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Week 4 Class Discussion

Week 4 Class Discussion

Q Weekly Discussion Asset Mapping Directions: This week we talked about Community Based Participatory Research and the use of mapping. For our discussion, please re-read the article Lightfoot, E., McCleary, J. S. & Lum, T. (2014). Asset mapping as a tool for community-based participatory research in social work. Social Work Research, 38(1), 59-64Links to an external site. and address the following questions: 1. How could asset mapping be used in social work research? 2. In our case study this week, describe how you would gather information on the assets of the community in order to map the assets. ________________________________________ Discussion Protocol: Your discussion response should fully address the discussion prompt and be supported by materials from the course and reading requirements. Additionally, your posts should be 2-3 paragraphs (approximately 250-300 words), be grammatically correct, and follow APA guidelines for references and style. Hidden Discussion: You will not be able to view other student's posts until after you have posted your original response. Peer Exchange: Please respond respectfully and thoroughly to at least two of your peers.

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1) Asset mapping could be used in social work research to identify and understand the resources available to individuals and communities. It could identify the strengths and weaknesses of a community, and the resources and support that are available. Asset mapping could allow social workers to research their community, find what is available to support their identified issues, and allow the community to work together to solve the issues. Asset mapping creates solution-based thinking and could be used to identify potential partners, resources, and funding sources to support research initiatives.