Emerging practice, map-in-progress: a social work practice model

Abstract

As social workers, we develop our own integrated social work theory and practice model to guide an ethical, accountable, and evidence-based approach to professional practice. This report describes my emerging model, a map-in-progress, developed over the course of my Master of Social Work degree and final practicum. My practice takes place in the territories of the Tla’amin Nation. In this report, I focus on social work in primary health care, grounded in a theoretical orientation of Just Practice, queer theory, and abolitionist theory. I describe four landmarks generated in the context of my practicum: i) interprofessional practice, ii) the clientpractitioner relational continuum, iii) equity-oriented health care, and iv) abolitionist social work. I present a series of process-oriented collages rooted in the tradition of arts-based inquiry as selfreflexive practice. This report serves as a tangible touchstone for my emerging practice and I offer it as a humble addition to social work scholarship and practice.