FOR "NICOLE TUTOR" ONLY

Students will compose responses that address the discussion topics, and will include at least one scholarly* reference. References and in-text citations are to be done in correct APA 6th edition style - please be sure to follow the correct format! Students are required to post an initial discussion as well as to reply to at least one classmate. The word-count and other criteria is located in the discussion rubric.

Your prompt for this first discussion is as follows:

Now that you have read the articles & watched the videos in the module on Radical Social Work and Critical Theory, please respond to the following:

Please reflect on some of the viewpoints of Saul Alinsky, is there such a thing as too radical?

Explain, from your perspective, if and how radicalism is a useful social work approach.

Reflect on the reading related to critical theory and prevention, is it possible to use critical and radical theoretical frameworks to approach micropractice? How?

- Please do not forget to include properly cited research in your initial response - initial responses are a minimum of 250 words and a maximum of 750 words.

**Include one quote from a separate journal article on the topic or answers that fit with your questions*** note that a scholarly source is one that has been published in a journal or has been peer-reviewed; while at times, it is acceptable to use research from the internet, '.com' references should be avoided (.com stands for commerce - stick to .gov, .edu, .org). The course readings, while they may be scholarly, do not count. You must do research beyond the weekly expected reading - however, you can (and should) cite them along with other material.

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/critical-theory/ (Links to an external site.) (internet article)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir978zu2fwU (Links to an external site.) (you tube video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQtwo8lp_E8 (Links to an external site.) (you tube video, Saul Alinsky)