours
-making DECENT wages
Still on Medicaid, Food Stamps/SNAP
living in their cars or motels (which = fast food since there are no kitchens).

#Homelessness #SocialWorkIsPolitical #TherapyDoesntFixPoor

Spoke at NASW 2025 on Neurodiversity in Social Work. Awareness is just the beginning — inclusion is the goal. Let’s keep working toward justice, accessibility, and true equity.
#Neurodiversity #DisabilityJustice #SocialWorkIsPolitical

I’m here because social workers belong in every room — including this one.

I’m Dr. Marya Wright, and I use my voice to advocate for justice, uplift communities, and redefine what leadership looks like.

Let’s build something powerful here.

#BlueskyIntro #SocialWorkIsPolitical

Things to work on today:

Thank you
@swispolitical.bsky.social

#socialworkispolitical #politicalgangster #mobilize.us #maydaymovementusa #callyourreps #onehourofactivism #dailyactivist @50501activists.bsky.social

Oh look, Trump dusted off the ol’ National Guard override button like it’s a reality show finale. ICE raids, LA protests, and now 2,000 troops marching in like it’s The Purge: States’ Rights Edition.

Stay loud. Stay watching.

#SocialWorkIsPolitical #DemocracyWatch #HandsOffCalifornia #FedOverreach

Anyone else guilty of collecting non-fiction work-related books that they never get to? I’m just getting out of burnout from a former high-stress job and am making it a priority to sort through these this year. #therapistsky #therapist #socialworker #socialworkispolitical

Therapy is political. Social work is political. Life is political. The shirt says “Make Racism Wrong Again” #socialworkispolitical #socialworker #blacksocialworkers #makeracismwrongagain #dei #antiracist #exploringwellnessandliberation

#transrightsarehumanrights #socialworkispolitical #lgbtqia+ #transrights

Oh, no, he's not a fascist. He just sounds exactly like Hitler.
#socialworkispolitical
#defeatfascism