You will present a societal problem or issue that particularly impacts Communities of Color. The presentation should be 10-15 minutes long and will be in the form of a narrated PowerPoint presentation to your classmates.
Please select and reference a relevant article that would be helpful for the class to read before the presentation. The project should provide a clear understanding of the benefits or challenges facing individuals in the helping professions connected to this helping with this problem or issue.
Remember that you should discuss in your presentation the following:
The purpose of the project – why is it important to highlight this issue?
A clear statement of the problem or issue – what is the actual problem?
When did the issue become a concern?
How this presentation serves as a contribution to social work practice with the affected population(s).
Please be sure to include a reference page at the end of the presentation.
References:
Congress, E. P., & Gonzalez, M. J. (Eds.). (2012). Multicultural perspectives in social work practice with families. Springer Publishing Company.
Lum, D. (2004). Social work practice and people of color: A process-stage approach (5th ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.
McGuire, T. G., & Miranda, J. (2008). New evidence regarding racial and ethnic disparities in mental health: Policy implications. Health Affairs, 27(2), 393-403.