SOWK 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Sharing Space, Critical Consciousness, Reflectance
18 Oct 2016
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The self and social work - oct 11. Structural social work: links personal problems to broader societal conditions. A messy uneven process that is ongoing, and needs critical reflection and refinement. Macro- and micro - social relations generate oppression a. Everyday experience - is shaped by multiple oppressions a. Social work is a contested and highly political practice a. b. c. Social work is not a neutral, caring profession, but an active political process a. b. Social justice- oriented social work assists individuals while simultaneously seeking to transform society. Social work needs to build allies and work with social causes and movements a. Needs to net work and work together with many other organizations. Social work"s theoretical and practical development ,must be based on the struggles and needs those who are oppressed and marginalized a. Participatory approaches are necessary between practitioners and clients a. b. c. There is (cid:374)ot just o(cid:374)e (cid:449)a(cid:455) to look at thi(cid:374)gs (cid:374)ot just o(cid:374)e truth.
