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Explain the ways in which cultural messages influence family help-seeking
patterns.
Cultural messages influence family help seeking patterns because the way on
how individuals grow up influence all the decisions in life, our beliefs and
perceptions on what were thought to us by our parents or primary caregivers, it is
the way we were brought up by our family, we usually adopt on what our family is
accustomed to. For example, in our culture, I remembered a parent of one of our
relatives wants to seek help for her child because of the behavior they are
noticing, he is misbehaving but my grandfather who is an authority figure, is
against it and they listened and did not seek any help. He turned to be very
rebellious, I just thought that if they had seek help for him he might not be turned
to the way he is now. Or even some cultures may just value their self-reliance and
every person has their own identity and culture that makes them who they are.
The manifestation of racial, cultural, ethnic and other identity variables is the
prerogative of the member rather than the leader, the leader should provide
opportunities for the members to discuss their identities (Toseland & Rivas,
2017).
Based on the Garcia-Lowe case study describe how a family's ethnic
identification might impact its multi system transactions.
The family consist of a Caucasian mother, Carol and Joseph, the father is a
Hispanic male, the two belonged to different backgrounds, and they have a 19
month old who is under the care of the maternal grandmother because of the
arrest of Joseph because he has been charged with drugs and weapon's
possession and this was held endangerment. In Hispanic culture, they are family
oriented that is why Joseph wants his family be back together and wants to be
better for the child. Caucasian culture has similar values, the husband is the head
of the household and the provider of the family, the wife takes care of the family,
doing household chores. Joseph disbelief in the healthcare system might affect
on why Carol had issues cooperating with the treatment for her alcohol use, is
some Hispanic culture man or the husband is the dominant figure, he has the
patriarchal authority, women are expected to to defer tot he authority of their
husband.
Finally explain why understanding dimensions of ethnic identity is important for a
social worker engaging with families.
Assessing cultural differences is important in assessing the group behavior,
especially in families. The social worker's awareness of their own cultural identity
is fundamental tot he practice as their informed assumptions about the family's
cultural backgrounds and experience. The awareness of the beliefs, values,
stereotypes and biases informs the social worker's practice. and will influence
the relationship with the client or family. Social worker must have cultural
competence and sensitivity and be aware and have the knowledge on client's
ethnicity, background, race and cultural background. It also promotes effective
communication, break barriers and will have deeper connection to the clients.
Reference:
Toseland, R.W., & Rivas, R.F. (2017) An introduction to group work practice (8th
ed.) Pearson.
Chapter 5, Leadership and Diversity (pp. 137-159)
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