Understanding and Respecting Cultural Identity: A Personal Exploration

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“Culture refers to the organized pattern of values, beliefs, and behaviors developed and transmitted over time by a cultural group” (Robbins, Chatterjee & Canda, 2012). I talked about the different aspects of how I define my culture. A social worker working with my family would be the most effective if he or she takes my family beliefs and values into consideration. The case that I choose based on familiarity was the Jones Family. Despite some differences, I connected more with this family when talking about my family’s culture. To help the Jones family in their situation, I would focus on the strength and empowerment perspective. Cultural can easily be defined in many ways, but it is up to a family to choose what is include when discussing culture.

When it comes to defining myself culturally, it gets a little complex, than most people because I am part of many culture. I define myself as black, but not African- American female. I see myself as Haitian American because of where my parents are from, and most of my beliefs and values are based on …show more content…

This question is a good one because it 's an open- ended question. When discussing important issues with Haitians it’s very important to not ask any close ended questions. Haitian tend to become very direct, and won’t elaborate unless someone ask. The social worker have to find ways to analyze the strength and limitation of my family (Kirst-Ashman, K.K., & Hull, G.H. (2015). Another question that might help my family to open is to ask them about their views on Christianity? This question would allow my family to talk more about their faith, and values, considering most of our choices are based on our faith. Talking about their faith is where my mom feel the most comfortable, and that would be a great way to get her to start

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