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DiscussionSOCW5.docxDiscussion: Representing Justice
As you have been looking around your community for examples of social, economic, and environmental (in)justice, what did you notice? Did you expect to find what you did? What emotional responses did you experience when viewing the various types of disparities that clients experience?
Perhaps you have found a way to call attention to injustices you see every day but are not sure how to solve. Or, maybe you have seen an injustice for the first time.
For this Discussion, you use photos that you have curated of your community to demonstrate social justice, economic justice, and environmental justice. You will then explain why these photos represent the given concept.
To Prepare
· Take 3 pictures of your community, 1 that represents each of the following:
· social justice
· economic justice
· environmental justice
· Be sure to respect the privacy of individuals who may be present when taking photos. If it is unavoidable that a person may be visible enough in your photo to be identifiable, ask that person for permission before taking the photo.
By Day 3
Post a response to the following:
· Paste 1 photo in the Discussion thread for each type of (in)justice: social, economic, or environmental. (You must include 1 photo for each type.)
· For your social justice picture:
· Explain social justice in your own words.
· Explain how this picture represents social justice.
· For your economic justice picture:
· Explain economic justice in your own words.
· Explain how this picture represents economic justice.
· For your environmental justice picture:
· Explain environmental justice in your own words.
· Explain how this picture represents environmental justice.
· Learning Resources
· Required Readings
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· Bent-Goodley, T. B., & Hopps, J. G. (2017). Social justice and civil rights: A call to action for social work. Social Work, 62(1), 5–8. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/sww081
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· Krings, A., Fusaro, V., Nicoll, K. L., & Lee, N. Y. (2019). Social work, politics, and social policy education: Applying a multidimensional framework of power. Journal of Social Work Education, 55(2), 224–237. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2018.1544519
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· Pritzker, S., & Lane, S. R. (2017). Political social work: History, forms, and opportunities for innovation. Social Work, 62(1), 80–82. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/sww072
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· Shajahan, P. K., & Sharma, P. (2018). Environmental justice: A call for action for social workers. International Social Work, 61(4), 476–480. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020872818770585
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· Segal, E. A., & Wagaman, M. A. (2017). Social empathy as a framework for teaching social justice. Journal of Social Work Education, 53(2), 201–211. https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2016.1266980
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· Required Media
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· Walden University. (2021). Social justice, economic justice, and environmental justice [Interactive module]. https://class.waldenu.edu
Discussion: Community Social Work
Have you ever wondered why some areas appear to be safe, clean, and filled with many varied businesses, while others appear run down and lined with only check-cashing centers, fast-food restaurants, and liquor stores? As a macro social worker, you often will see that communities thrive and falter due to the resources available. The ways in which society provides and allocates resources disproportionately benefits certain groups while harming others through lack of resources or displacement.
All communities have strengths despite their challenges. Use of the strengths-based perspective helps you to identify the potential strengths of a community and how to advocate for its members to obtain the resources and services they need to be successful.
To Prepare
· Identify characteristics that represent your community. Then, take a picture that represents these characteristics in your community. Note that your photo does not need to be literal—it can be symbolic.
By Day 3
Post a response to the following:
· Include a picture you took that represents the characteristics you identified in the community.
· Provide a description of the community.
· Explain the strengths and challenges associated with that community based on its characteristics.
· Explain how you could utilize community strengths to address their challenges.
· Identify at least three (3) macro-practice skills, and explain how you would use these skills to help the community address their challenges.
Support your post with examples from the course text and any other resources used to respond to this Discussion. Demonstrate that you have completed the required readings, understand the material, and are able to apply the concepts. Include a full reference of resources at the bottom of the post.
Learning Resources
Required Readings
Kirst-Ashman, K. K., & Hull, G. H., Jr. (2018). Empowerment series: Understanding generalist practice (8th ed.). CENGAGE Learning.
· Chapter 4, “Skills for Working With Organizations and Communities” (pp. 138–174)
Austin, M. J., Anthony, E. K., Knee, R. T., & Mathias, J. (2016). Revisiting the relationship between micro and macro social work practice. Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, 97(4), 270–277. https://doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.2016.97.33
