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Panel Session

Islam and Muslims

Session: Lived Experience and Sociopolitical (Sur)Reality: Social Work Practice with Palestinian Americans and Canadians

Lived Experience and Sociopolitical (Sur)Reality: Social Work Practice With Palestinian Americans and Canadians

Friday, October 25, 2024
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CT
Location: KC Convention Center, Room 3501F
Earn 1 CE Hour
The lives of Palestinian Americans and Canadians have been impacted in multifaceted ways, given both the historical and current sociopolitical milieu. Through critical race and anticolonial frameworks this panel will provide insights and information to help social workers who work with clients who trace their heritage to Palestine.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Upon completion participants will be able to provide examples of major historical and current socio-political events that have impacted the lives of Palestinian Americans and Canadians. Further, they will be able to describe some of their lived experiences including examples of structural oppression and discrimination.
  2. Upon completion, participants will be able to describe some of Palestinian American/Canadian’s culture and strengths, displacement narratives, and traditional coping and healing.
  3. Upon completion, through Critical Race and Anticolonial Framework participants will be able to discover cultural appropriate practice recommendations that are congruent with NASW's Ethical Value of Dignity and Worth of the Person.