Subject Area: Child and Nature
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
? Examine sustainable social work practice with children and the natural world
? Identify ways to engage children and families with the natural world
? Demonstrate knowledge of the impact of the natural world on children?s physical and mental health
? Apply intervention strategies for integrating concepts of ecological social work practice
? Expand the traditional definition of ?Person in Environment? to include the natural world
DESCRIPTION:
This assignment allows students the opportunity to develop strategies to incorporate concepts of ecological social work into their practice. Choosing an age group (early childhood, middle childhood, adolescents) conduct a literature review about social work practice and sustainability) in relation to your chosen age group. Create a practice protocol that could be incorporated into your future practice (at a school, youth drop in centre, children?s services, and hospital).
1) Introduction ? what age group did you chose and why, what area of practice, you chose and why. Plan for the paper
2) Review of pertinent literature. Select 2-3 peer reviewed articles addressing your chosen area of practice. Summarize the findings
3) Explain how you could use this information to implement a new practice protocol. Describe the protocol and discuss the benefits (use literature to support) Discuss potential barriers and risks
Note: I choose adolescents and talk about the wilderness therapy
Please make sure you fulfil all the requirements.