For this paper you will reflect on your own cultural beliefs, values and customs and discuss their influence on the shaping of you as a person and how they relate to your future human service work. This is an assignment that requires honesty and exploration of who you are so that you are better able to help those who seek your services.
Instructions:
Questions that must be answered are:
• What culture(s) do you identify with?
• What are your cultural beliefs, values and customs? How do you express your
culture(s) (e.g. dress, food, language, and so forth)?
• What challenges and opportunities do you see with regards to your culture and
working within a multicultural and diverse profession?
• What biases and prejudices were brought forth for you and how might those
influence how you work within the human service profession and with clients? Please be honest with this question, this is a time for you to reflect on who you are so that you can effectively work with clients.
• What exposure have you had to cultures different from your own? How might this influence how you work within the human service profession and with clients?
Requirements:
• This paper will be at least 4 full pages, double spaced with size 12 Times New Roman font and 1 inch margins on all sides. You must use at least 3 scholarly sources. You will need a title page with running head, body (at least 4 full pages), and reference section all in APA style. Please use complete sentences, appropriate grammar, spelling, and references. You will also be required to use in-text references in your work in accordance with APA style to avoid plagiarism. Information to help with your writing is provided under the APA resources section of the course information tab. Papers not submitted on time will have 5 points deducted per day late. Each paper must be submitted via Blackboard (SafeAssign link in unit) and emailed copies will not be accepted. Please use a Microsoft Word format to submit papers (no PDFs or other programs please).
• For this essay, you are asked to share your thoughts, opinions, and/or perspective on the topics we are studying. In your work, please use third person (e.g. this author, this writer, etc.) for all essays as well as other assignments in the MSHSV program. The department recommends this for all students as we encourage all contributions made in the course to have a strong connection with current research. We have found that the use of third person pronouns encourages this connection. Students are more than welcome to share person opinion as appropriate as outlined in an assignment as long as the contribution is supported by empirical concepts or resources.
• Please be sure to avoid using internet sources such as Wikipedia or other web- based resources that do not have strong academic backing. You must use at least 3 scholarly sources. Plagiarism detection software will be used to scan each paper and any paper that is determined to have academic integrity issues will earn a score of 0 automatically.
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