Module 2-Expanding
Initial response... Part of the reason I wanted to take Social Work 201 was because I know I will need an understanding of Canada's social work systems someday when I am a teacher. This module was particularly insightful to me as it held a lot of information about child welfare in Canada. It is a difficult topic to read about as I think anyone would like to imagine a world where there is no need for child welfare. With that said, it is paramount that people do not avert their eyes from uncomfortable information lest we avoid change by lack of knowledge. I want to make a difference in the education system. I want to be an informed educator who makes school a haven for students as opposed to a prison. That is my purpose concerning social work, and I appreciate the tools I have gained so far in this course. *Note: I see the practice of teaching and of social work as so intertwined that when I refer to "my role as a teacher" it means the same as "my role as a social w...