Braiding Indigenous Knowledge into Social Work Practice

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

A critical examination of current mainstream social work practice to invite critical understanding of Indigenous issues, struggles, and worldviews. Through Indigenous social work theory and approaches, students probe topics from Indigenous worldviews. Using Indigenous pedagogy, students explore history, legislation, and social work issues facing Indigenous individuals, families, communities, and Nations. Prerequisite: Admission to the BSW professional years.