Lecture 7: Anti Oppressive Practice

Question 1

Working in AOP framework

Answer 1

Actively working to acknowledge and shift power towards inclusiveness, accessibility, equity and social justice
Ensuring that anti-oppression is embedded in everything that you do by examining attitudes and actions through the lens of access, equity and social justice
Being conscious and active in the process of learning and recognizing that the process as well as the product is important

Question 2

5 Principles of Practice

Answer 2

1. Critical Reflection on self in practice
2. Critical Assessment of service users experience of oppression
3. Empowering clients
4. Work in Partnership
5. Minimal Intervention

Question 3

Critical reflection on self in practice

Answer 3

Social workers need to uphold an open and analytical viewpoint in practice
Understanding our social location and that of those around us begins to understand and address the power differential in our practise

Question 4

Critical assessment of service users experience of oppression

Answer 4

Anti-oppressive practice requires workers to assess how personal, cultural and structural processes influence the problems that users present

Question 5

Empowering Clients

Answer 5

Anti-oppressive practice seeks to overcome the cultural, institutional, structural and personal obstacles that service users face in trying to take control over their lives

Question 6

Work in Paternship

Answer 6

Service users should be an active participant at all times in the decisions making that affects their lives

Question 7

Minimal Intervention

Answer 7

Minimal interventions in an attempt to reduce the power imbalances that exist between service user and worker. Interventions should be least intrusive and oppressive as possible

Question 8

5 Direct Service Strategies

Answer 8

1. Assisting serve users to navigate systems
2. Empowerment & Capacity Building
3. Educating Other Service Providers
4. Engaging Authentically
5. Educating Service Users

Question 9

Assisting serve users to navigate problems

Answer 9

Recognizing that many of the systems service users use every day can be problematic
Helping service users understand how systems function

Question 10

Empowerment & Capacity Building

Answer 10

Helping service users develop the confidence and skill neccessary to negotiate systems for themselves

Question 11

Educating other service providers

Answer 11

Sensitizing other service providers to the needs of sevice users

Question 12

Engaging Authentically

Answer 12

Creating a safe space for service users
Working being present and interested in service users
The worker is fair, non judgmental, welcoming