Pick a vulnerable or underserved population to research and explore. In an essay of 1,500-2,000-words, address the following: Identification: Provide a definition for this population and details about who are members. Framework Task 1: Begin Where the Population Is: Identify strengths, vulnerabilities, and power imbalances faced by this population group. Additionally, identify key informants or dominant figures/voices from the population. Framework Task 2: Assess Impacts: What are the dimensions of intersectionality within this population? What are the structural and environmental forces that are affecting this population? What social problems does this population face? How is this group discriminated against or oppressed and what is the impact of this difference, discrimination, and oppression? Framework Task 3: Professional Knowledgebase: Explain what frameworks or theories are useful in understanding and working with this population. Explain why they are useful. Framework Task 4: Strategies: What strategies or methods can be used to engage this population? Identify 1 ally or advocate of this population and what advocacy efforts they take. In addition, within your essay, refer to the following Social Work Dispositions and how they can be valuable to you as a social worker: Social Work Disposition #1: Value: Service; Ethical Principle: Social workers’ primary goal is to help people in need and to address social problems. Social Work Disposition #2: Value: Social Justice; Ethical Principle: Social workers’ challenge social injustice. Please refer to the GCU Social Work Dispositions document in this topic’s Study Materials to complete your assignment. Support your response with a minimum of three peer-reviewed resources (within the last 5 years).
