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SWR-450

Week 8 Required Resources

Nature of Social Work: An Ecocentered Analysis of Key Social Work Statements
Levin, L., & Nevo, M. (2022). Nature of social work: An ecocentered analysis of key social work statements. Social Work, 67(4), 371–380. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swac027

This article is an eco-analysis of key social work statements.

Critical Eco Practice: How Should it Develop in Social Work Practice Thinking?
Payne, M. (2023). Critical eco practice: How should it develop in social work practice thinking?. ERIS Journal-Summer 2023, 4.

This is a review of several key social work documents in the context of ecological social work practice and climate change responses.

Radical Self-Care for Social Workers in the Global Climate Crisis
Powers, M. C., & Engstrom, S. (2020). Radical self-care for social workers in the global climate crisis. Social Work, 65(1), 29-37.

This article suggests several strategies to maintain self-care in difficult practice contexts.

A Clearing in the Forest: Environmental Social Work in Concept and Practice
NASWNYS. (2024). A clearing in the forest: Environmental social work in concept and practice [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/kHwK-h-sPIA?si=6mw5QxjLOZT0X8hP

This video examines the intersection between climate crisis and environmental social work practice and integrates many of the concepts addressed in this course.