Week 1 - 6 Review by Meghan Simmons https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks Please choose 1 topic from the review. Read materials and provide an answer to create larger review document. en-us 2017-02-14 17:35:58 UTC 2026-02-22 13:13:51 UTC hello@padlet.com What is structural social work https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153844864 A social work practice that identifies and addresses systems of oppression. 



- Cassie McLinton]]> 2017-02-14 19:24:54 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153844864 What is advocacy? https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153845202 •It involves actions that lead to a selected goal
•It usually involves getting government, an agency or private business to correct an unfair or harmful situation
•It is not the same as direct service
•It may or may not involve confrontation

-Kelsey
]]> 2017-02-14 19:25:51 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153845202 Types of Advocacy https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153845624 -Case Advocacy; you act on behalf of a client (individual or family or group) to get resources or services or change policy.
-System Advocacy; is where you challenge rules,laws or policies. 
-Policy Advocacy;active, covert, or inadvertent support of a particular policy or class of policies.

-Taylor]]> 2017-02-14 19:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153845624 System of Oppression: https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153845739 "Oppression is built into institutions like government and educational systems. It gives power and positions of dominance to some groups of people over other groups of people"
Examples: 
Schools, healthcare providers, government departments.



]]> 2017-02-14 19:27:14 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153845739 The Law and Social Work https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153845941 The law is a set of rules enforced by a society that identifies and governs acceptable behaviour. The law strives to resolve tensions that exist between individual and collective well-being. 

SSWs are impacted by laws, especially the ones that govern human, economic and social interactions/behaviours. SSWs may also simultaneously be implementing laws that maintain systems of inequality, while actively working to support their client's well-being. 

- Mike Ferri]]> 2017-02-14 19:27:44 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153845941 Why is it important that SSW not give legal advice? https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153846049 its important for SSW to maintain their professional rules and regulations for instant, protecting confidentiality, and legal obligation for ethical purposes. It's important to follow a professional relationship with the client and the SSW. 

- Tashnia Chowdhury]]> 2017-02-14 19:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153846049 Micro-aggression: lindsay_alward https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153846055 Is a term developed by  Chester Pierce who is was psychiatrist and Harvard University professor. The term was originally inspired when he witnessed passive insults and derogatory statements made to African American citizens. The term has evolved to incorporate any socially marginalized group. The statements support stereotypes of certain groups or subtly discriminate against them. 

At times people make comments that fall into the criteria of a micro-aggression without being consciously aware of the harmful consequences of their words. 

Example: Asian Canadians and their assumed level of intelligence. "Wow, you must be really good at math" 

Lindsay Alward. 

]]> 2017-02-14 19:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153846055 Why is it important for SSW to understand history bennyxmas https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153846206 Because if you don't understand history you'll relive it. 
-Ben

]]> 2017-02-14 19:28:24 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153846206 What does it mean to be a settler or occupier in Canada? https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153846271 Occupier:  A member of a group that takes possession of a country by force.
Settler:  A person who settles in an area, typically one with no or few previous inhabitants.

-Shayna]]> 2017-02-14 19:28:37 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153846271 Why is it important for SSW to understand history https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153846857 If you don't know the history you could harm your client more by saying something that has been already provided in history for example the oppression of the native people and their land rights.
You are bound to repeat history if you don't know it.
-Deborah

]]> 2017-02-14 19:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153846857 why is it important to develop an advocacy plan https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153847542 It's important to complete a plan before you start advocating, because, as you will find, each part of the plan can affect the others. Normally, planning your goals comes first--but you may have to change those plans if you find, as you plan further, that the tactics you were hoping to use aren't working. When you plan everything together--and ongoing--you can both build support and make adjustments as you go. Include your mission and objectives, your allies and opponents, your targets and agents of change, and your strategies and detailed action plan
Laura Pyke 

]]> 2017-02-14 19:31:38 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153847542 What is the law? https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153847848 The system of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulation actions of it's members and may enforce by the imposition of penalties. 

-Veronica ]]> 2017-02-14 19:32:28 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153847848 What are the differences between goals and objectives? https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153847957 Objectives are steps in which one has to be meet in order to accomplish an individual's overall goal. 

Goals are long-term and often unable to definitively accomplish in a certain amount of time.

- Dany K ]]> 2017-02-14 19:32:51 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153847957 Ssw:Understanding History https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153848111 It is beneficial to both SSWs and their clients to understand that every problem has layers and historical reference.Understanding an individual's history can make a large difference in assessing behaviours 
Terry Schoembs]]> 2017-02-14 19:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153848111 Advocacy https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153848609 It important to write advocacy plan because it help emphasize the issue and what needed to be done. the main purpose is to prove your point and the issue that you are advocating for. it is one way to get your target attention into focusing to the issue that you present and you want it to be improve.

