SOCW-486 - Aboriginal Social Work Practice - 3.00 Credits

Upon successful completion of this course students should be able to:

• identify and evaluate their own social and cultural identity and how it influences their social work practice with Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples;


• explain what intergenerational trauma is and how it affects Indigenous peoples;


• understand and apply key mainstream and Indigenous social work assessments and intervention approaches;


• identify the strengths of Indigenous peoples and explain how you can build on these strengths withinsocial work practice interventions;


• demonstrate the connections between the socio-economic circumstances and the effects on Indigenous peoples well-being;


• describe the concept of cultural safety and explain how social workers can apply it to working with Indigenous peoples;


• discuss and apply decolonization and reconciliation approaches to working with Indigenous peoples;


• discuss community and culturally based approaches to social work practice with Indigenous peoples; and

• demonstrate what it means to be an ally and discuss specific considerations as an Indigenous and non-Indigenous social worker.