We will engage in small and large group discussion related to the materials you read/viewed this week. Please be prepared to engage with your colleagues on the following prompts:

How does the privilege and oppression exercise you completed relate to equity-minded practice in your child welfare practice context as a supervisor/manager?

What are the different parts of your work where you see a focus on equality?
What are the different parts of your work where you see a focus on equity?

Discuss your role as a manager/supervisor in helping your team develop an intersectional approach to practice, including identifying additional questions that may be asked of an individual/family as well as an individual's/family's experiences with community resources, program policies, and larger social contexts. Among these considerations are code switching/meshing, cultural empowerment, and navigating systems.

(In considering this point, we will engage in a critical examination of the example of applying intersectional thinking to practice offered in the Villarreal Sosa, Roth, and Rodriguez (2021) article Crossing Borders: Exploring the Role of School Social Workers in Immigrant-Serving Schools. While the focus of this piece is on school social work, we can unpack its potential relevance for the child protection contexts in which you work.)

Code switching/meshing link: http://ucwbling.chicagolandwritingcenters.org/centering-code-meshing-at-the-ucwbl/