Final Social Justice Paper 40 pts
Competency 3: Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice
Competency 5: Engage in Policy Practice
Objectives
1) To express a well-defined social justice issue of concern to you for a particular social work setting.
2) To demonstrate ability to consider oppression and discrimination and ways it may impact economic/financial, emotional, health, and behavioral health of service users
3) To demonstrate awareness and critical thinking of the cumulative integration of knowledge, values, skills and cognitive and affective processes for holistic competence through
· Ability to frame an issue
· Ability to consider context
· Ability to communicate position
· Ability to analyze evidence
· Ability to integrate perspectives
· Ability to articulate implications
The final fifteen-page Social Justice Paper should address one specific aspect of the course in relation to your current or future career interest in social work. APA features to remember include a title page, page numbers, section headings and reference page. Use at least 10 readings from weeks 6 through 14 to document the issue, to demonstrate your focus and include service users’ opinions and social justice perspective in a specific social work setting. For example, students hoping to work in a school setting might explore issues from week of gender expression and identity as they relate to school policies or truancy polices related to low-income families. Workplace discrimination, emotional distress or low income connected to environmental issues or service delivery could be considered. Class discussion or professor consultation about your idea is encouraged.
