{"id":27469,"date":"2024-06-05T18:11:05","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T18:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/voices-of-empowerment-black-lives-matter-and-community-engagement-in-social-work\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T18:11:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T18:11:05","slug":"voices-of-empowerment-black-lives-matter-and-community-engagement-in-social-work","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/voices-of-empowerment-black-lives-matter-and-community-engagement-in-social-work\/","title":{"rendered":"“Voices of Empowerment: Black Lives Matter and Community Engagement in Social Work”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This assignment aims to support students\u2019 areas of interest in community engagement by taking a critical lens<\/span><\/p>\n

on a topic based on one of the modules\/required readings. Any of the following topics can be selected:<\/span><\/p>\n

community engagement definitions and practices, principles of community engagement, a specific area of<\/span><\/p>\n

colonization (residential schools, missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people, over<\/span><\/p>\n

representation of Indigenous children in child welfare), decolonizing community practice, importance of<\/span><\/p>\n

resistance and mobilization (Idle No More, Black Lives Matter), anti-Black racism, intersectionality, the role of<\/span><\/p>\n

ally, perceived apathy in community engagement, community decision-making, community-based research,<\/span><\/p>\n

Indigenous research methodologies, the racialization of poverty, charity model of social work vs. settlement<\/span><\/p>\n

house, discourse and language, community education, cultural competency vs. cultural safety, a deep<\/span><\/p>\n

distancing analysis of social inclusion\/exclusion, and strengths and limitations of anti-oppressive practice.<\/span><\/p>\n

Students are required to write a paper (1250-1500 words, double-spaced, font size 12, plus an additional title<\/span><\/p>\n

page and reference page according to APA). A minimum of three required course readings and three outside<\/span><\/p>\n

sources must be used to support the paper. A critical analysis involves not only presenting a summary of the<\/span><\/p>\n

discussion or description but also going further in depth, asking critical questions, illustrating contradictions,<\/span><\/p>\n

identifying gaps or limitations, etc<\/span><\/p>\n

REQUIRED COURSE READINGS: <\/span><\/p>\n