What does voting have to do with social work? How can voting be considered social work?

SW220 Written Assignment on Social Work and Political Office

 This assignment must be written using APA format, including the use of a title page. For 5 extra credit points, correctly use two peer-reviewed articles to support your arguments, including the use of in-text citations and a reference page.

Question 1 – Generalist Practice and Voting (1/2 page)

What does voting have to do with social work? How can voting be considered social work?

Question 2 – Underrepresentation in Voting (1/2 page)

BLM’s #WhatMatters2020, at https://blacklivesmatter.com/blms-whatmatters2020, “aims to vigorously engage underrepresented communities in the electoral process.” According to #WhatMatters2020, which groups are underrepresented in the electoral process? What does voter repression have to do with racial injustice?

Question 3 – Client Systems and Voting (1-2 pages)

Social work practice can take place at the microlevel, the mezzo-level, or the macro-level. Describe interventions that social workers could potentially use to address issues of voter repression among underrepresented groups at the each of these three levels.