SOCW-6051-2: Race, Ethnicity, and Social Work Practice
SOCW-6051-2: Diversity, Hum Rights, Soc J-Summer 2025OW
ANTI-RACIST SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
Race, Ethnicity, and Social Work Practice
People conceptualize their racial/ethnic identities and respond to inequalities in a variety of ways. Social workers must never make assumptions about a client based on experiences with other clients of the same group. Each has their own story—their own thoughts, reactions, and coping mechanisms. So… how do you access that story? How do you gather details about a client’s racial and ethnic identity, in a culturally humble manner, to inform your assessments?
In this Discussion, you practice assessing one such client who is a member of a marginalized ethnic group. As part of your assessment, you analyze the client’s interactions with systems and the dominant ethnic group.
To prepare:
• Review the Learning Resources on cultural formulation and cultural competence.
• Access the Social Work Case Studies media in the Learning Resources and explore the case of Aaron.
• Consider the skills you would employ while assessing Aaron and how you might view his experience in the context of ethnicity.
BY DAY 3 (Please write out the sub headings)
Post an explanation of the skills and considerations needed to conduct an initial assessment with Aaron. Specifically:
• What does Aaron need, and why?
• What questions would you, as the social worker, ask to provide him with support and better understand his story?
Then, analyze Aaron’s experience as a marginalized ethnic group in the United States.
• What systems does Aaron interact with?
• In what ways might the dominant ethnic group be impacting Aaron’s experience?
Support your post with examples from the course text and any other resources used to respond to this Discussion. Demonstrate that you have completed the required readings, understand the material, and are able to apply the concepts. Include a full reference of resources at the bottom of the post.
Course book
Diversity, Oppression And Change 3RD 21
Author: Marsiglia
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-005952-1
ISBN-10: 0-19-005952-4
Edition/Copyright: 3RD 21
Publisher: Oxford University Press (course)
Required Readings
• Marsiglia, F. F., Kulis, S. S., & Lechuga-Peña, S. (2021). Diversity, oppression, and change: Culturally grounded social work (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press.
o Chapter 11, “Cultural Norms and Social Work Practice” (pp. 239–259)
Read the “Individualism and Collectivism” and “A Cultural Approximation to Selected Identity Groups” sections.
o Chapter 12, “Culturally Grounded Methods of Social Work Practice” (pp. 260–272)
• American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Cultural formulationLinks to an external site.. In Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: Author. doi:10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596.CulturalFormulation
Required Media
• Walden University, LLC. (2021). Social work case studiesLinks to an external site. [Interactive media]. https://class.waldenu.edu
o Navigate to Aaron.
• The New York Times. (2015, March 18). A conversation with my Black sonLinks to an external site. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXgfX1y60Gw
• Williams, D. R. (2016, November). How racism makes us sickLinks to an external site. [Video]. TED. https://www.ted.com/talks/david_r_williams_how_racism_makes_us_sick?language=en
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