Explain how you would approach the case as a social worker. How would you intervene or empower the client? Would you explore social class as a contributor to the client’s experience—why or why not? Does class matter?

To prepare
Review the What Is Intersectionality? video in the Learning Resources. Reflect on intersectionality and what it might look like for clients you meet in practice.
Access the Social Work Case Studies media in the Learning Resources and explore Crystal’s case.
Submit

Submit a 2- to 3-page paper in which you address the following:

Identify the dimensions of identity present in the case.
Explain how these dimensions overlap and intersect to compound experiences of oppression.

Explain how you would approach the case as a social worker. How would you intervene or empower the client? Would you explore social class as a contributor to the client’s experience—why or why not? Does class matter?