MPPA 650 - Social Justice Practicum

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The Social Justice Practicum (SJP) is a first-year, nonclinical and non-discipline-specific experiential practicum that begins in the fall or spring term depending on when your first year begins. Students gain the knowledge, skills, and perspectives to utilize collective power and social justice strategies to build a more equitable society. The SJP is designed to help students learn how to work alongside different communities as agents of social change and serves as the catalyst for students to realize and understand their own strengths and responsibility to contribute to social equity. The SJP unites our academic institution and larger communities, which is an anchor of student learning at Adler University. This experiential learning process includes attending workshops to explore intersectionality, empowerment, and civic engagement and completing a practicum at community-based organizations to work on projects that will strengthen the social justice missions of our community partner members. All students must complete the SJP before advancing on to any clinical or discipline-specific training, regardless of the program in which they are enrolled. SJP requirements include (1) completion of a minimum of 200 hours at an SJP site, (2) attendance at a campus-based Department of Community Action & Engagement workshop, and (3) a formal SJP final presentation. Students must also receive a grade of “Pass” for the midterm and final evaluation to receive credit for completing the SJP. The SJP may not be waived, and life credit is inadmissible to meet this requirement. Note: During this course, students enrolled in the SJP attend at least one SJP workshop and complete a minimum of 50 hours upon placement at site.