Anti-oppressive practice (AOP) emphasizes which principle?

Anti-oppressive practice (AOP) emphasizes which principle?

• A. A framework focused on reducing service accessibility.
• B. A framework that primarily prioritizes agency over clients.
• C. A framework that challenges power imbalances and discrimination, promotes equity, participation, and client self-determination.
• D. A framework centered on only clinical outcomes.

Answer: (C)

Anti-oppressive practice centers on identifying and challenging power imbalances and discrimination, promoting equity, participation, and client self-determination. This approach recognizes that oppression can be structural, cultural, and interpersonal, and that social workers must examine how policies, institutions, and daily practices create barriers for marginalized groups. By foregrounding the client’s voice and partnering with communities to address root causes, AOP aims to empower individuals and communities and pursue social justice, rather than simply delivering services or focusing only on clinical outcomes. Other framings miss the mark by either reducing access to services, prioritizing the worker’s authority over clients, or concentrating solely on clinical results without addressing broader power dynamics.

Anti-oppressive practice centers on identifying and challenging power imbalances and discrimination, promoting equity, participation, and client self-determination. This approach recognizes that oppression can be structural, cultural, and interpersonal, and that social workers must examine how policies, institutions, and daily practices create barriers for marginalized groups. By foregrounding the client’s voice and partnering with communities to address root causes, AOP aims to empower individuals and communities and pursue social justice, rather than simply delivering services or focusing only on clinical outcomes. Other framings miss the mark by either reducing access to services, prioritizing the worker’s authority over clients, or concentrating solely on clinical results without addressing broader power dynamics.