Week 2 - Self-reflexivity and Self-care Flashcards
Describe Intersecting Identities or Inter-sectionality
We don’t just have one identity
*Our multiple identities can’t be separated from each other
*Each aspect of our identity gives us privilege to some degree
Intersecting identities is rooted in WHAT
rooted in Black feminism from the Boston area, Kimberly kimshaw
Why has Inter-sectionality been abandoned by scholars of color?
because folks were using it to say well I’m not racist, it was hijacked, and they felt if they have one thing that oppresses them i.e. being a woman then they think they are exempt from being racist.
*there could be 2 women, but the Indigenous struggles more
Describe Interlocking Oppression
multiple aspects of identity cause oppression i.e. being a woman and Indigenous
Within Indigenous worldviews individuals locate themselves within their WHICH identity - like the concept of self-reflexivity
collective
Do Indigenous Peoples or Settler Peoples introduce themselves geographically, politically, and genealogically - first step in positioning self.
Indigenous Peoples
T/F - In Mi’kmaq tradition, our clan is a way of determining our family lineage. Clans are identified by animals, fish, and birds.
true
T/F - In Mi’kmaq tradition, they inherit their clan from their fathers?
false - mothers
T/F - Through self-reflexivity we can determine what is it about the helper that may act as a challenge or as a route to connection with the service user?
True as ask - Is it age, race, class, sexual orientation, gender, skin colour, or religion or spirituality?
In Indigenous approaches self-reflection is part of one’s life long journey to knowing oneself on WHICH 4 realms – it’s more then what are my triggers when working with a client, ex.
physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual
What is the term to describe the act of making oneself an object of one’s own observation AND thinking about our past life experiences and our social location and analyzing how these affect our attitudes and the way we act
Self-Reflexivity
Self-Reflexivity is in contrast with the “WHICH” stance – you are always still learning
expert
T/F - Reflexivity questions how knowledge is generated and how relations of power influence the process of knowledge generation
true
The reflexive practitioner is aware of the WHICH (hint - ass) that underlie how they make sense of practice situations
assumptions
Reflexive Practice includes:
• C A of self
• K as social construction
• A about generalizability of knowledge
• Unc
• Critical awareness of self
• Knowledge as social construction
• Ambiguity about generalizability of knowledge
• Uncertainty
The traditional therapeutic stance has loose, relaxed boundaries between professionals and clients?
No, Tight boundaries between professionals and clients that must be strictly maintained
The narrative work of Michael White and others introduced the ideas of WHICH practices into family therapy
transparency
Narrative therapy / solution-focused views clients as WHICH and focuses on shifting WHICH dynamics
experts AND power
Through transparency in SW, the professional does what?
make the origins of their ideas clear to clients
Transparency includes disclosure about theoretical stances and therapeutic work with clients
Transparency helps to WHAT situations for clients
normalize
Transparency and self-disclosure could serve to WHAT with a client
build trust with the client (i.e. Indigenous client)
What are the 4 Transparency guidelines
hint -
treatment approach
experince
rather than solutions
notes
•Invite clients to ask you about what informs your treatment approaches
•Present a small piece of information about your experience THEN observe if the clients think it would be helpful for you to share more
•Presents dilemmas from own life and what it was like to grapple with them rather than solutions
•Tell clients that they can see their notes – just check with the agency to see their policy on that
What are 2 limitations in regards to transparency?
hint -
too close
purpose
**May be times when professional’s story too close to client’s story
**Sharing personal stories and the emotions should be purposeful – it can’t be to make yourself feel better
Why is self-care important?
Chronic day to-day exposure to clients and the distress they experience may become emotionally taxing
Indigenous helping frameworks, we often refer to this notion as “help for the helpers” – means we take care of ourselves in order to be the best we can be.
What are 3 occupational hazards when self-care is needed?
• Burnout
• Secondary traumatic stress
• Compassion fatigue
These 3 distinct domains means you are experiencing what?
• Emotional exhaustion
• Depersonalization – uncaring attitude
• Reduced personal accomplishment
professional burnout
What term do you use to describe a state of physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual exhaustion resulting from chronic exposure or involvement in human service work
burnout
•Frequent absenteeism
•Chronic tardiness
•Chronic fatigue
•Evidence of poor client care
•Low completion rates of clinical / administrative duties
Are signs of Secondary Traumatic Stress or Burnout
Burnout
Results from engaging empathically in a relationship with an individual suffering as a result of a very difficult experience. Pre-existing anxiety disorder, mood disorder, or personal trauma history may be at greater risk of experiencing this.
