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Lysa McGrath

Assignment 2

Almost all social service and nonprofit agencies use group work. Working in front line social work will mean working within a multi-disciplinary group, all coming together to support individuals through personal crisis. Enhancement of social functioning through the use of the group is the primary aim of group work.

Within your pre-arranged small groups students are to research one of the most important eras of Canadian social worker history, the Sixties Scoop. Prior to starting your group work assignment please watch this following film from the National Film Board of Canada, Richard Cardinal: Cry from the Diary of a Métis Child. Dir. Alanis Obomsawin. National Film Board of Canada, 1986. 29 minutes. Here is the link: http://www.nfb.ca/film/richard_cardinal/

Summary from NFBC: A heartbreaking film about a Métis boy who moved from foster home to foster home since the age of four. Richard committed suicide at the age of seventeen. Alanis Obomsawin uses the diary he left behind to create this tribute to Richard.

Your presentation of this research will be in the form of a Wiki (please see the presentation of our online BBL team of how to create a Wiki). Length: All though this assignment will be presented in the form of a Wiki your instructors are expecting a minimum of a 3000 word count (Maximum of 3500). Please address the following:


 * Describe the circumstances that led to the sixties scoop?
 * Is there a policy, if so what does it say?
 * Description of the term.
 * Who developed it, why?
 * How did the sixties scoop effect the aboriginal population (historical overview)?
 * Were any of the philosophies or ideologies of earlier years of social work practice being influenced here?
 * Clear connection with class materials.
 * How has this affected social work practice with aboriginal populations?
 * How has this affected social work practice today (Generally)?
 * How will this impact your practice as a social worker?
 * What was the major learning’s of your group?
 * How did this impact you emotionally?