Sessional - Faculty - Socw 4540 - Kamloops, Canada - Thompson Rivers University

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Application Restrictions- Open to both Internal and external- Job Type- Faculty (Sessional)- Posting In effect from- 24/7/2023- Closing Application Date- 8/8/2023 Instructional Type- Academic/Career(max 24 credits)- Anticipated Start Date- 5/9/2023- Position End Date (If Applicable)- 16/12/2023- DUTIESCalendar Description
Students examine social workers' roles and responsibilities in working with Indigenous people.

The concept and process of decolonization is introduced and connected to contemporary stories, community social work program initiatives, and practices of Indigenous people.

This course utilizes a gendered Indigenous perspective and explores strategies for reconciliation, building relationships, and practices within the social work profession.

Educational Objectives/Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate a beginning understanding of the concept and process of decolonization as it relates to contemporary social work practice with Indigenous people.
Identify social workers' roles in colonization, including the destruction of cultures, languages and economies, along with mainstream assumptions associated with social work practice;
Demonstrate an awareness of holistic social work practice within diverse Indigenous cultures, community contexts and languages, including their expression in arts, music and healing methods;
Analyze Indigenous initiatives for their decolonizing potential such as land, economic, culture, art, language restoration and their relationship to social work practice;
Describe the similarities and differences in the roles, responsibilities and issues between Indigenous and non-Indigenous social workers who utilize a decolonizing approach; and
Demonstrate an understanding of community traditional-based (language and culture) healing and identify strategies that can be used for reconciliation.

ABOUT THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY

Thompson Rivers University (TRU) campuses are on the traditional lands of the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc (Kamloops campus) and the T'exelc (Williams Lake campus) within Secwépemc'ulucw, the traditional and unceded territory of the Secwépemc people.

Our region also extends into the territories of the Stat'imc, Nlaka'pamux, Nuxalk, Tsilh'qotin, Dakelh, and Métis peoples.

For over 50 years Thompson Rivers University has taken pride in providing an excellent education to students with a variety of backgrounds and perspectives who are at various stages of their learning journey.

TRU strives to become the University of Choice for B.C.'s Indigenous students.

Offering both on-campus, regional and online programs, TRU attracts a significant Indigenous student body as well as students and faculty from across Canada and internationally.

In Kamloops (from the Secwepemc word for this area:
Tk'emlups "meeting of the waters"), the main campus overlooks the junction of the North and South Thompson Rivers, from which the university gets its name.

TRU is a comprehensive, learner-centered, environmentally responsible institution that serves its regional, national, and international learners and their communities through high quality and flexible education, training, research and scholarship.

From traditional academics to trades, from certificates to graduate degrees, TRU offers students choice from over 140 on-campus programs and 50 Open Learning programs.

More than 28,500 students study on campuses in Kamloops and Williams Lake, or in distance or online courses and programs through Open Learning.

Research, creation and innovation thrive in TRU's open, flexible learning environment. TRU gained Platinum and the highest over-all sustainability score in the prestigious and globally recognized AASHE STARS report.

TRU is the 4th largest university in British Columbia, is a member of the Research Universities Council of British Columbia, and has its main campus situated in beautiful Kamloops.

The Kamloops campus is a midsize, modern, comprehensive and stunning campus.

Kamloops is a vibrant city of 100,000 located within just three hours' driving distance from Vancouver or 45 minutes by air.

Kamloops offers wonderful beauty, weather, amenities, culture, friendliness, and affordability.
To learn more about living in Kamloops and about Thompson Rivers University please visit our

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Living in Kamloops and working at the TRU.

THE TRU SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK AND HUMAN SERVICE
The School of Social Work and Human Service offers a wide range of academic programs to approximately 250 students on two campuses and more than 100 students through Open Learning

Programs include:

Bachelor of Social Work Degree, the Human Service Diploma, Education Assistant and Community Support Certificate (offered at both the Kamloops and Williams Lake campuses), the Social Service Worker Certificate (offered through Open Learning), and the Human Service Diploma (offered through Open Learning).

The School also has plans to offer a Master of Social Work degree.
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