Final Synthesis Paper 1. What key course concept, framework, idea, or experience is the most compelling or evocative to you? 2. What made it evocative or compelling? 3. What idea/experience did you find yourself returning to repeatedly, discussing with colleagues or sharing with friends? 4. How has your work or identity as a social worker shifted? 5. What did you continue and how is it linked to course material? 6. What did you shift and what course ideas led to that shift? This is a brief reflection paper. The paper itself should be 2-3 pages, with 12-point font and one-inch margins. Additionally, you MUST include a reference page with cited sources. If you’d like, you may include a cover page. Concepts/Frameworks: Diversity and Power, Institutional: Organizational Processes, Individuals within Environments, Five Dimensions of Resilient (Trauma-Informed) Systems Readings and Videos: • Watkins, M. & Shulman, H. (2008). Toward Psychologies of Liberation. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. • American Immigration Council. (2020). The impact of COVID 19 on noncitizens and across the U.S. immigration system. The Impact of COVID-19 on Noncitizens and Across the U.S. Immigration System – American Immigration Council • Center for Teaching Innovation. (n.d.). Creating learning objectives using Bloom’s taxonomy. Cornell University. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJWFQI4TV5E&feature=youtu.be • Fallot, R. D., & Harris, M. (2008). Trauma-informed approaches to systems of care. Trauma Psychology Newsletter, Winter. trauma-informed-care-approaches-to-systems-of-care-article.pdf • FRONTLINE PBS. (2020). COVID’s hidden toll [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/_VXDqhKGBy8 • Shutack, C. (2017). What White People Can Do for Racial Justice. Medium. https://medium.com/equality-includes-you/what-white-people-can-do-for-racial-justice-f2d18b0e0234 • Lorde, A. (1983). There is no hierarchy of oppressions. Bulletin: Homophobia and Education, 14(3/4). There is no hierarchy of oppressions • National Institutes of Health. (2021). People from racial, ethnic, and other groups report frequent COVID 19–related discrimination.https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/people-racial-ethnic-other-groups-report-frequent-covid-19-related-discrimination • Penn Wharton Budget Model. (2024). The impact of COVID 19 on immigration to the United States. The Impact of COVID-19 on Immigration to the United States | Penn Wharton Budget Model
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