Walden SOCW6101 Week 6 Discussion Latest 2019 September

SOCW6101 Essential Skills

Week 6 Discussion

Cultural
Awareness in Social Work Practice

In order to
become a practitioner who addresses the diverse needs of your clients in a
sensitive and respectful manner, you must be dedicated to continued education
around the needs and experiences of different groups, religions, ethnicities,
and other populations. The first step is to identify any personal biases and
perceptions you might have about other cultures. From a broader perspective,
how might an individual’s culture, race, ethnicity, disability, or sexual
orientation affect how society perceives and treats them? Which potential
social structures may perpetuate the oppression and marginalization of certain
groups? The most important attribute you can bring to this topic is an open
mind and a willingness to learn about others unlike yourself and ask how they
want to be treated by you as a social worker. In this Discussion, you consider
these topics in relation to a case study depicting issues in cultural
competence.

To prepare:
Review this week’s Learning Resources, including the videos, and then reflect
on the following:

What is
your definition of cultural competency?

What skills
do you think are necessary for attaining cultural competence as a social worker
working with that population?

What is the
difference between having knowledge about a cultural group and engaging with an
individual from the stance of cultural humility?

Then,
search the Walden Library for peer-reviewed article(s) that support the skills
you selected.

By Day 3

Post:

Provide
your definition of cultural competence.

Explain how
this is similar or different to the Kirst-Ashman and Hull textbook describe
cultural competence.

Explain the
skills you think are necessary for developing cultural competence as a social
worker when working with Eboni.

Reference
at least one peer-reviewed article that supports the skills you selected and
include an APA citation and reference for that article.

Support
your post with APA citations to the course text and any other resources used to
respond to this discussion. Demonstrate that you have completed the required
readings, understand the material, and are able to apply the concepts. Include
a full reference of resources at bottom of post.

By Day 6

Respond to
two colleagues:

Describe a
potential barrier to culturally competent practice a social worker might face
when working with Eboni.

Recommend a
skill your colleague might use to address this barrier.