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.

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.

Training Second-Year MSW Students to Improve Cultural and Linguistic Competence

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 392-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan L. Neely-Barnes ◽  
Brittany G. Kirk ◽  
Susan Elizabeth Elswick ◽  
Laura C. Taylor ◽  
Elena Delavega ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
Linguistic Competence ◽  
Master Of Social Work ◽  
Field Placements ◽  
Msw Students ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Cultural And Linguistic Competence

Purpose: Cultural competency is a critical construct in social work education. This study investigated whether a grant-funded training program completed in tandem with second-year field placement and second-year Master of Social Work (MSW) curriculum could improve the cultural competence of MSW students. Method: Ninety-nine trainees completed the program over the 3-year grant period funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration. Cultural and linguistic competence was measured at the beginning and end of the training program for each cohort using a preexperimental design. Results: Findings suggest that MSW students saw improvement in their communication, values, and attitudes with respect to cultural and linguistic competence. Trainees did not report improvement on the Physical Environment subscale portion of the measure. Discussion: Results suggest that training can improve knowledge, values, and skills on cultural and linguistic competence. However, trainees may not have adequate authority to make an impact on the environment of their field placements.

Advancing Local, Social, and Ecological Transitions Through Community Development

2021 ◽  
pp. 209-227
Author(s):  
Anne C. Jennings
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
River Catchment ◽  
The World ◽  
Living Organisms ◽  
Justice Practice

This chapter explores social work and community development practices in light of the urgent social, economic, and environmental issues facing the world today. Can those professions, established to support individuals and communities, overcome social disadvantage, evolve into new, alternative roles that seek combined human and non-human (animals, plants, living organisms) understandings leading towards transformative practices? Those professions are viewed within their own constructs and environmental agendas. Ancient and contemporary Indigenous knowledges are then considered, as they relate to the First Law of caring for their living country and living lifestyles. Two community development case studies are examined, involving non-Indigenous people in their community, and Indigenous traditional owners across a whole river catchment to address key questions: How can those disciplines contribute to ecological transformation? Can they appreciate and include non-humans in their practice? and How can Indigenous ancient and current knowledges contribute to social justice practice?

scholarly journals Teaching Strategies for Addressing Poverty Awareness With Aspiring Helping Professionals

SAGE Open ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824401667313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Othelia Eun-Kyoung Lee ◽  
Mary Ann Priester
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Diversity Education ◽  
Helping Professionals ◽  
Classroom Discussions ◽  
Master Of Social Work ◽  
Guided Learning ◽  
Msw Students ◽  
Education And Awareness ◽  
Service Relationship

This study describes the use of guided learning activities that exposed aspiring helping professionals to the challenges and discrimination experienced by individuals living in poverty. Pretest/posttest and qualitative analysis of participants’ reactions to a Poverty Simulation and a Bridges Out of Poverty Workshop were analyzed to explore perceived learning benefits reported by 43 master of social work (MSW) students. Incorporating poverty content into masters-level social work curriculum stimulated classroom discussions about how the lived experiences of individuals living in poverty impact the service relationship between helping professionals and clients. This observational study evaluated the effectiveness of the used strategies and methods in impacting individual assumptions about socioeconomic class and illustrated the value of university–community collaborations in supporting diversity education and awareness both on and off campus.

Disrupting, destabilising and declassifying: Jacques Rancière’s potential contribution to social work

2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Michael Garrett
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Short Introduction ◽  
Philosophical Perspective ◽  
The World

Jacques Rancière’s main philosophical thematic preoccupations stem from an understanding that human beings are equal in all respects. This article is a short introduction to key conceptual formulations central within his diverse body of work. Rancière prompts us to think more critically about how people are apt to be fixed in particular political and cultural locations. His philosophical perspective on ‘police’ and ‘politics’ pivots on a subversive endeavour to dis-order dominant ways of perceiving the world and the roles which groups and individuals are expected to fulfil. Rancière also furnishes a range of concepts which can be fruitfully disruptive of particular fields and the more encompassing economic and political frameworks in which they are located. On account of his engagement with these themes, it is argued that Rancière’s work may aid social workers’ critical reflection.

Critical Advising: A Freirian-Inspired Approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew W. Puroway
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Paulo Freire ◽  
Institutional Mission ◽  
The Common Good ◽  
The World ◽  
The Common ◽  
Neutral Activity

Advising is not a politically neutral activity. It requires pedagogical grounding that promotes critical reflection and action consistent with praxis. Advisors can turn to literature citing Brazilian educator and critical pedagogue, Paulo Freire, for discussions on praxis, and they can use a Freirian-inspired advising approach to connect the curriculum to a postsecondary institutional mission for promoting the common good. Freire also serves as an inspiration for educators seeking to promote social justice. In this article, some basic Freirian concepts are explored so advisors can inspire in students critical reflection and action with the goal of helping them see the world as changeable.

scholarly journals A Bridging Approach to Boost Doctoral Enrollment in a HBCU: An Exploratory Qualitative Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Charles M. S. Birore ◽  
Liyun Wu
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Technology In The Classroom ◽  
Master Of Social Work ◽  
Traditional Student ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Msw Students ◽  
Social Work Programs

A declining enrollment in doctoral social work programs not only affects the sustainability of the programs, but also impacts the knowledge-based economy in the long run. The shortage of doctoral-prepared faculty, interwoven with the current national shortage of social workers, will limit effective service delivery, and generation of knowledge base for direct practice and policy advocates. Little is known about the barriers and strategies in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). Two focus groups with in-depth interviews were conducted among Master of Social Work (MSW) students at a four-year public university. The study resulted in a wide range of identifiable strategies to boost the doctoral enrollment in the social work program, including more summer courses, more online courses, more flexible class time, higher integration of technology in the classroom and better curriculum structure. Findings suggest that non-traditional becomes the new traditional. With the advancement in smartphone and wireless technology, the University can reposition the program, seek for ways to serve the new traditional student population, and improve the infrastructure to accommodate students’ digital needs.

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.

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