SOWK 101 Multisensory Representation and Description FINAL

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Running head: MULTISENSORY REPRESENTATION AND DESCRIPTION 1 Multisensory Representation and Description Professor Stephanie Tyler SOWK 101 (01) – SW Philosophy and Ethics Grant MacEwan University 4 th December, 2021
MULTISENSORY REPRESENTATION AND DESCRIPTION 2 This picture is a representation of myself and the knowledge gained from this course. This tree like me, has a foundation, it’s roots. The roots of the tree represent myself holding firm my beliefs, core values and culture. I believe that one must have a high level of awareness of who they are in order to be able to respond to the needs of others. A tree needs the right environment to grow and flourish. In my diagram, you will notice that although the tree is alive, the two sides are still visibly different. This is a true analogy of how I feel about myself now compared to the beginning of this course. The right side depicts the many way I was lacking. On the bottom left, is a representation of the Residential School. The residential schools were formally used as child welfare placements by the federal government beginning in the late 1800s and their goal was to resolve the so called “Indian problem”. The children were forced to attend these schools. Unable to return for months or even years, indigenous children were often neglected and abused, stripped of their language and culture. Sadly, thousands of children died while at the residential school as depicted by the grave yard. The most significant and alarming learning in this course for me was intersectionality. The fence on the right represents the effects of intersectionality. Barriers like racism, classism, sexism, ableism, heterosexism, ageism that has been created by our society which affects the survivors and other members of our community. This shows the effects of intersectionality and what privilege they have. “What determines privilege is not any particular advantage a person might have but whether the advantage was earned or conferred systematically by society on the basis of the person’s membership in a particular social group” (Mullaly & West,2018, p. 38). We each possess different degrees of oppression and privilege based on our relative positioning along axes of interlocking systems of oppression by some of the isms mentioned above, where
MULTISENSORY REPRESENTATION AND DESCRIPTION 3 each of us lies. Our social location is determined by our identities, which are essentially intersectional (Hulko, 2009, p.48). The role of the social worker is like the chainsaw shown in my diagram. Social workers aim is to break down barriers and advocate for social justice and societal conditions. Aspired social workers should all model the ethical legacy by Jane Addams, who advocate tirelessly for social justice and social change. (Spencer et al., 2017, p. 37). Social workers do not discriminate against any person on the basis of age, abilities, ethnic background, gender, language, marital status, national ancestry, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation or socio-economic status. This is one of their ethical responsibilities to clients. (Canadian Association of Social Workers, 2005, p. 3). The ways that race, gender, class, and other positionalities impact Indigenous lives must be understood in order to truly address social inequities and disparities. The rainbow represents hope, a safe space for everyone. “The work is about creating third space for authentic engagement of people of significant social and etho-cultural differences and thus removing boundaries of conventional norms and practices. The ethic of care needs to have a collectivist dimension, where, in practice, the social worker also aspires for a better community, recognizing that immigrant integration is ultimately about facilitating a caring and just community for everybody” (Spencer et al., 2017, p. 141). The lush left side of the tree represents my learning thus far. As I became more immersed in this course and more aware of the world around me, I began to grow and flourish in ways I did not expect. Just as the sun and rain nourishes the tree for growth, so too, is the need for me to understand there is no one size fit all approach. There is still room for growth as depicted by the empty branches. As I advanced in my education and gain the knowledge and skills needed
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