Assessment Task 3: Essay
This assignment is designed to test your understanding of social work theories that guide social workers and social work practice in disaster sites.
Details of task:
Using an example of a disaster and drawing on the Ecological Framework presented in McKinnon and Alston text and the Green Social Work framework presented in the Dominelli text, outline how these might shape social work practice in your example of a post-disaster site.
Your assignment should cover the following points:
Briefly outline an example of a disaster (please use a different one to Assignment 1).
Discuss vulnerability and resilience in the context of this disaster – who is vulnerable and who is resilient and why. What factors shape vulnerability in this disaster?
Discuss ecological social work
Discuss green social work
Discuss how these might guide social workers working in the disaster you have outlined.
Discuss social work actions at international, national and local levels in relation to this disaster.
Outline the types of social work practices that social workers might undertake in the disaster you have outlined.
Word limit: 5000 words
Value: 55% of the total mark for this unit
Presentation requirements: You may use headings and tables in your assignment if you wish.
Criteria for Marking for Assignment 3:
Marking criteria for Assignment 3 Value
The assignment must:
• Make use of current research and evidence about the critical significance of the environment
• Outline the event you are using to illustrate your case and draw out the social implications
• Outline ecological and green social work theories
• State clearly the types ofsocial work practice that might be used in this site
• Sum up social work in post-disasters
80% of the total mark for this assignment
Other elements:
• At least 6 relevant scholarly references
• Accurate grammar, language and punctuation
• Clear presentation and structure Up to 20% of the total mark for this assignment