Diverse Communities
Serving children in the future requires the recognition that minority children are still underserved. This, along with the increasing number of immigrants—both legal and unauthorized, has an impact on the child welfare system. It requires that child welfare workers become trained in diversity and cultural competence.
Human service workers must be aware of ethnic family traditions, customs, and beliefs and how these may differ from their own values. They must be sensitive to family values. Many differences in traditions and beliefs can lead to misunderstandings between caseworkers and families.
Assignment Directions
In this assignment, you will analyze how culture impacts services to families. The goal of this in 2–3-page assignment is to become more familiar with a culture that is different from your own and learn how to provide culturally competent services. To begin, choose a culture different from your own. You may choose from the following: Anglo American, African American, Latino, Asian American, Middle Eastern, or Native American.
Please respond to the following:
* In a paragraph, discuss your culture’s values including each of the following elements:
* knowledge of the cultural group’s historical context
* values
* religion
* style of communication
* Research a culture different from your own. Then, in 1–2 paragraphs, discuss this culture using each of the following elements:
* knowledge of the cultural group’s historical context
* values
* religion
* style of communication
* In 2–3 paragraphs, discuss cultural competence using each of the following elements:
* Why is it important to be culturally competent?
* What does it mean to be a culturally competent worker?
* Discuss two ways one can work to become culturally competent
* How can human service professionals promote the development of culturally sensitive services?
Assignment Guidelines
Your assignment should be a 2–3-page expository essay, not including the title and reference pages, and should include the following elements:
* Title page: Provide your name, title of assignment, course and section number, and date.
* Body: Answer all the questions in complete sentences and paragraphs.
* The assignment must be written in Standard English and demonstrate superior organization, including a highly developed viewpoint and purpose that is clearly established and sustained. The communication of your thoughts must be highly ordered, logical, and unified, displaying exceptional content, organization, style, and mechanics (including the use of correct grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure).
* Your responses should reflect professional writing standards, using proper tone and language. The writing and writing style should be correct and accurate, and reflect knowledge of child welfare and family.
* Reference page: Sources listed in APA format.
* Include a minimum of three sources to support your responses and conclusions. One should be your text and the others should be peer-reviewed sources from the Purdue Global Library.
* Use Arial or Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced and left aligned.
* Use standard 1″ margins on all sides.
* Use current APA formatting and citation style.