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Social Work with Diverse Populations

Assignment 1 Marking Rubric: Weighting 30%

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The task: In a recent article in Marie Claire, Roxane Gray wrote: “Black people do not need allies. We need people to stand up and take on the problems borne of oppression as their own, without remove or distance. We need people to do this even if they cannot fully understand what it’s like to be oppressed for their race or ethnicity, gender, sexuality, ability, class, religion, or other marker of identity. We need people to use common sense to figure out how to participate in social justice”.

https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a21423/roxane-gay-philando-castile-alton-sterling/

Using the ideas found in these words by Roxane Gray, reflect upon the impact of invasion and colonisation upon First Nations Australians (people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander). In your paper you should contemplate how social workers can work towards addressing the impact of colonisation upon First Nations Australians. In responding to this question, it is important to consider; a) how you as an individual may have participated in, or benefited from, the oppression of First Nations Australians (including unintentionally); b) the ways in which social workers (and the social work profession) have been complicit in the oppression created by colonisation and c) how you might participate in social justice and decolonising practices in your daily lives.

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Meeting the brief	Author has met the assignment instructions in a comprehensive manner, demonstrating creativity and critical reflection	Author has demonstrated critical thinking and makes a strong argument throughout	Author has responded to essay question, but has done so in a descriptive, rather than critical manner	Author has met some, but not all of the assignment instructions and does not adequately respond to the question being answered	Author has responded to the assignment question in a way that does not demonstrate an understanding of the relevant material or concepts
Structure	The paper is highly articulate, the paragraphs are linked and have an observable flow An argument is clearly developed, coherent, and well-structured; conclusions are compellingly supported.	The paper is well-written and free from errors An argument is clearly developed; conclusions are very well supported.	The paper is well-structured, although it is often descriptive. An argument is clearly developed; conclusions are well supported.	There is little flow in this writing and inconsistencies in the structure An argument is evident but is poorly developed; conclusions are supported in a minimal way.	There is little structure present in this paper There is no evidence of an argument; conclusions are not supported.
Writing Style: Spelling, grammar and punctuation	Rules of spelling, grammar and punctuation are consistently adhered to – there are no errors	Rules of spelling, grammar and punctuation are consistently adhered to but there are occasional errors.	Rules of spelling, grammar and punctuation are adhered to but there are some errors.	Rules of spelling, grammar and punctuation are mostly adhered to.	Rules of spelling, grammar and/or punctuation are not adhered to.
Referencing and use of resources	Referencing is extensive and complies consistently to an accepted system in every way Author has used multiple, appropriate sources which support the argument made in the paper	Referencing complies consistently to an accepted system. There are no errors. Author has used appropriate sources	Referencing complies consistently with an accepted system with minimal errors. Author has used the required number of appropriate references	Referencing complies with an accepted system, but there are some errors. Although the paper has been referenced, the references chosen do not always support the argument being made in the paper (if there is one)	Referencing does not meet academic standards No references used and/or references used are inappropriate and do not support the argument being made
Academic Integrity Read about academic integrity here, http://www.flinders.edu.au/teaching/quality/aims/info-for-staff/information-for-staff_home.cfm				Poor attention paid to properly acknowledging sources used to support the argument	Clear evidence that material has been directly copied and pasted from another source, with or without acknowledgement

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Social Work with Diverse Populations
Assignment 1 
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Essay Title- Social Workers and First Nation Australians
Social Workers and First Nation Australians
When the English first set foot on the Australian land they ended up taking the home of thousands of natives who inhabited the land. The first British fleet arrived on January 1788 and the first colony on the Australian mainland was established.  The British established colonies in Australia on the basis of unilateral possession. Initially, they assumed that Australia had few natives but this proved to be wrong when they ventured further into the inland territories. However, the British did not amend their colonisation terms and continued to occupy Australian territories under unfair and disproportionate terms, employing techniques of oppression, subjugation, torture and massacre. 
There are varying accounts regarding the actual number of Indigenous people who originally lived in Australia at the time of colonization. Estimates recount numbers ranging from 300,000 to 1 million. The British who came and settled in Australia exploited the country’s riches and actively displaced the First Nations Australians. Many Indigenous people died as a result of new diseases introduced by the English like smallpox, influenza and measles. There are also reports of random killings, punitive expeditions and organised massacres. This gradually reduced the number of Indigenous population. Today the indigenous population in the country is very marginal (Macintyre et al., 2000).
The statistics regarding the Aboriginal and Torres Island People is actually disturbing. They constitute only about 3% of the total Australian population with only one third of them living in cities while others residing in regional and remote areas.

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