Greening of Social Work: Engagement at the Community Level
Instructions
1. Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
2. Watch the video “The Story of Stuff” to gain insight into the connections between a large number of environmental and social issues and how to create a more sustainable and just world. Read the fact sheet Facts from the Story of Stuff.pdf as well.
3. Review the following two articles:
a. “Rethinking Social Work’s Interpretation of ‘Environmental Justice’: From Local to Global”
b. “Environmental Justice at the Heart of Social Work Practice: Greening the Profession”
4. Navigate to the threaded discussion and respond to the following:
a. How does the person-in-environment framework contribute to your understanding of how clients’ physical environment (as well as that of other vulnerable or oppressed populations) can be enhanced and the natural social world improved? Give an example from one of the resources for this assignment.
b. How can you use the person-in-environment framework to engage with clients and the community to enact effective changes in the natural environment in your community? Identify and describe two ideas based on the knowledge you gained from the video and readings. Use page 478, “potential roles,” in the article “Rethinking Social Work’s Interpretation of ‘Environmental Justice’: From Local to Global” for ideas on roles and possibilities and explain their connection to your ideas.
c. What specific measures in “The Story of Stuff” would you take to start helping your community be more “green”? Identify and describe one, and discuss its likely impact or effect on clients and/or the community.
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