scholarly journals Yearning For Tawhid: Three Muslims’ Journeys In Justice Work In The Settler Colonial Context Of Toronto

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farah Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Critical Race Theory ◽  
Central Research ◽  
Master Of Social Work ◽  
Black Liberation ◽  
Narrative Study ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Partial Completion ◽  
Social Work Program

This critical narrative study seeks to explore two central research questions: 1) How do Muslim peoples understand, approach and engage in social justice work in and around Toronto and what are their experiences, and 2) What are the ways in which Islam and spirituality influence, impact and shape their social justice work? Using a lens that involves critical race theory, anti-colonialism and Islam, I delve deep into my own experiences and perspectives on Islam, spirituality and social justice work, as well as those of two other Muslim social justice advocates involved in Indigenous sovereignty, Black liberation and anti-Islamophobia movements. The findings of this study offer deep critical insights on the state of anti-oppressive and transformative social work and social justice spaces in the settler colonial context of Toronto. Central concepts explored in this work include dynamics of anger, significant relationships and Islamic concepts such as tawhid. It has been completed as partial completion of the Master of Social Work Program at Ryerson University.

scholarly journals Yearning For Tawhid: Three Muslims’ Journeys In Justice Work In The Settler Colonial Context Of Toronto

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farah Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Critical Race Theory ◽  
Central Research ◽  
Master Of Social Work ◽  
Black Liberation ◽  
Narrative Study ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Partial Completion ◽  
Social Work Program

This critical narrative study seeks to explore two central research questions: 1) How do Muslim peoples understand, approach and engage in social justice work in and around Toronto and what are their experiences, and 2) What are the ways in which Islam and spirituality influence, impact and shape their social justice work? Using a lens that involves critical race theory, anti-colonialism and Islam, I delve deep into my own experiences and perspectives on Islam, spirituality and social justice work, as well as those of two other Muslim social justice advocates involved in Indigenous sovereignty, Black liberation and anti-Islamophobia movements. The findings of this study offer deep critical insights on the state of anti-oppressive and transformative social work and social justice spaces in the settler colonial context of Toronto. Central concepts explored in this work include dynamics of anger, significant relationships and Islamic concepts such as tawhid. It has been completed as partial completion of the Master of Social Work Program at Ryerson University.

scholarly journals Realities and Realizations: Reflections on a Social Work Exchange Program between the United States and China

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1038-1044
Author(s):  
Jennifer Cullen ◽  
Jolynn L. Haney ◽  
Linda Houser ◽  
Jun Cao ◽  
Xi Mi
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Master Of Social Work ◽  
Exchange Program ◽  
History Of ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Social Work Program

China has a long and complex history of political, economic, and educational shifts that have resulted in and from changing cultural values. Over time, the significance and format of social work education in China has changed, as has the need for professionally educated social workers that can support the ever-evolving social needs of China. To this end, some Chinese schools have begun to partner with schools in the U.S. to support the professionalizing of social work in China. This article presents the reflections of faculty and students involved in an exchange program for Chinese students to study in a U.S.-based master of social work program. Expectations, realities, needs, and recommendations of both faculty and students are discussed.

scholarly journals Integration and Evaluation of Substance Abuse Research Education Training (SARET) into a Master of Social Work program

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen Tuchman ◽  
Kathleen Hanley ◽  
Madeline Naegle ◽  
Frederick More ◽  
Sewit Bereket ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Master Of Social Work ◽  
Research Education ◽  
Work Program ◽  
Education Training ◽  
Social Work Program

scholarly journals Talks with My Ancestors

Genealogy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Rachelle Péan
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Mixed Race ◽  
People Of Color ◽  
Master Of Social Work ◽  
Ancestral Knowledge ◽  
Black Caribbean ◽  
Mental Health Practices ◽  
Social Work Program

In this paper, I will present a reflection on my journey of decolonizing my relationship to holding space for healing trauma, and co-creating communities around wellness. I start with the specific way that I was trained in U.S.-based social work mental health practices and end with the insight I gained through the co-creation of a wellness studio for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC). My story will begin with what I began to unlearn and the ancestral wisdom and technologies that I tapped into to transform my approach to healing-in-community. As a healer of mixed race (Black-Caribbean; Haitian and white), I explore the depth and breadth of my healing work as I connect to ancestral knowledge through my relationship to my lineage. This occurred after unlearning much of what was taught to me in my master of social work program, so that I could remember ways of co-creating safety, connection, and community that do not reinforce patterns of colonization. I will use my experience co-creating a safe and sacred physical space: a wellness studio in the South End of Albany centered around BIPOC, as a case study illuminating how centering BIPOC in the creation of spaces for BIPOC creates safety, connection, and community.

