Essay On Diversity And Cultural Competency

I have to start this paper off with a confession. I had hand surgery a couple of years ago and had to become a lefty for several months. The experiment would have been harder I know if I would have not gone through this experience. I am not a lefty but had to live as a lefty.so I can use my left hand to do more than the average right handed person. I have much appreciation for left handed people. The world is set up for right handed people. If you have to put in a light bulb you have to screw the light to the right. If you have to deal with anything mechanical you usually have to turn clockwise to insert and counter clockwise remove. I am a nurse and I had to learn to grasp really small objects such as

Since Bobby is Hispanic, comes from a poor upbringing, did not finish his education, and is unable to hold a job as an adult; treatment must be dealt with according to his ethics and culture. Information found under the APA Guidelines, Policy Statements, and Resolutions the discussion of proper procedure in ethnic background treatment and diversity (APA, 2010). The recommendation of a Hispanic psychologist will only assist in allowing Bobby to open up to treatment. The cultural similarities will assist in Bobby understanding that his parent’s life style was not appropriate; and if he continues on the same path he will not change the cycle that has caused him so much pain. Any language difference would be more accommodated with a Hispanic psychologist (APA, 2010). At this time Bobby has been able to correspond on an pragmatic level of English that was understandable. The treatment plan laid out for Bobby under Research and Evaluation allows for civil commitment. This will give Bobby time to gain control of the substance abuse and take control of the trauma from his past. The Hispanic intervention will allow for a more comforting environment. This part is important because Bobby suffered from abuse and neglect from his parents (Zalta, et al., 2014). His desire was to please his mother, no matter her requests. Although he now understands that instead of his parent’s protection he was abused and left

Being a minority, at a predominately white institution (PWI) means, constantly seeing images on websites and social media about how “diverse” your school is. You’re, also, constantly hearing about innovative and new policies being put into place to make your institution “more inclusive” for all races. The truth is, it’s all bullshit.

Firstly, the National Association of Social Work Standards and Indicators for Cultural Competence in Social Work Practice (2015) under 1.05 Cultural Competence and Social Diversity states that social workers should strive to

Globalisation is the increasing global connections, interdependence and integration but also cultural, social, political and ecological aspects of life (Davis and Tschudin, 2008). Over the recent years globalisation is an extremely complex phenomenon, it is the interactive co-evaluation of multiple cultural, economic, social and environmental trends at all conceivable spatiotemporal scales. Hence, Rennen and Martens (2003) define globalisation as an intensification of cross national economic, political and cultural interactions that lead to transitional structures. This essay will be looking at the concept of cultural competence and applying this to a diverse population, it is important for health care professionals who work in high stress environments, it is important that individuals must develop cultural competency to be effective in establishing rapport with patients.

Although employers generally feel justified in denying immigrants employment based on the needs of their businesses, immigrants have regularly filed discriminating lawsuits against these companies since the 1980’s under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which protects immigrants from being discriminated against based on their national origin (Texas Law Review, 20xx, p. 1496). Title VII has been used to litigate against employers who institute English-only rules as non-native English immigrants equate this to national origin discrimination (Texas Law review, 20XX, p. 1496). It seems that under the civil rights act of 1964, these individuals would have a legitimate claim of discrimination but despite the strong links, courts rarely rule in favor of the plaintiffs in these cases. The courts find that there is not significant harm caused to the plaintiff or sufficient business reasons were laid forth by the employer as reasons to justify its decision (Texas Law Review, 20xx, p. 1496)

In dealing with the history of cultural diversity, we also learn about the development of cultural traits. Chapter 4 refers to Franz Boas and his dedication as the father of anthropology. Because of him, we now understand that society develops and changes over time due to cultural borrowing. As we take things from other groups of people, it leaves it unnecessary for us to invent anything ourselves. This also explains how America is considered a "cultural melting pot". We have an abundance of citizens coming from all different countries to live here. They bring their own ideas and ways of life. This leads to even more cultural expansion. Boas also found that when we isolate ourselves from outside influences, we are not able to progress and come up

One question that I have about a concept is, from chapter six: Culture and Diversity. With Stereotype threat the book states to help combat the effects of this: say that intelligence can be improved, and reframing the test as a tool to sharpen your mind to lessen the impact of the threat. What would you do is the issue was with the student's friends?

Multicultural competency is relevant everywhere. In our homes, work, the supermarket, and just about every aspect of our lives. Vetta Sanders Thompson (2006), outlines the process of becoming multicultural competence by, “developing awareness, sensitivity. Knowledge [and] specific skills” retrieved January 27, 2017 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-Csv40dUXs&list=PLfBzO3LPVivqaiWYIuEm8VVuSrv4RG9d_&index=3. It is crucial in understand who we are, being socially aware provides great value to the development of becoming sensitive to the unique characteristics that people possess. Dr. Anamari Valentine (2006), state's multicultural competency is, “serving people in a way that can improve their lives” retrieved January 27, 2017 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd6ksEx3rZw&list=PLfBzO3LPVivqaiWYIuEm8VVuSrv4RG9d.

As an international graduating senior, SWE will help me grow in my diversity and cultural competency because I will get to interact with women from all cultures and backgrounds and will give me the opportunity to learn more about how women are breaking down cultural barriers to succeed in a male dominated field. As a participant in the Collegiate Leadership Institute, I will learn how to develop my leadership skills and personal brand, how to negotiate salaries and many others. I will interact with like minded people who share my passion for engineering. SWE brings the best minds in all engineering industries and by attending the workshops, I will grow my creative thinking and be more innovative as I learn about the innovations happen at several

With an increase in cultural diversity in the United States, Social Workers are faced with the daily challenge of cultural competence. Cultural competence is more than just knowing about a culture. Cultural competence has been defined as “a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system or agency or among professionals and enable the system, agency, or professionals to work effectively in cross-cultural situations (Teasley M, 2014)."

Social work is based on an understanding of knowledge, values and skills. Social workers wear many hats, and work with many different people, so therefore, they need to be experienced and knowledgeable in many different areas to effectively problem solve. Social workers must know how to work with people on the Micro, Mezzo and Macro levels. A social worker needs to understand different cultural values and the diverse differences in the people which they may be helping. They need to have a basic understanding of psychology, biology and public policy. They need to have an understanding of poverty and how it effects our society and what resources are available to those who might need them. A social worker should be very knowledgeable about the populations they are working with, what the needs of the client might be, what might help or hurt, and what resources may be available to better help those individuals or groups. The social worker should always be striving to learn, and to be as knowledgeable as possible in their area of practice. (NASW)(Zastrow)

Diversity as an issue is new. It became an issue when three powerfully significant trends reached their own critical points at about the same time (Fernandez & Barr, 1993):

In the United States we see a lot of cultural diversity. Racism is still a major one today. It would either be at a public place, sadly even in a work place. I dislike people who are racist because rather if someone is African-American, Mexican, Asian, or Caucasian we all are human. I work at McDonald’s in Tiffin, Ohio. With Tiffin having two major colleges we get people all around the world attending those colleges.

You are a care staff for a community service organisation from some time where five new staff members have recently been appointed. Your manager has asked you to make a presentation to the new staff members; explaining the following: