SWP331 after exam review

Question 1

What is a theory? (Healy)

Answer 1

Theories for practice are
frameworks developed by
social workers that offer
specific guidance
and often imply specific
methods of intervention

Question 2

What is a discourse? (Healy)

Answer 2

Discourses are
the sets of language practices that shape our thoughts, actions
and even our identities.

Question 3

Are theories and discourses socially constructed? What does that even mean?

Answer 3

Yes!
Society plays a role in planning, doing, and making = humans make theories and discourses for their own benefit or to benefit a particular group.

Question 4

What is the difference between theories and discourses?

Answer 4

Discourses are broader, theories are specific to a certain discipline.

Question 5

According to Healy what are the two dominant discourses in Social Work?

Answer 5

Neoliberalism & Bio-Medical discourse.

Question 6

What are the values of Neoliberalism discourse?

Answer 6

Neoliberalism: money, efficiency, bottom line, less government, private sector, capitalism. Eg. debt collectors, private practice (expensive therapy, brand yourself, market yourself).

Question 7

What are the values of Bio-Medical discourse?

Answer 7

Bio-Medical: Practice, medicine, money, treatment over healing, diagnoses, evidence. Eg. mental health recovery programs, evidence-based practice, policies/accommodations (documentation to be believed ex. sick)

Question 8

What is dog-strangling vine? What is it a metaphor of?

Answer 8

Mentioned during week 11 narrative therapy.
- How colonial feels, took over the land, etc.
- Removing the problem story so that other stories can grow
- Representation of colonialism and ongoing colonialism.

Question 9

What are the 3 big philosophies?

Answer 9

• Structuralism (power)
• Post-conventionalism (questions)
• Modernism (answers)

Question 10

Modernism

Answer 10

Refers to a belief in reason, logic, science, technology, capitalism, consumerism.

Focuses on: truth, finding a precise answer.

sometimes known as: biomedicine & neoliberalism

Question 11

Post-conventionalism

Answer 11

• Set of theories that argue neutrality is impossible
• There are multiple meanings, truths and ways of knowing/doing &‘normal’ must always be questioned.

linked to: postmodernism, post-structuralism, trans and queer studies, gender studies, mad and fat studies.

Question 12

Structuralism

Answer 12

An approach concerned with exposing how social structures oppress and how to redistribute power.

Linked to: Socialism, Feminism(s), AOP, CRT, Anti-Black Racism.

Question 13

Which practice theories did we cover in class? (11 of them)

Answer 13

• Systems theories (i.e. eco-map)
• Problem-solving approaches (i.e. task-centred)
• Strengths-based approaches
• Feminist theories
• Critical AOP theories
• Anti-colonial approaches
• Anti-Racism, Anti-Black Racism & CRT Approaches
• Queer and Trans Approaches
• Post-conventional approaches

Question 14

Why do we use theory in social work and who says that we should? (Healy)

Answer 14

• Theory development is up to all of us, we are all theory-makers.
• Use multiple theories in your work and change-making.
• Help us critically examine ‘common sense’

Question 15

Which philosophy (think big 3) is connected to which practice theory (the ones we covered in class)?

Answer 15

Modernism → systems theory, strengths-based, task-centred,

Structuralism → Socialism, some feminisms, AOP, CRT, Anti-Black Racism, Anti-colonial, Anti-Sanism

Post-Conventionalism → Queer & trans approaches, Post-conventional approaches, some feminisms, narrative therapy

Question 16

How many waves of feminism

Answer 16

1st wave: white supremacy, racism, 2nd wave: black feminism: Angela Davis, Audre Lorde
3rd: intersections.

THREE WAVES

Question 17

Which approaches focus on the environment?

Answer 17

• Anti-colonialism
• Eco-systems theory
• Eco-social work
• In all systems approaches; about us in an environment (hint Jenn said)
• Life model approach

Question 18

Mirco, Mezzo, and Marco are?

Answer 18

Part of eco mapping; which is a practice within eco-systems.

Question 19

Assumptions of strengths-based practice?

Answer 19

• All people have strengths and assets
• People are usually resilient.
• Users can decide what is best for them.
• Don’t focus on what’s wrong, but what’s right, what the strengths are.

Question 20

Strengths-based practice examples?

Answer 20

Language (some people do not want to be called strong)

Question 21

Feminism

Answer 21

Aims to destroy the dichotomy between men and women, want equality.

Question 22

Why would feminists say the personal is political?

Answer 22

Emphasizes that women’s personal issues are all political issues that need political intervention to generate change.

Question 23

What approaches use Intersectionality?

Answer 23

• AOP
• Feminism
• CRT,
• Queer and trans approaches
• (Jenn said import to know for the exam)

Question 24

Intersectionality

Answer 24

Look at how intersecting factors of one’s identity can create different barriers to oppression, always looking at pinpointing levels of oppression and privilege.

