SWRK 2040 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Youth Empowerment, Peer Education, Grassroots

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Social Work
• Course: SWRK 2040
• Professor: Kelly Ann Spezowka

Document Summary

Radical humanism argues that social change must happen from the bottom up (start with individuals) Radical structuralism argues that social change must happen from the top down (start with social structures) Structural social workers think that both are essential and must be done simultaneously. Sometimes people don"t engage in change efforts aimed at social structures because they don"t know where to start. Changing the system sounds awfully ambiguous (and big!) and often concrete recommendations for action are not provided. Thus, sometimes inaction isn"t the result of a lack of motivation but rather a lack of knowledge about what can actually be done. What can social workers can do (professionally) and (personally) to start to change the system . Organizations founded on different principles, values, ideals, structures or modes of practice than conventional organizations i. e. : native youth sexual health network (founded by youth activist jessica yee in.