5004-Engaging in ADEI Practice From an Anti-Oppressive Practice Approach

Engaging in ADEI Practice from an Anti-Oppressive Practice Approach Student’s Name Institution Course # and Name Professor’s Name Submission Date Anti-racism, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ADEI) is a framework for promoting best practices tailored to create anti-racist, supportive, and positive environment for everyone irrespective of their diversity. This framework explores prejudice, discrimination, and violence on the basis of an individual’s race, ethnicity, nationality, gender identity, religion, socioeconomic background, veteran status, age, or sexual orientation. It can be conceptualized as a guiding framework to actively dismantle racism and injustice and thus create more inclusive and equitable institutions and communities. Anti-Oppressive Practice (AOP) in social work can be understood as a model that empowers social workers to critically reflect on their biases, beliefs, and values as they challenge and dismantle oppressive systems and structures (Baylor School of Social Work Team, 2023). An example of AOP is Kimberle Crenshaw’s coining of the term intersectionality as a novel theoretical framework to acknowledge and reckon with ...