Liza]]> 2017-02-14 19:34:52 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153848609 What is a microaggression Brief everyday exchanges that send negative messages to a group of individuals because of their membership within that group Historically the term was used to put down non-white individuals particularly those categorized as African American, but eventually it would be used to broadly attack larger and more diverse groups of individuals within society Many of the aggressions are based on racism, sexism, or discrimination based on sexuality -Danny https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153848629



]]> 2017-02-14 19:34:56 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153848629 what is Advocacy https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153848986 - action that leads to a particular goal , usually involves getting government , institution , a business or non profit to correct an unfair practice. 

Dina Koury 

]]> 2017-02-14 19:36:06 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153848986 why is research important part of advocacy? https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153849188 In order to persuade policy-makers to change their policies, laws or implementation – be this through direct lobbying or other means such as provoking an official investigation or influencing public opinion – you will need information. 

Advocacy research can:

- Analyze and provide counter arguments to positions held by stakeholders who may not be sympathetic to your cause

-Provide the basis for media and public awareness work

-Demonstrate public support or public concern

-Help to disprove myths, rumors and false assumptions

-Lydia


]]> 2017-02-14 19:36:42 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153849188 How do we practice anti-oppressive Social Work? https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153849238 As Social Service Workers we must challenge oppression on various levels. Specifically, on an individual and systemic level. Moreover, practicing anti-oppression begins with ourselves. In doing so, challenging and unlearning the oppressive notions our society is bound by. Additionally, it is important to recognize the power we encompass as Social Service Workers and the impact it holds on our relationships with clients. 

-Anne Marie

]]> 2017-02-14 19:36:51 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153849238 OPRESSION jessicakeating9 https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153849243 Opression is the use of power to disempower,marginalize, silence or otherwise subordinate a particular group of people. It is institutionalised power that is historically formed and perpetuated over time; it allows certain ‘groups’ of people to assume a dominant position over ‘other groups’ and this dominance is maintained and continued at an institutional level. It can be perpetuated on a systemic or individual level.

Jessica Keating]]> 2017-02-14 19:36:52 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153849243 What are the differences between goals and objectives? https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153849421 - Goals: builds on your advocacy issue by adding who will help you make that change for you issue.
-Objectives: are the smaller steps to help you reach your goals.

-Sarah Mastyapimego



]]> 2017-02-14 19:37:26 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153849421 Why is it important for SSW to understand legislation? https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153849574 Provides tools to empower others/ourselves & policies which require  political pressure/modification(s.)  A.LaPlante

]]> 2017-02-14 19:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153849574 Why is it important to develop an advocacy plan? https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153849615
Developing an advocacy plan is extremely important to allow your campaign to be successful. 
Action plans allow you to consider all aspects of your campaign at once so you can then adjust different element to fit your advocacy goal if need be. 
Typically this includes your mission and objectives, your allies and your opponents, your targets and agents of change, and your obviously your detailed action plan for advocacy.   

-Laura Pettes ]]> 2017-02-14 19:37:55 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153849615 what is the differences between the 3 branches of government https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153849677
The federal goverment is responsible 
Executive branch: operarates and implemtes all the  laws  created by the legislative branch.


the  legislative branch:which is the house of common

]]> 2017-02-14 19:38:05 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153849677 concept of privilege, oppression, intersectionality and institutional power. gurungsudesh11 https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153850039 The privilege is the special advantage that has been granted to specific individual or group of people in our society. The oppression would be the unjustified treatment to individual or group of people. In our current society the marginalized individual who identify as people of colour, migrant, immigrant, LGBTQ, etc. are being oppressed systematically. The systematic oppression occurs based on the race, ethnicity, gender, ability, social status. For example; The lower number of representation of oppression population in bigger institution, government. intersectionality is the different identity that intercept each other. for example; someone who is female, radicalized, and group of minority.
sudesh

]]> 2017-02-14 19:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153850039 What is the difference between legal information and legal advice? https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153850131 Legal information is general information about the law that does not apply to an individuals specific situation while legal advice interprets the law and applies legal rules and principles to a particular situation.
- Kim R. ]]> 2017-02-14 19:39:16 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153850131 Case Advocacy https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153850362 What is Case Advocacy? 

Case advocacy is when you’re advocating/ acting on behalf of a client. This is important when recommending various different services and policies. Obviously, as with any service in this field, it is equally as important for the client to consent to the direction you want to go with the process.

-          AlexDe Paul


]]> 2017-02-14 19:39:53 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153850362 Structural Social Work https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153851318 Structural social work is described as a form of social work practice that focuses on systems of inequality and oppression and how their underlying causes are rooted in the society in which we live. 

The society in which we live is structured in a way that oppresses people of certain races, genders, sexual orientations, classes, religions, etc. It is structured in a way that assists those with privilege and power.
- Sophie


]]> 2017-02-14 19:42:43 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153851318 Legal Advice Vs. Legal Information https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153851759 As an SSW you may not give legal advice, however, you can give legal information. What is the difference? Legal advice is when you express your opinion and apply legal information to a particular situation while solely giving legal information is just giving a description of what the laws and services are.

