The first assignment of the semester was a short analysis of an article of my choosing. Using the Rhetorical Key Term information sheet provided, I needed to identify/comment upon all 8 key terms in my article: […]
Hours after a federal vaccine advisory committee voted against recommending a booster shot for essential workers, including K-12 school staff, the director of the Centers for Disease […]
Before this class I was enrolled in a drawing class, it was drawing 101. But I was enrolled into two communication technology classes. In CT160 and CT201, that’s when I […]
^work on. This is why building healthy relationships to end violence speaks to me as someone interested in working with queer and trans folks, as relationships are a really important part of queerphobia and […]
This week we had the opportunity to learn about Grand challenges for social workers created by the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare. The initiative’s goal is to advocate for social progress t […]
I can relate with you a lot in terms of the Grand Challenge ”End Homeless”. I really feel very sad when I saw a lot of homeless people in the streets. When I was pursuing my associates degree, we […]
“The Grand Challenges for Social Work” steps are interesting in addressing how social work can better heal broken systems and heal violence in relationships. The challenges include systemic injustices –– “Just Soc […]
Two of the Grand Challenges that resonate with me and my social work goals are the following: ‘’Eliminate racism’’ and ‘’Ensure healthy development for youth’’. For ‘’eliminate racism’’, there’s still a lot of […]
One challenge that resonates with me is smart de-carceration. I think mass incarceration is the conflation of several social issues, particularly one that affects people of color the most. Mass incarceration has a […]
Hi Ashley,
Yes!! Internet access is one of the immediate needs for all people during the pandemic. As I read your post, I could relate to my personal experience of how I had difficulties with accessibility to […]
Ending social isolation resonates as a Grand Challenge. I struggle with this challenge. I often ask myself, what does it take to create social ties? After taking the test for social isolation risk on the AARP […]
I am interested to learn more about how the “grand challenges” are determined and the leadership structure of the Grand Challenges for Social Work organization. It was revealing to see that the leadership boa […]
There are many challenges that come within the Social Work field. Some of these challenges are discussed by the organization Grand Challenges for Social Work. They are “a groundbreaking initiative to c […]
Upon looking through the list of Grand Challenges for Social Work – I immediately looked at “Eliminating Racism” as one of the challenges that resonates with me as my goal in SW is to support and empower black […]
Women cared what men thought of them, and lived with the judgments of men in the Renaissance. Berger says “She has to survey everything she is and everything she does because how she appears to others and par […]