Instructions
In this assignment, learners will select a recent research study that explores an issue relevant to anti-oppressive social work practice. Learners will critically analyze the research findings and apply them to inform practice, policy, or programs. The assignment should include the sections identified below.
Summarize Research Study
- Summarize a research study, including clearly identifying and focusing on an aspect of anti-oppressive social work practice, its research question, methodology, and main findings. (C4.GP.A)
- The study must be published within the last five years.
Analysis of Findings
- Explain how key findings of the study apply to social work practice, policy, and/or programs. (C4.GP.A)
- Be sure to cite clear examples from within the study.
- Analyze how the findings can be applied to address systemic biases, promote anti-racist and anti-oppressive strategies, and advance social, economic, cultural, and/or environmental justice for the population in the study. (C4.GP.B)
- Be sure to provide specific examples that support the analysis.
Ethical Considerations
- Describe at least one potential ethical consideration related to the research study. (C4.GP.B)
- You have the option to analyze more than one potential ethical consideration.
- Discuss the steps necessary to address the identified ethical consideration(s). (C4.GP.A)
- Be sure to clearly identify a specific response and support your response using the NASW Code of Ethics.
Application to Practice, Policy, or Programs
- Propose at least two specific recommendations for applying specific research findings in practice, policy, or programs, including how to address inherent biases and advance anti-oppressive approaches within the field of social work. (C4.GP.B)
- Support your recommendations with references from the academic or professional knowledge base.
Additional Requirements
The assignment you submit is expected to meet the following requirements:
- Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
- APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current Evidence and APA standards. See Evidence and APA Citation for Graduate Learners.
- Length of paper: 6–8 double-spaced pages, not including cover page and references page.
- Font and font size: Use APA approved font and size.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
- Competency 1: Apply research findings to inform and improve practice, policy, and programs. (C4.GP.A)
- Competency 2: Identify ethical, culturally informed, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive strategies that address inherent biases for use in quantitative and qualitative research methods to advance the purposes of social work. (C4.GP.B)
- Competency 3: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession.
