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The prompt for this assignment lays out that children are like a sponge and that they absorb things like rules, dynamics and values of a culture and that this happens on both a direct and indirect basis. This process and fact of the matter has to be taken into account when social workers interact and work with such families. Many families that a social worker interacts with may be of a culture that the social worker inhabits or is at least familiar with. At the same time, social workers have to be prepared to deal with and assess the cultural underpinnings and factors surrounding people of other cultures and how that will or should affect the social work process with said family. Thus, if a given social worker is unprepared to do that when it comes down to it being necessary, adjustments need to be made (NASW, 2017).
One thing that dawns on the other of this response is that being of a different culture than the families that will be worked with and addressed is itself going to be a challenge. After all,…
Social Justice Social Work Value/Social Justice- For centuries, philosophers have puzzled the human condition. Since humans have lived together there have been queries about how and why humans acts the way they do, not just individually, but how they form partnerships, groups and are able to cooperate enough for survival and the future possibilities for society. In particular. As technology continues to increase, so do the complexities of societal integration, and
Social Work Field Perception of Social Work Social work is a challenging profession that also helps one make a difference in the lives of others (CUW 2011). It aims at improving the overall functioning and well-being of people served. A social worker must have a genuine and special concern for the poor, marginalized, and the vulnerable. Social work is an art and a science at the same time. It fits service to
Social Work Evaluation of an Early Interview The interview conducted was with a colleague of mine who I met in school a little while back. She comes from a Persian family, as her parents immigrated to the United States from Iran in the late 1970s. Watching her parents start from scratch in a whole new country was always very inspiring to her. Although she was born in the United States, her extended
The social worker indentifies and encourages these strengths. In essence, the Strength's Perspective "…builds on the idea that client groups are untapped resources of energy and momentum in their own lives" (The Strengths Perspective). This is an important alternative to the older pathological view of the client. Conclusion In conclusion, as the above discussion shows, answering the question what is social work involves a wide and interrelated range of issues, problems
Therefore, today's society in the United States is diverse, which is something a social worker needs to understand and know how to deal with each diverse group. Furthermore, through research, it has been discovered most ethnic groups that live in the United States consist of young people, which means by staying in this country, they grow accustom to their surroundings. Once they have grown accustom to living here, they
Social Work Exercises Preparing for 3 Clients Mrs. Nancy Cannon telephoned from her place of work ( the Capital Insurance Company -- phone [HIDDEN] She sounded concerned. She said that on the previ-ous Saturday night, her 14-year-old daughter Amy had come home after her 9: 00 p. m. curfew, smelling of alcohol. She says that she " grounded" her daughter but now wants to talk with a social worker about the situation.