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On page 39 of the document, please respond to the Practice Application 2.2 My Cultural Awareness
Socialization
Through your social work coursework, you have gained
knowledge and skills related to cultural competence in
social work practice. Now that you are worklng in a practlce
setting, consider revisiting your self-awareness of cultural
Issues that may Impact your practice. Uslng the followlng
guidelines (adapted from Bender, Negi, & Fowler, 2010,
p. 38), create an updated written self-assessment'
- Describe yourself ln terms of age, birthplace, social class
and status (during childhood), current cultural orientation, and any other relevant facts.
2 Explore the background of your parents, grandparents,
and great-grandparents
3 Discuss your conclusions about yourself ln the context
of the Impact of your family's experiences of assimilation on your current sense of Identity and perception of
future cultural competence,
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To complete your current self-assessment, consider interviewing
family members for historical Information and issues related to
privilege and/or structural barriers that were experienced. Upon
completion of your self-assessment, you may want to share it
with classmates and/or your field Instructor to gain Insight Into
the following areas that may Impact your practice
• Self-awareness of ethnic and racial Identity, including identification with "mainstream America," personal
experiences
with discriminations, and recognition of white privileges'
• Self-awareness of ethnics roots, including any applicable
struggles and epiphanies with assimilation, discrimination
and diversity while growing up
• Components of social work practice, including your
understanding of the role of ethnicity/race in the social
work process, development of empathy, new/validated
cultural awareness, and value of ongoing self-reflection
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