INSW 495AG

This course will analyze program development and evaluation through an Indigenous lens. It will examine Indigenous evaluation principles, methodologies, frameworks, as well as the history of mainstream evaluation and the impacts it has had on Indigenous peoples’ health. Students will learn how to develop and evaluate programs, engage service users and stakeholders, address colonial systems and policies, and minimize gaps in services for Indigenous peoples. The purpose of this course is to allow students to gain a better understanding of Indigenous evaluation and learn how to develop programs in a way that is embedded in Indigenous ways of knowing and meets the needs of the people it serves. ***Must be accepted into the School of Indigenous Social Work (SISW).*** Section information text: Restricted to FNUniv Prince Albert Campus CINSW, DINSW, BSW and BINSW students.