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Social Work and Cultural Competence
Comment by Sabina:
Social Work and Cultural Competence
As a social worker I have many ethical responsibilities to the community in which I will be serving. It is important for me to understand the ethical rules and implications of my actions. As an individual who is about to enter the world of social work I am extremely careful about my actions. I am aware of my knowledge and my personal attributes. I feel that my personal background could be a benefit in some areas culturally when conducting social work and it could be a barrier in other areas.
As a child my family immigrated to New York. My parents struggled to maintain our heritage and cultural values; however I was exposed to American values. I was exposed to individuals from many different backgrounds. I feel that I have a wide range of knowledge about many different cultures. I attended school a school in New York that was extremely diversified, there were students from many different religious backgrounds and cultural...
My early exposure to these cultures has allowed me to better understand cultural differences.
I was raised in a Christian household with strong traditional Christian values. My parents also emphasized our traditional cultural values and socialized me with other children from church or our country. As a person with strong traditional values, I have a strong opinion about family values. My exposure to different cultures and different lifestyles in New York has allowed me to accept homosexuality. I truly believe that homosexuality is not a choice and it is a biological factor. I feel that homosexuals should be free to live their lives peacefully, however because of my strong Christian values I do not believe in homosexual marriages. I also do not believe in discrimination and would never discriminate against anyone; however I do feel that allowing homosexual marriages would destroy the core values of traditional values. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) has strong ethical rules about discrimination (NASW, 2010). I do not…
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