Assignment

  

Race and Ethnic Diversity II

Resources

Readings

• Adams, M., Blumenfeld, W. J., Castaneda, C., Hackman, H. W., Peters, M. L., & Zuniga, X. (Eds.). (2013). Readings for diversity and social justice. (3rd ed.). New York: Routledge Press.

o Chapter 21, (pp. 125–126)

o Chapter 22, (pp. 127–133)

o Chapter 24, (pp. 135–139)

• Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen S. M. (Eds.). (2014). Social work case studies: Foundation year. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing. [Vital Source e- reader].

o “Working With Individuals: The Case of Aaron”

• Bent-Goodley, T., Snell, C. L., & Carlton-LaNey, I.

(2017). Black perspectives and social work practice. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 27(1-2), 27-

35. Retrieved from Walden Databases.

• Johnston-Goodstar, K. (2013). Indigenous youth participatory action research: Re-visioning social justice for social work with indigenous youths. Social Work, 58(4), 314-

320. Retrieved from Walden Databases.

• Joo, N., Reeves, R. V., & Rodriguez, E. (2016). Asian-American success and the pitfalls of generalization. The Brookings Institute. Retrieved from https://www.brookings.edu/ research/asian- american-success-and-the-pitfalls-of-generalization/

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Week 6

Race and Ethnic Diversity II

• Mattsson, T. (2014). Intersectionality as a useful tool: Anti- oppressive social work and critical reflection. Affilia, 29(1), 8- 17.

Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice

Submit by Day 7 a 2- to 3-page APA formatted paper in which you:

• Explain the potential impact of white privilege on clients from both dominant and minority groups (consider impact of both positive and negative stereotypes).

• Explain how intersecting identities might impact an individual’s experience (for example, race/ethnicity and gender, race/ethnicity and class, race/ethnicity and ability, race/ethnicity and sexual orientation, race/ethnicity and class).

• Providing specific examples, explain how a social worker might utilize cultural strengths when working with clients.

• Describe 2-3 social work skills and how a social worker might use them to engage in anti-oppressive work.

• Support ideas in paper with at least 2-3 course resources and at least one additional peer-reviewed article from the Walden library (not assigned in this course) to support your ideas.