Spring 2026 SOWK 487 Week 05 - From Families to Groups and Culturally Competent Social Work Practice

A presentation at Heritage University in February 2026 by Jacob Campbell and is tagged with Heritage University, BASW Program, SOWK 487w

Slide displaying bold text reading, 'From Families to Groups and Culturally Competent Social Work Practice.' Additional text: 'Spring 2026 SOWK 487W Week 05 Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University.' Background is a gradient of green to yellow.

Presentation slide titled 'PLAN FOR WEEK FIVE' shows the agenda and learning objectives. The agenda includes group presentation work, genograms/eco-maps, and cultural overviews. Objectives focus on applying assessment tools and understanding diverse family contexts.

A large green wristwatch icon sits beside bold text reading 'FAMILY TREATMENT PRESENTATIONS' on a yellow background. Additional text: 'Spring 2026 SOWK 487w with Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University.'

Geometric shapes (two blue squares, two pink circles) connect with a black line, illustrating relational mapping. Text reads: 'MAKING A FAMILY GENOGRAM AND ECO-MAP.' Instructions describe developing and sharing a genogram from a movie.

Slide highlighting a social ecological resilience framework for LGBTQ youth. Focus: support and empowerment; context: educational guidance. Includes objectives like safety assessment, personal agency empowerment, and oppression navigation.Text includes: 'SOCIAL ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK OF RESILIENCE IN WORKING WITH LGBTQ YOUTH.''To promote the capacity of LGBTQ youth to navigate their ways to well-being in the face of adversity.''MICRO PRACTICE.'- Assist youth in cultivating skills to assess and navigate safety across contexts.- Empower youth to make use of their personal agency in identifying needs and goals and making life decisions.- Support youth in navigating oppression related to their LGBTQ and other marginal social identities.Spring 2026 SOWK 457w with Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University. (Asakura, 2016)

Slide text highlights 'SOCIAL ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK OF RESILIENCE IN WORKING WITH LGBTQ YOUTH.' Focus on 'MEZZO PRACTICE' to engage families, schools, and social services, enhancing support for LGBTQ youth. (Asakura, 2016)

Slide text highlights a 'Social Ecological Framework of Resilience' for LGBTQ youth advocacy. It includes advocating for policy changes, funding, legal rights, and social action. Course: Spring 2026 SOWK 457W with Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University. Reference: (Asakura, 2016).

Stars in different colors (blue, purple, red, orange) are lined up on a gradient background. Text: “COMING OUT” STARS ACTIVITY; explores judgments and self-identification. Bottom text mentions a Spring 2026 course with Jacob Campbell, Ph.D., LCSW.

QR code links to mental health resources for Black, Indigenous, and people of color, placed on a presentation slide. Text provides instructions to review specific communities. Website: https://www.mhanational.org/bipoc.

A diagram with boxes surrounds a central oval labeled 'INDIVIDUAL MEMBER,' illustrating cultural factors. Text on the left explains the concept of a 'Culturagram' for analyzing individual family member cultures.Key text in boxes includes:- Time in country- Legal status- Age of family members at time of immigration- Language spoken at home & in community- Health beliefs- Family, education, and work values- Reasons for immigration- Contract with cultural institutions- Impact of crisis events- Holidays and special eventsBottom text notes a course:Spring 2026 SOWK 487w with Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University.

Dr. Jacob Campbell

10 slides

Description

In week five, we continue to talk about families, but move to try to understand them in the context of what it looks like across cultural identities and for LGBTQ families. Students read Asakura (2016), and we get the opportunity to talk through the social ecological framework of resilience that she describes for working with LGBTQ families. We also work on some practice activities related to genograms/eco-maps. Students will do an activity exploring various cultural identities and a strategy graphically representing cultural needs.

The agenda for this week is as follows:

Time to work on group presentation together
Considering Genograms/Eco-Maps
Social-Ecological Framework of Resilience
Activity to examine our judgments of others
Overviews of various cultural groups
Culturagrams

Learning Objectives

Apply genograms and culturagrams as assessment tools to understand families within broader ecological and cultural contexts.
Identify culturally specific considerations when working with diverse families, including immigrant, LGBTQ, and BIPOC communities.