Week 8:Ethnocentrism and Racism:Impact on Development. Social workers should act to prevent and eliminate domination of, exploitation of, and discrimination against any person, group, or class on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, political belief, religion, or mental or physical disability.
âThe National Association of Social Workerâs Code of Ethics (1999)
The development of adolescent minorities can be adversely affected when they are confronted with prejudice, discrimination, and oppression. It is nearly impossible for one to grow up with a sense of self-concept intact in a society that labels one inferior. Trying to establish oneâs identity and place in the world becomes a burdensome challenge when surrounded by attitudes and behaviors that limit the ability to develop in socially and psychologically healthy ways. This week you examine the impact that ethnocentrism and racism have on the development of adolescents.
References
Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
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Note: To access this weekâs required library resources, please click on the link to the Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.
Zastrow, C. H., & Kirst-Ashman, K. K. (2016). Understanding human behavior and the social environment (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
- Chapter 5 (pp. 254-294)
Melchert, T. P. (2015). Treatment planning. In Biopsychosocial practice: A science-based framework for behavioral health. Washington, District of Columbia: American Psychological Association.
Cristol, D., & Gimbert, B. (2008). Racial perceptions of young children: A review of literature post-1999. Early Childhood Education Journal, 36(2), 201â207.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Priest, N., Paradies, Y., Trenerry, B., Truong, M., Karlsen, S., & Kelly, Y. (2013). A systematic review of studies examining the relationship between reported racism and health and wellbeing for children and young people. Social Science & Medicine, 95, 115â127.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Svetaz, M. V., Chulani, V., West, K. J., Voss, R., Kelley, M. A., Raymond-Flesch, M., … & Barkley, L. (2018). Racism and its harmful effects on nondominant racialâethnic youth and youth-serving providers: A call to action for organizational change: The Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine. Journal of Adolescent Health, 63(2), 257-261.
Note: You will access this article from the Walden Library databases.
Social workers are expected to apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment, personâin environment, and other multi-disciplinary theoretical frameworks during stages of engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation when practicing in the field. This discussion is intended to help you demonstrate and develop your critical thought related to these practice behaviors. If you have not already done so, begin working on your final project. The final project asks you to choose a case study on an adolescent from this course (e.g., Dalia, Eboni Logan, or Diane). Decide which case study you plan to use and begin working on Part A of the final project.
For this discussion, you use the Kultura Media tool to video record your response to the assignment questions. Your instructor will provide feedback to help guide your process.
To prepare: Review the instructions for the final project.
Week 8:Ethnocentrism and Racism:Impact on Development
Record a 4-5 minute video in which you:
Week 8:Ethnocentrism and Racism:Impact on Development
Respond to at least one colleague and discuss ideas your colleague presented that you had not considered and how you will apply what you learned during this discussion to the final project.
To access your rubric:
Week 8 Discussion Rubric
To participate in this Discussion:
Week 8 Discussion
In order to provide the appropriate intervention, social workers first need to have conducted a thorough assessment. Having a comprehensive understanding of a client and their social environment, including the influence of racism and ethnocentrism, allows a social worker to accurately identify the presenting problems and help the client develop goals to address their needs. Not completing a full assessment may result in inaccurately identifying the presenting problem and pushing goals on the client to which they do not agree. A good assessment is the best foundation for treatment planning.
In addition, evidence based practice requires social workers to use the best available evidence to inform their practice decisions. This assignment helps you prepare for the final project by beginning to identify the presenting problem and possible goals, as well as beginning the research process to inform your treatment recommendations when working with the identified client in a case study.
To prepare: Conduct research in the Walden library to locate at least 1 peer-reviewed scholarly resource(s) that could inform your assessment or intervention with the case you plan to use in your final project.
Week 8:Ethnocentrism and Racism:Impact on Development
Submit a 2-3 page paper in which you:
Week 8:Ethnocentrism and Racism:Impact on Development
To submit your completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:
Week 8:Ethnocentrism and Racism:Impact on Development
To access your rubric:
Week 8 Assignment Rubric
To check your Assignment draft for authenticity:
Submit your Week 8 Assignment draft and review the originality report.
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Week 8 Assignment
This week you applied knowledge of human behavior and the social environment during engagement, assessment, and intervention. In addition, you demonstrated your ability to use peer-reviewed literature to inform a specific case and evaluated the influence of race and ethnicity.
Next week you will identify some of the myths surrounding the topic of sexual abuse and consider why they have remained so prevalent.
To go to the next week:
Week 9
Week 8:Ethnocentrism and Racism:Impact on Development
Week 8:Ethnocentrism and Racism:Impact on Development
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