INSW 200 Assignment: Discussion Board Question (Week 9)

INDIGINEOUS SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION
Name:
Instructor:
Institutional Affiliation:
INDIGINEOUS SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION
The desire to impart knowledge to indigenous and non-indigenous social workers about the needs of indigenous people led to the emergence of Indigenous Social Work Education (ISWE). It gives importance to the ontological, pedagogical, and epistemological methods of native populations. For an individual to be a competent social worker, ISWE is relevant.
ISWE does not only pay attention to content but also teaching principles that adhere to indigenous colonial history, worldview, and traditional epistemology of the people. It incorporates cultural and traditional knowledge in education. Social work students learn about the colonization history and its effect on the indigenous population. It elaborates the content on the values and beliefs of indigenous...