Based on your own experience and external research, answer the following questions. Provide concrete examples from your placement within each response.

a) How are the major theories discussed in the SSWI program applied in your placement? What are the challenges to implementation? Consider anti-oppression, intersectionality, and trauma-informed approaches to practice.

b) How does funding affect the work of front-line practitioners in your placement?

c) How do governmental policies and/or agency policies affect front-line workers in your placement?

Your research should include:

i. Observing challenges discussed in seminar class.

ii. Reflecting on observations from your placement(s).

iii. Reflecting on knowledge gained from WIR377.

iv. Conducting external research as required, including reading the following source: Reading: West, E. (2012). Beyond the non-profit industrial complex. https://truthout.org/articles/beyond-the-non-profit-industrial-complex/