MSW Students Experience a Month in Poverty
Professor John Ellis and his MSW students in Social Welfare Policy II class took a “field day” to participate in the Poverty Simulation on Friday, February 22, 2019. In this interprofessional activity, MSW students were among the diverse group of future health professionals. The objective was to understand what it might be like to be a part of a typical low-income family trying to survive from month-to-month.
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During the simulation, students role-played the lives of low-income families facing a variety of challenging, but typical circumstances. These families included those who are homeless or unemployed, people with disabilities, single parents trying to care for their children, and senior citizens on Social Security. The task of each family was to provide food, shelter, and other basic necessities while interacting with various community resources.
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The simulation enabled students to view poverty from different angles and be sensitized to the realities of life faced by low-income families. |
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