Is it Secondary Traumatic Stress, Burnout, or Compassion Fatigue
Secondary Traumatic Stress
What is the term to describe the overall experience of emotional and psychological fatigue experienced due to the chronic use of empathy when treating clients who are suffering in some way
Compassion Fatigue
•Conflictual relationships with coworkers
•Individual personality and coping style
•Difficulty interacting with and understanding clients and their situations
Is this factors of Compassion Fatigue at the individual or organizational level?
individual
•Excessively high caseloads
•Lack of control or influence over agency policies and procedures
•Unfairness in organizational structure and discipline
Is this factors of Compassion Fatigue at the individual or organizational level?
organizational
•Lack of support from professional colleagues
•Inadequate supervision
•Poor agency and on-the-job training
Is this factors of Compassion Fatigue at the individual or organizational level?
organizational
What term describes the utilization of skills and strategies by social workers to maintain their own personal, familial, emotional, and spiritual needs while attending to the needs and demands of their clients
Self-care
What are 3 pillars of self-care from the youtube video?
Pillar 1 – power down, it’s just you connecting to a higher power, don’t work all the time!
Pillar 2 – honor the land, we get further in our healing when in nature, culture & family
Pillar 3 – weave supportive networks
Are Indigenous peoples or settler peoples often stereotyped as stoic, uncommunicative, distant, or mysterious by people from mainstream America
Indigenous peoples
In pre-contact era, WHAT was used to dissipate tension, deal with potential conflict, or subtly communicate a serious message
Humor!
WHAT creates an atmosphere of sharing and connectedness
Humor
For Indigenous Peoples, laughing and joking with one another are signs of WHAT and WHAT the relationship
closeness AND honor
The use of WHAT to gently correct inappropriate behavior has historically been the primary parental disciplinary technique within many Indigenous cultures
teasing
Among Indigenous adults, it has been suggested that WHAT is a subtle, indirect form of socialization that minimizes WHAT and respects the WHAT of the person reprimanded
teasing AND conflict AND autonomy
Among Indigenous peoples, WHAT is observed as method of maintaining humility and humbleness
self-deprecating humour
Indigenous peoples may leave themselves open to being teased because it serves the purpose of WHAT
keeping yourself a part of the group
T/f - The use of humour among Indigenous peoples has not been effective to help individuals survive persecution, exploitation, and genocide and to also maintain hope for the future
false, humor has helped!
•Having a sense of humour helped them experience relief during their stay
•Children able to find humour even in painful moments
•Humour a personal and cultural strength and coping skill for survivors
helped in which way
Helped survivors of the residential school system
T/f - The qualitative study with 12 female Indigenous Elders in retirement complex in Toronto and found:
Women used humour to connect, support, and maintain relationships with each other
true
The qualitative study with 12 female Indigenous Elders in retirement complex in Toronto and found:
Humour is considered one means through which Indigenous peoples express WHAT
resiliency
In terms of western humour:
Philosopher Thomas Hobbes equated laughter with feelings of WHAT and the word ridicule became the common word used to describe situations that made people laugh
superiority
Western HUmour - The superiority theory of humor was rooted in these early conceptualizations and maintained that individuals used humor to make themselves WHAT & WHAT superior over others
feel and look superior over others
Is it Indigenous or Settler humour that may be quieter and more subtle
Indigenous
T/F - In times of crisis, high anxiety, and serious discussion, humour may be appropriate
False, it may not be great to use
Why might “small talk” not work for many Indigenous peoples?
They do not engage in “small talk”; respectful silence may be preferred to overt attempts to put people at ease with humor
T/F - Spirituality has a major place within activism, as each of us has a responsibility to use our spirituality in creating a better world.
true
The drum, in particular, is a universal tool used in many ways and in many circumstances, including activism. Why is that?
The drum is said to represent the heartbeat of Mother Earth.
was the 78-day standoff between Mohawk Warriors and Canadian police and military
part of the : Oka Crisis, Ipperwash Standoff, Reclamation of land near Caledonia, ON, or Idle No More
Oka Crisis
Which led to the death of Anishinaabe activist Dudley George at the hands of the OPP
Oka Crisis, Ipperwash Standoff, Reclamation of land near Caledonia, ON, or Idle No More
1995: Ipperwash Standoff
Anishinaabe resistance to logging in Grassy Narrows traditional territory is the longest running Indigenous occupation site is part of present or past issue
present (2002 - present)
Which has been led by activists from Six Nations Reserve
Oka Crisis, Ipperwash Standoff, Reclamation of land near Caledonia, ON, or Idle No More
Reclamation of land near Caledonia, ON,
an ongoing grassroots effort to honour Indigenous sovereignty and to protect the land and water, was created by 3 First Nations women and 1 settler ally in Canada and has attracted global attention and support is part of
Oka Crisis, Ipperwash Standoff, Reclamation of land near Caledonia, ON, or Idle No More
Idle No More
Do Indigenous Peoples or Settler Peoples view suicide as a social dilemma that is tied to family and community and connected to collective suffering.
Indigenous Peoples
