Posted: May 31st, 2015

Paradigms of Service Delivery Systems in Child and family welfare system

Instructions for Assignment #2

Assignment #2: Summary and Compare/Contrast Paradigms of Service Delivery Systems Grade: 35%. Word document. Length: 8 – 10 double-spaced pages (approximately 2000 – 2500 words). The total length of this paper must not exceed 10 pages, excluding reference list. A title page is not required, but please include your name and the assignment title on the top of the first page. Instructions:

Part A – Write a summary (approximately 4-5 pages) that compares and contrasts the major concepts of Indigenous, Anglo-American and European/Nordic family and child welfare paradigms. You can include others,

but ensure to identify and discuss the following concepts: historical/current purpose of family & child welfare policy; prevailing worldviews, ideologies, political and economic philosophies; role and concept of the state/community/family/child; and the concept and function of ‘thresholds’ for policy and service delivery systems.

Provide a critical analysis of the major concepts of the 3 paradigms. Ensure to show your own thinking and how it relates to course theory (ie. social justice, anti-oppressive, Indigenous, feminist) and relevant concepts.

Part B – Provide a critical reflection (approximately 4-5 pages) of your response (i.e. thoughts, feelings, professional aspirations) to your examination of these different paradigms.

Your reflection must demonstrate how your life experiences (i.e. personal, family, community, educational, professional) inform your values and perceptions about family and child welfare and how you conceptualize your professional aspirations, identity and role/responsibility as a social worker.

This reflection must be discussed within your positionality, including the historical and present context of how your intersected social locators (race, gender, class, gender, ability, among others) act together to inform and relate to your experiences, values, beliefs, perceptions, understandings and professional

aspirations.

As per part B: (use this information about myself to better understand how to do the critical reflection section-please ask me any questions you have to support have a great paper): I Identify as an African-Canadian, I am a female. I immigrated to Canada and as a minority class i had to struggle through the process of finding a job that will accept my qualification from a developing country. I also has to get the help and support of the Canadian welfare system. with so many restrictions, i decided to go to school and make myself useful. Living in the west side of Toronto were 80% of families live under the support of welfare and seeing kids and youths been taken over by the children aid society, made me interested in taking up a career in social works . as a social worker, i hope to learn how to better improve my community while using my tools to help as much as i can.

General Information – You must use the course material/Articles that are uploaded on the file to support your paper. This paper should be written in essay style that follows academic writing requirements. Use of headings are not required, but are encouraged to assist with organizing content. Cite as many or as little references from the course materials (readings, websites, activities) to support your discussions, analysis and reflections. You may also use materials from outside the course to further support your work. Direct quotes should be used sparingly and be carefully integrated and contextualized into your discussions using your own

words.

Grading Criteria:

1. The extent to which you clearly and succinctly summarized major ideas and made a comparison and contrast between them. (15%)
2. The depth and breadth of your critical analysis of the paradigms and connection to course theory/concepts. (30%)
3. The description of your response to your examination of the different paradigms and how you understand your identity/role and responsibility and a social worker. (15%)
4. Your ability to critically reflect on your positionality and how your intersected social locators influence and relate to your values, perceptions, understandings and professional aspirations. (30%)
5. Organization, grammar, spelling and referencing. (10%)