The In the News assignment has been designed to give you the opportunity to review current news articles about one of the Healthy People assigned focus area addressed by the Healthy People 2020 program’s Vision, Mission, Overarching Goals: http://healthypeople.gov/2020/.   To prepare for this assignment, keep your eyes open for an article in an online news publication that relates to your Healthy People assigned focus area. The news article […]

In what arenas or venues do you see ethnic diversity interfere with the Problem-Solving Process?  What are the factors driving this tension and what techniques can be used to avoid intensifying the issue? Reply in 250-300 words.   Reading Below for assignemnet:       Here are Seven steps to consider with the Ethical Decision Making Model: 1.DETERMINE whether there is an ethical issue or/and […]

Empowerment: history and relevance Brazilian educator Paulo Freire (1973, 1998) can be credited with articulating the concept of empowerment as he developed his theory and philosophy of education. He focused on the humanity of oppressed people and believed it was necessary to enter into their world and empathize and identify with them in order to understand their needs (Hipilito-Delgado & Lee, 2007). Freire believed that […]

Intervention strategies and phases of practice Some of the goals of social work from a feminist perspective are to helpwomen recognize that often feelings of inadequacy or failure are rooted in political and economic structures. For example, a traditional psychotherapeutic view of depression is that it is anger turned inward or, particularly for women, ‘learned helplessness’. This view can put the onus on the woman […]

University of Phoenix Material White Privilege and Colorism Worksheet Answer these questions, and include your answers when you submit your assignment. What is White privilege? · If you are White, what are examples you can think of where you have experienced and/or currently experience White privilege? · If you are a person of color, what are some examples of being denied privilege due to your […]

Feminism: history and relevance In Europe and the United States, first wave feminism emerged in the late 19th century and was primarily a white middle class movement concerned with women’s right to vote (Kemp & Brandwein, 2010). However, it was not only white women who were fighting for the right to vote. Soujourner Truth, who had been born a slave, electrified the Women’s Convention meeting […]

FEMINIST AND EMPOWERMENT THEORY AND SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE Feminist and empowerment theories are especially important to the understanding of individual and sociopolitical levels of social work assessment and intervention. Incorporating feminist and empowerment approaches in practice will provide social workers with the knowledge, values and skills most likely to promote human rights and social justice. In this paper, we present an overview of both theories […]

Use of Critical Consciousness in Anti-Oppressive Social-Work Practice 439 differentials. Although social workers have been reluctant in acknowledging this, social control based on these power differentials has been well embedded in social work since the inception of the profession (Dominelli, 1997, 2002; Margolin, 1997; Matahaere-Atariki et al., 2001; Neubeck and Cazenave, 2001; Payne, 1997; Piven and Cloward, 1993; Sakamoto, 2003; Thompson, 1997; Wenocur and Reisch, […]

The 3 articles are attached and she also posted a you tube video   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHPOLSywdi0  Assignment:     Your prompt for this first discussion is as follows:   Now that you have read the articles & watched the videos in the module on Feminist Social Work & Anti-Oppressive Practices & Empowerment, please respond to the following and answer every part of each question:   1.In light […]