Summer 2026 SOWK 588 Week 06 - Social Work, Policy Practice, and Environmental Justice

A presentation at Heritage University in June 2026 by Jacob Campbell and is tagged with Heritage University, MSW Program, SOWK 588

Beach littered with debris and seaweed, bordered by palm trees under a blue sky. Text: “Social Work, Policy Practice, & Environmental Justice. Jacob Campbell, Ph.D. LICSW at Heritage University. Summer 2026 SOWK 588 Week 06.”

A presentation slide titled 'Week Six Plan' displays an agenda with 'Tasks this week' and 'Landscape of environmental justice,' and a learning objective: 'Define environmental justice.' It is for a social work course.

Presentation slide showing two book covers, 'Rebooting Policy Analysis' and '$2.00 a Day.' It includes Week 6 tasks, 4 replies, and instructions to submit a policy analysis paper.

A vintage crop duster plane disperses chemicals over a field, creating visible plumes. Text describes Martha's experience with crop fields and health issues caused by pesticide exposure, known as 'Delta crud.'Text excerpt: 'Worlds ApartThe fields that Martha gazes out on are those where her father spent his lifetime as a farmhand. Martha’s front porch is so close to these fields, in fact, that on days when the fluorescent-yellow-and-black planes come at dawn to dust the crops with pesticides, they shower her building, too. On those mornings, the sky remains dark long after sunrise. On some early summer days like today, she can sometimes see dirty plumes of smoke rising from red flames all across the horizon as planters burn their fields in preparation for crop rotation. All through the growing season, Martha, her two daughters, and their neighbors complain of a unique local ailment—an upper-respiratory condition folks refer to as ‘Delta crud,’ which many believe is brought on by these farming practices. The symptoms are wheezing and nausea, sometimes followed by chronic congestion.'Social Work, Policy Practice, and Environmental JusticeSummer 2026 SOWK 588 with Dr. Jacob Campbell

A slide features text defining 'Environmental justice (EJ)' as fair treatment and involvement of all people in environmental law development and enforcement. A side note discusses EPA changes in 2025.

Title: 'A Landscape of Environmental Justice Problems.' The slide lists various issues:- **Pesticide Drift**: Agro-environmental racism in Mississippi (Williams, 2018).- **Food Deserts/Apartheid**: Limited nutritious food access in communities of color (Washington, 2018).- **AI Data Centers**: Environmental racism patterns (Pam, 2025).- **Water Crises in Flint**: A blatant example of environmental injustice (Bullard, 2026).- **Puerto Rico Beaches**: Wealthy investors displacing locals (Atiles, 2025).- **'Cancer Alley,' Louisiana**: High cancer risk near petrochemical plants (Human Rights Watch, 2024).Course: Social Work, Policy Practice, and Environmental Justice - Jacob Campbell.

The slide lists resources titled 'Further Resources,' covering NASW page, InSocialWork episodes 189 and 325, data tools like EJScreen, and Climate Justice Alliance, set against a plain background.

'References' is the title at the top. The slide lists various academic sources, each entry including an author's name, publication year, article title, journal or publisher name, and URLs for online access.

Dr. Jacob Campbell

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Week six is asynchronous. In Edin and Shaefer (2016), you will read about the challenges faced by communities and families in extreme poverty, and there is a forum to share additional examples. The reading by Linquiti (2022) presents two lenses for analyzing policy: equity and economics. There are forums to discuss the content of the textbook and consider how you can apply the content to your policy analysis. Students submit one of the key assignments for SOWK 588, the policy analysis paper, providing an opportunity for you to demonstrate skill at assessing policy. Students have a lecture video to watch about giving some information about environmental justice.

Some of the learning objectives this week include:

Describe the lived experiences of individuals and families facing extreme poverty.
Apply the equity and economic lenses from Linquiti’s policy framework to analyze social policies affecting marginalized populations.
Critically examine policy issues using ethical and human rights standards, including the NASW Code of Ethics and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Demonstrate competency in policy analysis by completing and submitting the Policy Analysis Paper, integrating theory, values, research, and practice to assess real-world policies.

Summer 2026 SOWK 588 Week 06 - Social Work, Policy Practice, and Environmental Justice

Dr. Jacob Campbell

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