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Within this essay the areas in which discrimination and oppression occur will be highlighted and then evaluated to show how ‘good’ anti oppressive/ discriminative practice within social work can ‘aid’ and empower service users who are in groups that experience oppression and discrimination to overcome their problems. Gil (1994) states that “the conditions that cause people to seek help from social services are usually direct or indirect consequences of social, economic, and political institutions, and... the profession of social work is ethically committed to promote social justice. Insights into oppression and social

Social workers are often on the forefront in the fight against any form of oppression as against the marginalized society. These demanding but oftentimes unappreciated efforts are often addressed through the conscious use of skills and knowledge of the problems being solved against. When such oppression is however committed against them within the organization where they work, the social worker seems to be mum about the situation, or their efforts perhaps are rendered inutile. North America social workers experience this form of oppression within the social service institution. For this reason, I examine the arguments why the social workers need to be aware of the existence of this unique form of oppression. In order to eliminate oppression in the social welfare workplace, the social workers, in their pursuit of social change, must have a competent understanding of the theory around racism and oppression.

Gray, M., & Fook, J. (2004). The quest for a universal social work: Some issues and implications. Social Work Education, 23(5), 625-644.

In conceptualizing diversity, a social worker needs to adopt an extensive social background that includes institutional or structural arrangements, identify the connection of multiple identities, and incorporate an unequivocal social justice course (Ortiz & Jani, 2010). Conflict theory informs advocacy efforts, policy formulations, and macro-level practice, striving to end oppression and discrimination (Hutchison, 2013). A social worker explains persistent social inequality and social conflict in the effort to help a client rise up against oppression in the critical race theory. These theories emphasize the impact of power structure, power differentials, and institutionalized inequality on individual lives versus internal

The guest speaker Krystal Summers (2017) provided insight into the health and healing from an Indigenous worldview. This lecture presented me with the opportunity to enhance my understanding of the history and culture of Indigenous peoples in Canada through hearing Summers personal experiences. For social workers to be agents of change, they must seek to learn and understand Indigenous peoples cultural experiences and history with oppression (Mullaly, 2010). According to King, Smith, and Gracey (2009), they discovered that “indigenous health inequalities arise from general socioeconomic factors in combination with culturally and historically specific factors particular to the peoples affected” (p. 76). This point highlights one of the key ideas

Although not all social workers working in the field associate themselves as actively participating in international social work, many agencies nationally become involved with international issues. (Hugman, Moosa-Mitha, Moyo, 2010. P. 630). Claims, “All of us have, in different ways, become international social workers: we are all migrants, we all practice, teach and/or research in more than one country; we all address international issues in our work as we presume that global issues are increasingly local.”

As a land of opportunities, Canada is one of the most popular destinations for immigrants and international students from all over the world. It is an indisputable reality that some kind of racial discrimination is a part of Canada’s diverse population because of the white domination in the field of social work. Racism as a basic construction of oppression is meant to consider people dissimilar by their external appearance, culture, hair structure, language and facial characteristics (Yee, 2005). Racial discrimination in the field of social work by the dominants is an undeniable factor in Canada when having a close look

In Clark (2012) and Clark (2011) Article, Critical Race theory argues that, people of colour experience racism in their everyday lives and that white elites shape the race relations to serve their own self-interest. When we examine the child welfare system what was evident is that racialized workers and clients within the child welfare system was treated defiantly Clark (2012). This Theory exposed the issues that are imbedded in our system, that continually deny the existence of racism; and the bureaucratic nature of the systems that enforce racial norms (Clark, 2012; Clark, 2011). Secondly, the Anti-oppressive framework, focuses on both the process and outcome, its aim is to empower, users by reducing the negative effects of hierarchies in their immediate interactions (Gosine & Pon, 2011). These are articles were designed to help workers understand the nature of oppression and provide insight into the complexity of the

People who have always been marginalized and oppressed by agencies, schools and people, would require special preparation, attention and effort to prove them that they can modify their lives with the intervention of structural social workers. Moreover, it is important to admit that not everyone agrees with the vision of structural social work, therefore, this could be another obstacle to create change in workplaces and public service facilities. Limited access to public services due to discrimination of race, color, sex, gender, religion and language are taken into account as part of the challenges encountered in this process of challenge of structural barriers within society. Finally, I believe that a structural social work vision in a person from a visible minority in society will trigger obstacles for the individual himself. It would be challenging to create change within his/her environment, as many would argue that his/her opinion does not count, making it difficult when challenging structures of oppression for the sake of clients’ well-being and structural social work

Living in different countries, we always wonder if everyday life routines are the same. Some of these routines, would include education, social life, and most important of all career perspectives. Rules and procedures vary from the different business you apply to however do the different rules and procedures vary from the countries that business thrive from? The purpose of this essay is to describe the differences and similarities from the National Association of Social Workers and the International Federation of Social Workers.

The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) is a national association of educational programs and individuals that confirms and improves the quality of social work education to become a professional job. CSWE puts in a countless amount of effort to strive for this mission by setting up a bachelor's and master’s degree programs in social work. On the other hand, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest membership organization of professional social workers in the world, with approximately 132,000 members. To be more specific, NASW has a determination to intensify the maturity and developmental process of its members. The main goal is to retain professional standards and to create fair social policies. NASW progresses

It is imperative that social workers become knowledgeable about their clients’ cultures and are culturally sensitive. In learning about their clients’ cultures, social workers need to be aware of how powerful and significant culture is in relating to clients’ behavior, values, and beliefs. Becoming culturally competent requires the ability to integrate awareness, knowledge, and skills while maintaining a positive working relationship with the client (Sue and Zane, 1987). Today, the concerns regarding cultural competency continue to accentuate the importance of preparing social workers for a diversified society.

Therefore, it is important that any analysis of whiteness moves beyond understanding white supremacy as just the inherent belief in the biological superiority of white people. Race as a social construction emerged in the modernist era due to Europe’s desire for global dominance. Social work practice operates in the context of processes of whiteness, racism, and colonialism. It is important to discuss the evolution of whiteness over time in society before one can begin to understand the ways in which social work practice is entrenched with the social and cultural process of whiteness and white supremacy.

In the anti oppressive social work practice, the social worker has to emphasize cultural competency and provide culturally responsive facilities to the clients and recognize diversity and differences as a strength to solve the cause of ethnic, race and other types of oppressions (Danso, 2009).

Although the profession dates back long before, George Bwarren, first coined the term ‘international social work’, in 1943. Bwarren used this term to describe social work practice in agencies that engaged in organized