MSW6102 Social Work Practice with Marginalized Populations

Week 1  Assignment 2

: Analyze Your Role in Engaging in Practices that Advance Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice

Instructions

For the second assignment this week, schedule a meeting with your professor via a virtual platform or telephone. During the meeting, explain your personal reaction to the incident you wrote about in Assignment 1. Additionally, now that you know theories of oppression, what do you view as your role in engaging in practices that advance social, economic, and environmental justice, such as the situation you wrote about in Assignment 1?

How would you engage in policy practice to advocate for clients who represent this population?

How do you apply your understanding of social, economic, and environmental justice to advocate for human rights at the individual and system levels?

How did this experience help you understand the importance of engaging in practices that advance social, economic, and environmental justice?

Alternate assignment: If unable to schedule the meeting, discuss the above with your professor via electronic communication such as email.