Social Work with Communities
Timeline
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September 11, 2024Experience start
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October 1, 2024Team Contract
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October 1, 2024Submit Your Project Agreement
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December 12, 2024Experience end
Timeline
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September 11, 2024Experience start
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October 1, 2024Team Contract
Your team contract template is divided into three major sections:
1. Establishing team procedures
2. Identifying expectations
3. Specifying the consequences for failing to follow these procedures and fulfill these expectations
The Team Contract will help your group effectively manage the project workload and complete a high quality deliverable. It will also establish your team's agreed upon expectations and plan of action if any member is not honouring their commitment to the project work.
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October 1, 2024Submit Your Project Agreement
During your onboarding meeting with your project supervisor, please discuss and complete the project agreement.
This agreement will document the agreed upon project scope and deliverables, define what is not in scope.
Amendments
Both parties can agree to amend the project deliverables as the project progresses so long as the project deliverables remain within the knowledge, skill, and abilities of the student(s) and continues to align with topic and theory of the course the project is occurring in, and there is:
- Mutual Agreement: Changes must be agreed upon by both parties.
- Written Documentation: All amendments must be documented in writing.
- Feasibility Check: Ensure changes are feasible and within the project’s original parameters.
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December 12, 2024Experience end
Categories
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social workIn the fall semester (Sept to Dec) fourth year Social Work students will work with local social service organizations to engage their target population in a community mobilization/development focused event.
Your team will either organize and run the event or provide you with a community asset map customized to your needs and community resources.
Project timeline
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September 11, 2024Experience start
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October 1, 2024Team Contract
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October 1, 2024Submit Your Project Agreement
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December 12, 2024Experience end
Timeline
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September 11, 2024Experience start
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October 1, 2024Team Contract
Your team contract template is divided into three major sections:
1. Establishing team procedures
2. Identifying expectations
3. Specifying the consequences for failing to follow these procedures and fulfill these expectations
The Team Contract will help your group effectively manage the project workload and complete a high quality deliverable. It will also establish your team's agreed upon expectations and plan of action if any member is not honouring their commitment to the project work.
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October 1, 2024Submit Your Project Agreement
During your onboarding meeting with your project supervisor, please discuss and complete the project agreement.
This agreement will document the agreed upon project scope and deliverables, define what is not in scope.
Amendments
Both parties can agree to amend the project deliverables as the project progresses so long as the project deliverables remain within the knowledge, skill, and abilities of the student(s) and continues to align with topic and theory of the course the project is occurring in, and there is:
- Mutual Agreement: Changes must be agreed upon by both parties.
- Written Documentation: All amendments must be documented in writing.
- Feasibility Check: Ensure changes are feasible and within the project’s original parameters.
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December 12, 2024Experience end
Project Examples
Event ideas:
- Organize a “town hall” style event to discuss a community issue or initiative of the community partner
- Organize a celebration (a retirement, a cultural or seasonal celebration etc)
- Organize a block party (sharing food, recreational activities, building relationships)
- A community mobilization project (e.g. clean up and paint a community space)
- Educational event (e.g. Mums and Tots literacy event, cultural competency etc.)
… bring us your ideas!
OR work with a team to develop an asset map
- Work with young parents? the student team could research and organize information about access to programming to support parenting skills
- Work with newcomer populations? The student team could research or organize assets in the community that help address social isolation for newcomers
- Work with vulnerable populations? The student team could research and gather information about their issues and implications for social work practice/policies.
… bring us your ideas
Timeline
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September 11, 2024Experience start
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October 1, 2024Team Contract
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October 1, 2024Submit Your Project Agreement
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December 12, 2024Experience end
Timeline
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September 11, 2024Experience start
-
October 1, 2024Team Contract
Your team contract template is divided into three major sections:
1. Establishing team procedures
2. Identifying expectations
3. Specifying the consequences for failing to follow these procedures and fulfill these expectations
The Team Contract will help your group effectively manage the project workload and complete a high quality deliverable. It will also establish your team's agreed upon expectations and plan of action if any member is not honouring their commitment to the project work.
-
October 1, 2024Submit Your Project Agreement
During your onboarding meeting with your project supervisor, please discuss and complete the project agreement.
This agreement will document the agreed upon project scope and deliverables, define what is not in scope.
Amendments
Both parties can agree to amend the project deliverables as the project progresses so long as the project deliverables remain within the knowledge, skill, and abilities of the student(s) and continues to align with topic and theory of the course the project is occurring in, and there is:
- Mutual Agreement: Changes must be agreed upon by both parties.
- Written Documentation: All amendments must be documented in writing.
- Feasibility Check: Ensure changes are feasible and within the project’s original parameters.
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December 12, 2024Experience end