Part One (15%) Critical Reflection

Part One (15%) Critical Reflection

Part One is designed for you to proactively confront a bias or pre-existing belief about a group/demographic.

Critical Reflection: your task is to identify a marginalized or excluded group within society about which they have minimal knowledge or experience and/or strong prejudices. You will explore your own biases, assumptions, and pre-existing beliefs as well as what you think may be any gaps in knowledge.

Annotated bibliography: your task is to identify and summarize a minimum of three CRAAP tested, evidence-based sources of information from Canadian and regional sources wherever possible on your topic. The summary will be three sentences long and will address content; value; takeaway.

Professional Growth: your task is to reflect on how this learning impacts you as a professional who supports and advocates for children and their families.

Note: this portion of the assignment will be a confidential submission to be reviewed by the professor only.

Part Two (20%) Infographic

Your task is to create an infographic poster based on the marginalized or excluded group or demographic within society you explored in Part One. The infographic will:

Make use of evidence-based information (wherever possible this should be from Canadian and regional sources).

Communicate accurate and practitioner relevant information to inform CDPs and the families with whom they work.

Serve as a visual representation of your understanding of the information, data, and lived experience of the marginalized group (e.g., how myths and misconceptions lead to exclusion, power differentials, and othering).

Be presented in a cohesive, concise and informative manner.

Serve as a teaching tool to promote critical thinking

Have a compelling, organized visual layout.

Mandatory: APA guidelines. In cases where there are no citations/referencing, the grade will be withheld pending academic integrity review.

Presentations may be shared with the class digitally and are intended to be viewed asynchronously - i.e., viewing and participation in the presentation will be done at a time chosen by the viewer. Participants are strongly encouraged to reflect on the infographics as scholars and practitioners.