- Julia Kempcke]]> 2017-02-14 19:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153851759 What is the difference between the 3 branches of the Federal Government? https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153859546 •Legislative  (Creates Law)
•Executive  (Enforces Law)
•Judicial  (Interprets Law)

-Nicole Forndron


]]> 2017-02-14 20:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153859546 https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153862420 what is the differences between the 3 branches of government 


The federal goverment is responsible 
Executive branch: operates and implement  all the  laws  created by the legislative branch.

The  legislative branch: which is the house of common has the power to amend and make laws.

The judiciary branch:which interprets laws protecting citizens.
-Shaneak

]]> 2017-02-14 20:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153862420 What is Law? https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153868033 Law is a set of rules that people are made to follow by the state. A system of rules that are enforced through social institutions to govern behaviour.  

Shar

]]> 2017-02-14 20:48:40 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153868033 What is Structural Social Work? https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153890419 Structural social work is a social work practice that identifies and addresses systems of oppression and inequality.

-Shauna Racine]]> 2017-02-14 23:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/153890419 Structural Social Wor https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/154742856 Structural social work is a social work practice that identifies and addresses systems of oppression in society. 

-Valerie Tully 

]]> 2017-02-18 14:46:16 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/154742856 why is it important for SSW's to understand legislation? https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/155011243 It is important because it provides toolsand resources to empower others and ourselves with policies and legislation that we need to know to better help our clients with keeping up to date on the current policies/ legislation's.

Gillian McDonald
 ]]> 2017-02-20 20:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/155011243 What is the difference between legal information and legal advice? https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/156107228 Legal advice is applying the law to a particular situation, whereas legal information is just general information about the law and services and is limited to a description of what the law is.

-Kwama Cadogan]]> 2017-02-24 18:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/156107228 Oppression (Types) megg_blackwell https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/156206833 What is Oppression: The use of power to disempower, marginalize, silence or otherwise subordinate a particular group of people. It is institutionalized power that is historically formed and perpetuated over time. It allows certain groups of people to assume a dominant position over other groups and this dominance is maintained and continued at an institutional level. It can perpetuate on a systematic or individual level. 

Types of oppression:
1. Exploitation: Make money off someone else’s labour 
2. Marginalization: Put a particular group of people to the side in society (diability
3. Cultural Imperialism: Culture of the dominant is the right culture (white is right)
4. Powerlessness: Cultural silence, often forbidden to be talked about (women)
5. Violence: Acts and threats of violence (women, race, age)

- Megg Blackwell
]]> 2017-02-25 20:20:41 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/156206833 Micro Agression https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/156260489 A statement, action or incident regarded as an instance of indirect, subtle or unintentional discrimination against members of marginalized groups such as a racial or ethnic minority.They will gradually impact a person/and or group of persons of feeling "lesser than" or untermensch-sub-human. A person will gradually come to feel oppressed and less confident concerning their rights, particularly in the work place

Terry Schoembs


]]> 2017-02-26 18:01:10 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/156260489 What is a micro-aggression and how do they impact people? https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/156803750 Mirco-aggression can be described as the everyday exchanges that send belittling and derogatory messages to specific individuals due to their group membership. 

For instance, turning away from individuals in a change room who identifies as LGBTQQ  and uttering the words "no homo".

-Anne Marie

]]> 2017-02-28 17:39:32 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/156803750 How Canada was stolen through Primitive Accumulation? https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/157885157 Primitive accumulation entailed taking land, say, enclosing it, and expelling a resident population to create a landless proletariat, and then releasing the land into the privatized mainstream of capital accumulation. This would be accomplished through violence, war, enslavement, and colonialism.
Capitalism is not a “natural” economic system, nor did it come about simply as a peaceful result of miserliness or frugality. Capitalism was actually brought about through the forced destruction of Indigenous and peasant economies, or the separating of original producers from their lands by the violent coercive means of theft, robbery, and enslavement. Marx called these the “chief moments” of so-called primitive accumulation.

-Genevieve Meloche]]> 2017-03-05 22:06:14 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/157885157 Political Ideology briannaabrams1 https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/158061749 Political Ideology is s relatively consistent set of ideas, beliefs and values about how how society should be organized and what the most appropriate means of achieving that order would be. It is most concerned with how to allocate the power and to what ends it should be used. 
Different political ideologies hold different perspectives as to what the best form of government is, such as democracy or autocracy.
The very center of any political ideology is a basic understanding of human nature. 


- Brianna Abrams
 ]]> 2017-03-06 15:44:25 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/158061749 Advocacy taylorcharbonneau https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/158391699 ·      What is Advocacy?
-          Action that leads to a particular goal, usually involves getting government, institutions, a business or non-profit to correct an unfair practice. 
-          It may include writing letters to politicians, providing clients with legal information, writing a letter or communicating over the phone with a social worker or lawyer on behalf of a client, supporting a client to have the information and tools that they need to self-advocate. It may also include larger campaigns such as social media campaigns,   
-          public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy.

-Taylor Charbonneau
]]> 2017-03-07 16:09:13 UTC https://padlet.com/meghan_simmons/vgurtkukqxks/wish/158391699