For example, some might fi nd it more acceptable for women to deliver personal care and tend to household tasks because this is how they were brought up. 1.4 Explain the importance of providing support that respects the invididuals culture and preferances. It would be wrong to try to change a person’s belief and culture just because it is not what we believe is right. We must respect people for who they are and give people equal opportunities of access in order to promote and retain independence. Culture may aff ect the support that is given.
The Symbolic Interactionist’s worldview shows how the way we communicate does not have to be just through words. Symbols are a way that people can interact with one another. Symbolic Interactionism shows the interactions between people and other individuals that influence the world around them and their families. The criticisms of symbolic interactionism say that people focus too much on his or her own beliefs about certain topics that do not have anything to do with what is really going on. Yes I think this theory does a good job because once you realize how individuals are, by their social natures, very symbolic with one another, and then you begin to understand how to persuade your friends and family, how to understand others' points of view, and how to resolve misunderstandings.
Humans naturally form social groups and identities. These groups may have common conscious or unconscious values or morals. With this individuals are exposed and may become vulnerable to influencing factors encouraging them to conform or adopt the group values and beliefs. In the helping profession, in order for the counsellor to support the client effectively the counsellor must show and feel acceptance regardless of the issue; even if it contradicts or disagrees with their morals and values. On occasion there are self-awareness unexplored problem areas that the counsellor encounters with a client.
Individual can become self sufficient and positive and they may also learn how to cope with stress, with the help of a human service profession. The Human Service worker provide productive manner to those for those who are in need of comfort and help in overcoming difficult barriers that occur in their everyday lives. A person that is providing these special services do not realize what a role the play in an individual life , when a person in need feel that that sense of love , security they are more porn to open up and let their guard down and accept help without difficulties. Individuals who have needs can obtain a sense of openness, wiliness; maintain a productive life style, and self sufficiency with the support and encouragement from a Human Service
Stereotypes are not fact, they are just biased opinions people base on each other. The only way to really know how a person is to get to know them yourself and then form an opinion or thought about who they are. Relationships are powerful especially in the work place, that is why it is important to not let stereotypes affect your relationship with others. Our one-to-one connections with each other are the foundation for change. And building relationships with people from different cultures is key in building diverse communities that are powerful enough to achieve significant goals.
Communication is important in all relationships as it allows us to share our interest, concerns and support for each other. Effective communication is based on the way we talk and listen, how we respond as well as our body language. All too often the signals we send are not those we intend to send. Tannen explains “women are often told they apologizes too much. The reason they’re told to stop doing that is that to many men, apologizing seems synonymous with putting oneself down”(para 4).
John Proctor fights to keep his good name in the community, Reverend Parris strives to keep his good reputation in Salem, and Reverend Hale regrets his actions and works to correct them. It is obvious that thoughts , words and actions can affect one’s good name, and maintain one’s reputation is a main theme of The Crucible. John and his wife Elizabeth Proctor fight to keep John’s good name in the town of Salem. In act two of the play the Proctors are visited by Reverend Hale who is questioning John and Elizabeth to make sure they are true to the church and do not traffic with the devil. Hale is also at the Proctor household because Elizabeth’s name was mentioned in the court and Hale decided he would notify them and take precautions.
131). As noted, Koren’s values often come out in her regrets about the future and expectations about the past, but rarely in her actions. It is as if she needs constant reminding and reinforcing of what she values most. Rather than dealing with persistent worry and regret, this game would allow Koren to better understand the smaller aspects of her life and how they pertain to her values. This exercise is used to recognize the smaller goals and commitment necessary to follow through on a more long-term commitment.
They can value and celebrate differences in others rather than maintain an ethnocentric stance and can demonstrate comfort with differences between themselves and others. They have an awareness of personal and professional limitations that may warrant the referral of a client to another victim service provider or agency that can best meet the clients' needs. Self-awareness also helps in understanding the process of cultural identity formation and helps guard against stereotyping. As one develops the diversity within one’s own group, one can be more open to the diversity within other groups. Cultural competence also requires victim service providers to appreciate how workers need to move from cultural awareness to cultural sensitivity before achieving cultural competence, and to evaluate growth and development throughout these different levels of cultural competence in practice.
Native Americans are not direct people. They take their time with many things, and they will not just jump right in to talk about their problems. And, when they finally do talk about what is going on, it might be in story form. Social workers need to be able to look under what is being said and figure it out like a puzzle. Along with understanding the culture, a social worker needs to be able to understand the feelings that their client has about it.