10 pages double-spaced, not including the cover and reference pages. APA 7th ed. formatting is required for this assignment, including referencing in-text citations and reference list. Scholarly researched, peer-reviewed references are required for this assignment. Follow academic essay format writing strictly in 3rd person. This assignment provides you with the opportunity to critically analyze issues effecting Indigenous peoples and social work practice. Select a topic relevant to social work with Indigenous Peoples. The topic can be related to historical issues; cultural and systemic forms of discrimination and oppression in social service programs; alternative strategies for the delivery of social work services; or roadblocks and opportunities for self-governance within the delivery of social service programs. Topics may :Indigenous Trauma Your paper should include: • A brief overview of the importance of the topic, emphasizing its critical nature, or the need for immediate attention because of its potential impact, consequences, or implications. Please include in this section a discussion of your stance or ideological framework (e.g. structural, feminist, critical, critical race, etc.). Discuss the process of deciding the chosen stance and why this perspective as opposed to an alternative stance was chosen. • A brief description of the issue you have selected. • Analysis of the issue. Demonstrate linkages between research and your chosen issue. • A possible discussion of the following questions: o What are some of the challenges and opportunities relevant to the issue you selected? o How can exploring this issue contribute to the integration of Indigenous Peoples’ perspectives into social work practice? o What are some of the implications for social work practice?
