Working with African American Clients

Working with African American Clients This journal assignment assesses the following Course Outcome: HN502-1: Discuss institutional and structural oppression of a varied client population. Journal Assignment Directions Journal Assignment Details Learning is enhanced when you take time to reflect on the process. This week, you will have a journal that asks you to discuss your thoughts in relation to the topic for the unit. Your reflection and writing will help with your understanding of the content covered. Although there is no set page number as your responses will expand based on what you write, students are expected to answer all the questions in complete sentences and paragraphs. Your response to this journal should be clear, concise, and organized. The expression of information must be well written and original, with few or no errors in format and mechanics. Be sure to use relevant intext citations to support your answers for each question. For this journal you may choose one of the following movies and respond to the journal prompts. Who We Are: A Chronicle of Racism in America Sarah Kunstler/Off Center Media/Sony Pictures These films provide an intersectional analysis of how capitalism, oppression, racism, sexism, and white supremacy all intersect to inform much of the social inequities that we see. As you watch the film, be prepared to answer the following questions in your analysis: Describe in detail the major ideas emphasized in the film. How does it connect with what we have read in Units 1 & 2 about intersectionality? What are the overlapping themes /concepts? How does power operate in the film? Who has it? How is it organized? Who is trying to claim it for themselves? How? What barriers are there that preclude them from access to power? How does power/privilege, oppression/discrimination show up in the film? Provide details and specific examples. Why is the historical trauma presented in this film relevant to me and others? What do you think the human services profession can learn from this film? Body: Answer all the questions in complete sentences and paragraphs. Your responses should reflect professional writing standards using proper tone and language. The writing and writing style should be correct, accurate, and reflect knowledge of developing and delivering family services. Reference: Sources in APA format at the end of your journal Include a minimum of two scholarly or academic sources in addition to your text to support your responses and conclusions. Make sure that all sources listed on the reference page correspond to in-text citations in the body of your journal. Use Arial or Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced and left aligned. Use standard 1″ margins on all sides. Use APA formatting and citation style. If you need assistance with APA style, please visit the Academic Success Center.