Identify at least two challenges of social work in rural communities that you have observed? In your opinion how can each of these be addressed? Be realistic.
Critical thinking questions addressed community involvement, support from social support systems, and group participation. One’s own community environment has served an important function in shaping one’s personal development and belief system. Thinking about and understanding the community can help one understand oneself and others in that community.
Some questions that could be asked are: Is your community in a rural or urban setting, or somewhere in between? How would you describe your community? What are the strengths of the community to which you belong? What are the weaknesses inherent in that community? What is the ethnic/racial/cultural composition of the community?