Power and Oppression: Foundation
This module provides participants with engaging with a structural framework of oppression as well as the NASW Code of Ethics to include the obligation to challenge social injustices. After a self-assessment of personal biases, common agreements will be introduced to be utilized while discussing dynamics of power and oppression.
- Identify biases by completing a self-assessment.
- Describe a systems framework to oppression.
- Identify ethical considerations related to dismantling oppression.
- Identify common agreements to utilize when dismantling oppression.
Power and Oppression: Tools of Oppression
This module introduces four common tools that are used to support the perpetuation of systemic oppression.
- Identify tools of oppression.
- Utilize common agreements to utilize while engaging in dismantling oppression.
- Describe ethical considerations related to dismantling oppression.
Tools of Oppression: Knowledge
This module provides an opportunity to expand terms and definitions to knowledge and understanding of tools of oppression in relation to implicit and explicit bias and the impact on historically marginalized individuals and groups.
- List and describe specific tools of oppression.
- Differentiate between implicit and explicit bias.
- Identify at least one impact of power and oppression.
- Identify personal privileged and oppressed identities.
Anti-Oppression as a Strategy
This module provides information on policies, procedures, and practices that are recommended to mitigate the harmful impacts of oppression at the individual and institutional level.
- Outline research findings on the experience of traumatic stress as it relates to oppression.
- Describe epigenetics.
- Identify anti-oppressive strategies for policy and practice.
Commitment to Action
This module is designed to support participants in creating a plan of action to actively engage in dismantling racism based on their sphere of influence.
- Describe methods to address conflicts and oppressive actions within an organization.
- Describe one's area of influence and change.
- Identify a strategy to respond when oppression is present.
Practice Implications
This module will be utilized to identify potential challenges and barriers to implementing anti-oppressive behaviors. Methods of implementation and advocacy of increasing access to resources in practice will be reviewed.
- Develop script to interrupt interpersonal oppression.
- Create personal plan of accountability.
- Describe potential challenges to interrupting oppression in practice and identify potential solutions.