Public Child Welfare

To prepare:
• Review the following article from the Learning Resources: “Critical Theory as a Framework for Child Welfare Decision-Making: Some Possibilities” in the Journal of Public Child Welfare.
• Select from one of the following social work topics or problems: crime, cultural competency, trauma, or organizational leadership.
• Select either critical theory or feminist theory as the epistemological paradigm to conceptualize your chosen topic.
Assignment
Submit a Kaltura video that is no longer than 4–5 minutes in which you present a PowerPoint that consists of 8–10 slides. Submit your PowerPoint file separately as well. Your presentation should address the following:
• Identify the topic or problem selected and provide a brief overview using peer-reviewed literature.
• Analyze the ontological, axiological, and methodological assumptions of critical theory or feminist theory for the selected topic or problem.
• Analyze the issue of power relative to your topic or problem within the social work practice context from the perspective of critical theory or feminist theory.
• Describe engaging or partnering with clients, families, communities, or organizations within the context of your selected topic or problem from the perspective of critical theory or feminist theory.
• Provide one recommendation for how you could be an agent of social change in the field of social work on the topic you selected by wearing a critical theory or feminist theory lens.
• Explain to what extent viewing the topic or problem from a critical theory or feminist theory alters your initial conceptualization of the topic or problem.
For the PowerPoint presentation, be sure to:
• Use literature to support your claims.
• Use APA formatting and style.
• Include a reference list on the last slide.