Social Justice and Equity in Social Work Practice

This course examines and deconstructs social work practice through social justice-oriented and grassroots social change theoretical lenses such as anti-racist, feminist, black feminist, queer, critical disability, trans, service user, mad studies, anti-colonial, anti-poverty, Indigenist, Francophone justice, and eco-justice perspectives. Advanced ways of applying social justice and transformative theories in practice are emphasized, as well as critical reflexivity in relation to practitioner social location. (lec 3) cr 3.