From your reading of the two chapters “Goodbye Mama,” and”Taking Rachel Swimming,” please compare and contrast the strength,weaknesses, and resilience you noted in the characters.

How do you think issues of intersectionality, ie. gender, culture, and socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, age, and religion, and positionality affected your work with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the termination process? How would you appraise your client’s access to and use of needed services? Make reference to specific readings that inform your understanding of power dynamics and oppression in practice with regard to the termination process.