SOCW 6060 Week 2 Discussion, Individual vs Structural Cultural Theories

SOCW 6060: Social Work Theory and Practice Week 2 Discussion

Individual vs. Structural-Cultural Theories

• Describe how a social worker would conceptualize a presenting problem of poverty from the two theories you selected.
• Explain how this conceptualization differs from an individualrelated versus a structural/cultural-related theoretical lens
• Compare how the two theoretical lenses differ in terms of how the social worker would approach the client and the problem and how the social worker would intervene.
• Evaluate one identified strength and one identified limitation your colleague may encounter when employing an individualrelated theory and a structural/cultural- related theory to formulating interventions for poverty.