Showing events on February 2, 2018
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Entering, Engaging and Exiting Communities
February 2, 2018 - 9:00am to 12:00pm
This workshop introduces principles and practices for thoughtfully engaging with communities, including motivations, impact of social identities, and strategies for engaging in reciprocal, ethical, and respectful ways. This interactive session engages participants through small and large group activities and discussion, applying principles for effective community engagement to the practice of social work. Offered by Edward Ginsberg Center staff, in partnership with the SSW Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
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Praxis, Critical Intersectionality, and Social Work Practice
February 2, 2018 - 9:00am to 5:00pm
In this mini-course, we will provide an overview of a critical intersectional framework developed by the UM-SSW Critical Intersectionality Learning Community and provide opportunities for students to apply 7 sets of capacities in different aspects of social work practice (with examples, critiques, and skill practice). Participants will explore positionalities in their own lives, engage in a variety of interactive activities, practice applying analytic frameworks in various settings, and work together to identify how they will continue to apply these capacities in their future SSW experiences. We also emphasize explicit attention to goals for social and economic justice, and different ways of understanding and working for justice. ...
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