Social Penetration Theory

important because it allows social workers to utilize well researched interventions which will best serve the patient’s. I will continue to work within the hospital setting and need to be sensitive of how different cultures feel about the medical system as well as treatment options. At times, I have found myself wondering why my patient does not want to go a certain treatment route and have used evidence-based practice to form a better understanding and approach. Social workers can use evidence-based

Social Media and Social Worker the Odd Couple Social media and social work, quite the odd couple. This odd couple has now become closely entangled. According to the “Article Communication Technology Integration into Social Work Practice,” 66% of the new social work graduates are social media savvy. Social media has become an essential part of social work, but concerns have been raised. Although we know the world is constantly changing, author Lindsey Getz notes: The use of mobile technology in

Omari was raised in a culturally competent household, as a result of this, it has enabled him to experience multiple cultures his entire life. This is unique, because not many children are able to say they were raised in a household that was African American and Asian with the religious faiths of both Christianity and Muslim existing under the same roof. While the United States is becoming itself more culturally competent, it is uncertain how many families raise their children with this same understanding

concepts are acknowledged, accepted, and illustrious in the community. Conversely, the purpose of our class is to obtain a deeper understanding of practices and theories that arm us with tools to help the population we serve to maximize the potential of our clients and their children. There is a wide range of critical topics imperative for social workers to have a strong understanding of which has been covered in this class, and narrowing down which topics are the most important to know is no small task

client and social worker. Social workers operate within society, not only to assist the individual but to create a more cohesive society. Values and ethics permeate the whole of social work practice and the society within which it practices (Shardlow 1989). Values are afforded a high position within social work, this is highlighted in: “Social work is a professional activity. Implicit in its practice are ethical principles which prescribe the professional responsibility of the social worker” (British

“representing several different cultures or cultural elements.” Multiculturalism is vital in the social work profession and especially in supervision because everyone involved (supervisor, supervisee, and client) cultural backgrounds and assumptions are taken into account. Creating a space for multicultural supervision allows for everyone to learn from each other. Multicultural supervision is important in today’s social work because the world is becoming more global and diverse and being able to have a space

beliefs, social groups, and ethic perceptions. Individuals are competent to function on their own and within an organization where multi-cultural situations will be present” (2016). Our communities are composed of various ethnicities which have led to the need to incorporate cultural competency in state legislation, federal statutes and programs, private sector organization and academic settings. The Indicators for the Achievement of the NASW Standards for Cultural Competency in Social Work Practice

Pictographs Moreover, the use of pictographs can improve cross cultural communication. Pictograms is a visual language aim to establish the most important type of communication using visual language to transcending language barriers. For instance, it was stated, “Languages allow us to communicate with each other in a relatively effortless way because they rely on many types of conventions (e.g., morphological, syntactic, semantic, phonetic)” (Nakamura & Zeng-Treitler, 2012, p. 535). It is a language

There are several issues related to issues of human diversity that have influenced the development of my interest in social work. As I take a look around my community and what is occurring in the world I notice the different cultures, environments, and lack of humanity. I took an interest in these three categories and learned there are recurring issues within each. There is a lack of cultural competency in the society. Different cultures do not interact effectively with one another as much as they

The social penetration theory asserts that as a relationship develops it can develop a person’s communication from superficial to deeply personal topics, and it can slowly penetrate the communicators’ public persona to reach their core personality or sense of self. A person can allow others to penetrate their public self when they disclose personal information. The decision to disclose is based on the perceived rewards the person will gain if he or she will disclose. Altman and Dalmas used ideas