*Created by Pauli Murray (OG), and Kimberley Crenshaw.

Question 25

Core assumptions of AOP?

Answer 25

- Social workers must recognize multiple forms of oppression that they intersect and that all are harmful. - Oppression is tied to complex and unequal power relations and divisions in society. - Social workers must critically reflect. - Social work is always political and must include a broad range of interventions. - There is no time limit on the work, no enforced optimism or focus on fixing.

Question 26

How is AOP connected to critical social work? (Healy)

Answer 26

Critical social work is an umbrella term that lists other practices (traditions); structural, radical, anti-oppressive, anti-racist and feminist forms of social work.

Question 27

If you worked in a modernist agency could you still do AOP?

Answer 27

- You could still do AOP in a modernist agency (child welfare, hospital SW, schools) because of stealth social work! - You could do, critical self-reflection, work in partnership, empowerment (Encourage service users to share feelings of anger, and helplessness)..

Question 28

What is white supremacy?

Answer 28

White supremacy refers to the policies and practices in settler societies, the higher ranking of white people as national subjects (the norm), and the devaluation of racial “others” as threats to the security and success of the nation.

Question 29

What is white supremacy responsible for?

Answer 29

Responsible for; colonialism, capitalism, racism.

Question 30

What is white flight?

Answer 30

White flight takes place when a large number of white people leave a racially mixed neighbourhood for a more racially white neighbourhood.

Question 31

What does white flight look like in SW?

Answer 31

- In social work, this looks like steering away from Black activism, working for a mainstream agency, or being too ‘scared’ or ‘nervous’ or ‘upset’ to engage in difficult conversations. - Instead, we need to use an anti-racism approach.

Question 32

What are other forms of supremacy?

Answer 32

- White supremacy - Male supremacy - Human supremacy - Cis supremacy * Multiple forms, all connected (not going to need to list them)

Question 33

How do we do Anti Racism work?

Answer 33

- Identifying and interrupting microaggressions. - Problematizing white supremacy - Tracing and interrupting white space --> White normed environments (white space eg; hockey, tennis, CapeCod, Muskoka, lacrosse).

Question 34

What is sanism?

Answer 34

-Sanism is an oppression. -Systemic discrimination against or oppression of individuals perceived to have a mental disorder or cognitive impairment.

Question 35

What are the key components of Critical Race Theory? Examples?

Answer 35

- Trouble the idea that racism is ordinary. - Critique liberalism. - Understand that whiteness is ‘property’ – a form of capital awarded when POC conforms to white norms. - Know Interest convergence > white supremacy wanting to hide (eg. names on buildings the SHE building named after Eaton family). - Recognize the voice of colour.

Question 36

Anti-black sanism:

Answer 36

- Intersection regarding sanism and race (being black) - Sanist experiences of racialized people who identify as Black, African, or of African descent.

Question 37

Anti-Black Sanism key ideas/ what to look for:

Answer 37

- Drapetomania (weaponization of diagnosis) - White rationality - Superhumanization (Being ‘hard’ & developing psychic armour)

Question 38

What is a colonial coma?

Answer 38

Colonial agencies (education, media, literature, policy, legislation) control communication, sustaining a 'colonial coma'—a state of ignorance about colonial oppression.

Question 39

Wholistic approach:

Answer 39

- Connected to colonial work; implements indigenous approach > sees whole person (physical, emotional, spiritual, and intellectual) as interconnected to land and in relationship to others (family, communities, nations). - Made by indigenous people FOR indigenous people.

Question 40

Anti-colonial approach and social work:

Answer 40

- Emphasizes addressing power imbalances and dismantling colonial structures and systems that perpetuate inequality and oppression. (wholistic doesn't emphasize this) - Self-reflection; recognizing who you are where you come from and your connection to the land

Question 41

What are the most post-conventional approaches?

Answer 41

- Narrative therapy - Queer and trans approaches - Some feminism - post-colonial feminism, decolonial Latinx feminism (could argue)

Question 42

SWs using a Narrative therapy approach ask what kinds of questions?

Answer 42

- Hypothetical, (what if?) - What is the problem story? - Can we give it a name and/or a place outside of you? - What are some other and more positive stories about you? - Who believes this other/better story? (build evidence). - How can you protect this new story? *Dont ask: about diagnoses

Question 43

What is APA? Why do we cite?

Answer 43

- American Psychological Association - We cite because citational justice, give credit where credit is due.

Question 44

What is the correct use of APA for a book chapter? (in text & reference citations)

Answer 44

In-text citation; (Author's last name, Date of chapter, Page number) In reference list; Author’s last name, initial (date). Title of book (only capitalize the first letter of the first word of the book title. Publisher.

Question 45

What is the classroom an example of? An exam?

Answer 45

Classroom: Modernism Exam: white supremacy, modernism, neoliberalism