applied arts and social justice (social work ethics conference)
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Applied Arts and Social Justice: Empowering Voices, Empowering Choices: Social justice is a core ethical value of social work embedded in all aspects of practice. This presentation highlights the multi-level use of expressive modalities to promote sensitivity to and knowledge of oppression, stigma, and cultural diversity; to raise awareness of the plight of those silenced by trauma and indignity; and as an empowering method for healing. Educators from the University of New England will speak to how applied arts and social justice is being taught to social work and other health professions students as one of many powerful tools for social change and personal transformation.TRANSCRIPT
Applied Arts and Social Justice: Empowering Voices, Empowering Choices
Artist: M
arth
a B
aum
Social justice is a Primary social work ethic That views everyone as deserving of equal economic, political and social rights and opportunities and charges social workers to engage in acts of advocacy no matter the setting of their practice.
The Encounter
I believe today I almost met someone. For just a few moments, possibly, the whirring edge of me disturbed some surface of attention.
Perhaps in time I’ll risk being still enough actually to meet a whole person. I wonder would either of us survive the awe and enormity of true encounter.
~From “Loitering” by Rogan Wolf
Social Justice and Health as a Human Right: The application of core principles advocating for the right of every person, regardless of circumstance, to receive the best possible health care integrated with contemporary science and delivered respectfully, without bias or judgment.
http://reginaholliday.blogspot.com/2011/04/walking-gallery.html
Applied Arts and Social JusticePreparing students to disrupt injustice through the arts to change the world
“Healing Art is being born as we speak. The concept is catching fire, is awakening in people’s spirit. Artists, musicians and dancers are realizing their imagery has meaning, that their imagery heals them, others, their neighborhood, or the earth.”
~Michael Samuels
“Art is a wound turned into light.”
~Georges Braque
“The creative is the place where no one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you’ll discover will be wonderful. What you’ll discover is yourself.”
~Alan Alda
Arts with Clients
Expressive Arts:•Music therapy•Movement/Dance therapy•Art therapy•Psychodrama•Writing/narrative therapy
Arts for Social Change
• Photography• Theater and Performance• Film and Documentaries• Flashmobs• Street art• Poetry slams• and many, many more . . .
What’s Happening at UNECreating
with Children
at America’
s Camp
The Four Elements
of Joy
Music Therapy: The Meeting of Art and Science
Storytelling Night
The Ongoing Scars of Slavery
Artists’ Rapid Response Team
Passion Play Passionate Play
PHAMALYThe Physically Handicapped Actors & Musical Artists League
OUT & ALLIED VOL 1 & 2Royalty free plays, monologues, spoken word, and music
written by, with or for youth activism