Discuss below in a 6 page:
The overall goal of assignment is to allow you to address the following learning outcomes: Students will evaluate human behavior through a diverse lens keeping in mind difference and how social workers can support diversity and difference. Students will learn about cultural differences in viewing diversity. Students will apply their knowledge of human behavior theory via various assignments. Students will be able to describe strategies to employ knowledge of human behavior and the social environment to promote social and economic justice through practice with diverse client systems. There is no right or wrong answers. Rather, professional Social Workers are informed by the active use of the universal intellectual standards (clarity; accuracy; precision; relevance; depth; breadth; logic; significance; fairness). There are three parts to this paper:
For application and demonstration assignment you will need to visit a religious institution that is different from your own religious/spiritual path. In a 3 page essay, address the following:
1) Provide a brief description of the religion/religious institution including a summary of their primary beliefs. In addition, describe the major beliefs/customs (if any) related to birth, death, marriage and sexual orientation (appropriate citational evidence is expected).
2) Critically reflect on your reactions to this activity and the implications for your ability to employ knowledge of human behavior and the social environment to promote social and economic justice through practice with diverse client systems.
3) Briefly identify and describe two theoretical perspectives that may be helpful in enhancing professional Social Workers' understanding of spirituality, religion and culture.
You can use any religion except Christian and the theories you can use are Conflict, Empowerment, Feminist or Psycho social spiritual issues related to death and dying
For application and demonstration assignment you will need to visit a religious institution that is different from your own religious/spiritual path. In a 3 page essay, address the following:
Description Of The Religion/Religious Institution
1) Provide a brief description of the religion/religious institution including a summary of their primary beliefs. In addition, describe the major beliefs/customs (if any) related to birth, death, marriage and sexual orientation (appropriate citational evidence is expected). (1 page)
My Reaction to this Activity
2) Critically reflect on your reactions to this activity and the implications for your ability to employ knowledge of human behavior and the social environment to promote social and economic justice through practice with diverse client systems. (1/2 page)
Two Theoretical Perspectives
3) Briefly identify and describe two theoretical perspectives that may be helpful in enhancing professional Social Workers' understanding of spirituality, religion and culture. [Note: Describe the ways in which the identified two theoretical perspectives may be helpful. A description of the theoretical perspective alone is insufficient.
1) Based on the description of organizational culture in the text develop 3 or 4 interview questions of your choice to assess the culture of an organization that is making a difference in the lives of people within your community. (Please come up with Three questions)
2) Using these questions, interview the organization director/leader and 1 (one) employee or volunteer (either face-to-face or by phone) to gain some insight into the organizational culture.
3) Assess the environment of the organization: critically address/describe/discuss the environmental context of the organization. Your assessment should include both the organization itself as well as the community in which the organization is situated.
4) Critically address/describe/discuss how environmental features affect the organization, the staff, the volunteers and the participants.
5) Critically reflect on your reactions to this activity and the implications for your ability to employ knowledge of human behavior and the social environment to promote social and economic justice through practice with diverse client systems.
Develop three questions from this description
The cultural of the organization changed when a new CEO was took over. He hired and promoted several people to senior management positions which are al women. This is a change from the previous SM as they were all men. Seasoned staff members had a difficult time adjusting to the changes and have since left the organization. The organization struggles with effective communication and the staff feels that the agency needs to be more transparent.. Many of the new staff is credentialed and the older staff is not, therefore the new comers are seen as more valuable to the organization and they move up the ladder quickly. The culture of the organization use to be more family like, however now it is run like a business. The staff seems to have a difficult time understanding that as an organization it is a business but the organization still hold on the concept of family with the clients. Although people continue to apply for positions at this agency it is located in an urban area where violence is prevalent every day. Substance users and homeless people live in the park across the street. This is a concern for visitors and the loved ones of the clients. There is not enough parking for the agency and staff and visitors park near a drug infested apartment complex. There are several residential buildings that are operated by the organization. The largest is an adult male population, a womens program, young male and adolescent program. There are two staff members assigned on duty at a time, tey have groups IC and recreation. The go on passes and the length of stay varies on the indidivual participation and court ordered stipulations. The population of staff and clients is diverse. The womens program has a population of 35 and there is only 6 African Americans. The men's program is 90 and there population is relatively African Americans and the same goes for the young and adolescent male population.