Katzman, e. (2020).

The first three weeks of the course focus on positionality, critical reflexivity, standpoint and intersectionality. You have had the opportunity to read and to discuss a variety of first-person perspectives on various forms of engagement with health and social care. Now, it’s your turn to explore and practice communicating your own personal narrative. To help guide your reflection, consider the following questions: Why were you interested in taking this course? How do you understand yourself in relation to health and social care (i.e. as a client/consumer, an aspiring professional, etc.)? How does your membership in different social groups or categories shape your experiences and/or understanding of disability and health? How does it feel to reflect, or even to be asked to reflect, on your embodied positionality?
Although this is a reflection, remember that each course assignment provides you opportunities to communicate what you are learning in the course. It will probably make sense to adopt a first-person voice for your reflection. As you craft your reflection, notice the difference between “I am” versus “I think” or “I believe”. There is no need to back up “I am” statements with evidence, however it is important to explain why you “think” or “believe”. Support discussion of what or why you “think” or “believe” with reference to course readings, including at least one (1) article and at least three (3) web or textbook readings. All references should be properly cited.
–>I work as a personal support worker so we can relate some of the stuff within the slides/reading I share with you!
READINGS TO BE USED AS REFERENCES:
1. Burghardt, M. et al. (2021). Coming to critical disability studies: Critical reflections on disability in health and social work professions. Canadian Journal of Disability Studies, 10(1).
2. Katzman, E. (2020). Exhausted? Slow down and listen (to disabled wisdom). Blog: Federation for the Social Sciences and Humanities.
3. Katzman, E. (2015). Embodied reflexivity: Knowledge and the body in professional practice. In B. Green, N. Hopwood (eds.), The Body in Professional Practice, Learning and Education, Professional and Practice-based Learning (14. Mahipaul, S. & Katzman, E. (2020).What Does it Mean to Be “Productive”? A Conversation Between Disability Allies. Blog: National Centre for Institutional Diversity.
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