scholarly journals Sensory Arts-Based Storytelling as Critical Reflection: Tales From an Online Graduate Social Work Classroom

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-142
Author(s):  
Alison Grittner ◽  
The Social Justice Learning Collaborative
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Social Location ◽  
Master Of Social Work ◽  
Inclusive Learning ◽  
The World ◽  
Msw Students ◽  
Participatory Inquiry

Drawing upon Heron and Reason’s (1997) participatory inquiry paradigm and extended epistemology, this article explores how six Master of Social Work (MSW) students engaged in sensory arts-based critical reflection concerning their social location, identities, social justice, and social policy. We share our process for creating sensory arts-based stories, the stories themselves, and pedagogical reflections. We elucidate how sensory arts-based storytelling allows learners to draw upon their strengths, unique perspectives, and experiences in the world, generating transformative understandings of social justice. Sensory arts-based storytelling holds potential as an interdisciplinary mode of critical reflection, generating inclusive learning environments oriented towards social change.

Anthropological Contributions for Social Work Education

1989 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 4-11
Author(s):  
George Esber
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Program Planning ◽  
Master Of Social Work ◽  
Work Program ◽  
Teen Parent ◽  
Teen Parent Program ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Social Work Program ◽  
Goals And Objectives ◽  
Parent Program

A few years ago, as a student in a Master of Social work program, I listened to a presentation given by the former director of a two-year "Teen-parent" program. The talk was intended to provide insights into the process of program planning and implementation, which it did. At the conclusion, and really more as an off-the-record remark, the speaker said she had come to realize that the program, in spite of its having met its goals and objectives, was not really needed. The teens had little difficulty during their pregnancies and, as time showed, they were capable of doing a reasonably adequate job of mothering.

scholarly journals COVID-19 and the calls of humanistic social work: Exploring the developmental-clinical social work concerns of the pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 002087282110079
Author(s):  
Robert K Chigangaidze
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Global Health ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Clinical Social Work ◽  
Health Community ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Face

Any health outbreak is beyond the biomedical approach. The COVID-19 pandemic exposes a calamitous need to address social inequalities prevalent in the global health community. Au fait with this, the impetus of this article is to explore the calls of humanistic social work in the face of the pandemic. It calls for the pursuit of social justice during the pandemic and after. It also calls for a holistic service provision, technological innovation and stewardship. Wrapping up, it challenges the global community to rethink their priorities – egotism or altruism. It emphasizes the ultimate way forward of addressing the social inequalities.

scholarly journals Centering Social Justice in Mental Health Practice: Epistemic Justice and Social Work Practice

2021 ◽  
pp. 104973152110109
Author(s):  
Marjorie Johnstone
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Medical Model ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Policy Advocacy ◽  
Health Practice ◽  
Epistemic Justice

This article examines how mental health social work practice can move outside the hegemony of the medical model using approaches that honor the centering of social justice. By using the philosophical analysis of epistemic injustice and the ethics of knowing, I move out of the traditional psychiatric and psychological conceptual frameworks and discuss new guiding principles for practice. In the context of the radical tradition in social work and the impetus to blend theory with practice, I consider the use of narrative and anti-oppressive approaches to center social justice principles in individual dyadic work as well as in wider systems family and community work and policy advocacy. I evaluate these approaches through the principles of epistemic justice and discuss the importance of a relational collaborative approach where honoring the client and exploring lived experience are central to both the concepts of testimonial justice, hermeneutic justice and anti-oppressive practice.

scholarly journals Harnessing Technology for Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Diary Study Protocol

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 160940692098604
Author(s):  
L. Y. Saltzman ◽  
L. D. Terzis ◽  
T. C. Hansel ◽  
J. M. Blakey ◽  
D. Logan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Phase 1 ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Diary Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Master Of Social Work ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Msw Students ◽  
Changes Over Time

Project Title: Psychosocial Reactions to a Global Pandemic: A Diary Study During COVID-19. Design: The study uses a mixed methods design that includes both a cross-sectional quantitative survey and qualitative diary entries submitted online eight times by student participants. Context of Study: The study timeline spans the full shutdown, phase 1 reopening, and phase 2 reopening of New Orleans Louisiana. Objectives: The study has three primary objectives: (1) To better understand the experiences of Social Work Students during the COVID-19 pandemic; (2) To explore risk and protective factors that influences Social Work Students’ ability to cope with stressors and changes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic; and (3) to track changes over time in coping among Social Work Students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Study Population: Current Master of Social Work (MSW) Students enrolled at Tulane University during the COVID-19 Pandemic will be invited to participate in this study.

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