This article carries analysis and their results regarding racism and discrimination for African American women. Also, this article connects to the political, culture, and institutional views as well. The professor’s recommended that the new and developing practices not carry over the discrimination and racism. I like this article because it provided issues within moral and respect in Social Work and informs those who are looking into the profession the ethical dilemmas and teaches those who are already in the social worker field a scope of rich information to take into consideration. The book has chapters with an overview with essays of the social work practice and policies.
Social workers play a pivotal role helping one achieve social justice. “As such, the social justice mandate of the social work profession may be regarded as an ethical obligation to ensure that all persons have an equal right to access societal resources and opportunities so that they may fully participate in and be contributing members of society” (DuBois 136). Everyone deserves to live in a fair and equal society however, in the movie Selma portraying the years 1964-1965, this wasn’t how the American society lived. Despite segregation slowly coming to an end, racism was still a huge issue as blacks were denied the right to vote. This is where social workers step in: social injustice and inequality.
Throughout American history, relationships between racial and ethnic groups have been marked by antagonism, inequality, and violence. In today’s complex and fast-paced society, historians, social theorists and anthropologists have been known to devote significant amounts of time examining and interrogating not only the interior climate of the institutions that shape human behavior and personalities, but also relations between race and culture. It is difficult to tolerate the notion; America has won its victory over racism. Even though many maintain America is a “color blind nation,” racism and racial conflict remain to be prevalent in the social fabric of American institutions. As a result, one may question if issues and challenges regarding the continuity of institutional racism still exist in America today. If socialization in America is the process by which people of various ethnicities and cultures intertwine, it is vital for one to understand how the race relations shape and influence personalities regarding the perceptions of various groups. Heartbreaking as it is, racism takes a detour in acceptance of its blind side. Further, to better understand racism one must take into account how deeply it entrenched it is, not only in politics, and economics but also Health Care settings. In doing so, one will grasp a decisive understanding of "who gets what and why.” The objective of this paper is to explore and examine the pervasiveness of racism in the health care industry, while at the same time shed light on a specific area of social relations that has remained a silence in the health care setting. The turpitude feeling of ongoing silence has masked the treatment black patients have received from white health care providers...
workers must work against oppression and injustice to ensure equal treatment and access to resources and opportunities for all. Jemal’s argument for radical social work fits in with the definition laid out here. Additionally, the NASW lays out numerous standards to meet each of the ethical values. Under the category of “ethical responsibilities to clients” is standard 1.05, Cultural Competence and Social Diversity, which states that social workers should be educated and understanding of a spectrum of client backgrounds, cultures, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, and physical and mental abilities, among other categories (“Code of Ethics”). Additionally, there are standards for Competency and
In the National Association for Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics, there are many standards a social worker should uphold in order to promote a healthy and helpful relationship with the client. One such aptitude is Cultural Competence and Social Diversity, which is in section 1.05 of the NASW code of ethics (National Association of Social Workers, 2008). There are three sections associated with this competency “Social workers should understand culture and its function in human behavior and society, recognizing the strengths of all cultures”. It is assumed that “social workers should have a knowledge base of their clients’ cultures and be able to demonstrate competence in the provision of services that are sensitive to clients”. As a final point “Social workers should obtain education” in order to understand cultural diversity and oppression in people (NASW, 2008, p. 9).
Since 1619, when the first slaves were brought to North America, race has played an important role in everyone’s life; especially those who are different from what people would consider “American”. According to the textbook, “race is defined as any group of people united or classified together on the basis of common history, nationality, or geographical distribution” (pg. 59). People are placed into different categories instead of all being considered human beings. Although we do not have slavery, that we know of, in the United States today, this does not mean that race is still not an issue. However, race in this country has taken a turn over time and has now, “taken on a meaning that refers to differences between people based on color” (pg.
“…Everybody jumped on him, and beat him senseless… Everybody was hitting him or kicking him. One guy was kicking at his spine. Another guy was hitting him on the side of his face… he was unconscious. He was bleeding. Everybody had blood on their forearms. We ran back up the hill laughing… He should have died… He lost so much blood he turned white. He got what he deserved…” (Ridgeway 167). The skinheads who were beating this man up had no reason to do so except for the fact that he was Mexican. Racism in this day and age is still as big of a problem as it was in the past, and as long as hate groups are still around to promote violence, society is never going to grow to love one another.
It does not matter what nationality, place of residence, sex, ethnic origin, color, religion, language, or any other status the person is, everyone should be treated equally (United Nations human rights office of the high commissioner [OHCHR], 1996). There is an international human rights law that protects human beings against the government and that limits the government’s power on their people. Human rights are protected by the law to protect people or groups against any type of discriminations. There are different organizations that promote and protect human rights. Social workers should also protect and fight for their clients’ human rights. It’s important for social workers to be knowledgeable about human rights so they can be able to advocate for their clients. Social workers should also teach their clients about human rights and how all human beings are entitled to their human rights. All human beings should be aware and knowledgeable about their human rights and social workers can be
The health and social care workers are usually not expected to know everything for every law which promotes anti-discriminatory practice in health and social care. However, it is important that they understand the principles. These should be used within all the aspects when the workers are taking care for individuals in health and social care setting.
The mission of the social work profession is to maximize human potential and help populations living with oppression meet basic needs (National Association of Social Workers [NASW], 2015). Sadly, one of those populations is the student body in public schools. Students in households living with limited resources and depending on the school meal program are oppressed on different levels. To determine the levels of oppression, the author analyzed literature reviews from three different sources and interviewed an advocate for the students and a student living with oppression, Ultimately, a reflective summary of how the perspective of the author changed about the population of students enrolled in the National School Lunch Program is necessary to
The main points of this article, were to inform everyone of the effects of what is going to happen if we do not make it easier for minorities to get high paid jobs. This was mainly pointed at white people, because a majority of our state is made up of white people over the age of 65. Another main point is that when the baby boomers die off, the income of our state is going to go down, and when that happens, our state will go into a depressive state. When they die off, minorities are going to make up a majority of our workforce, and if they do not have higher paid jobs then our state will bring in less money than we already do.
From June Ying Yee’s article, social workers can take away the anti-racism perspective and concept of whiteness. Both ideas have theoretical knowledge that can be applied to agency structures and different practices. The anti-racism perspective found significance in Marxist tradition and the understanding that racial minority groups were exploited and dominated for the purpose of the dominant group in society. However, numerous social workers opposed to this idea and redirected the blame onto the unintentional misconducts of agencies and practices. Social location can influence a person’s power and being able to acknowledge that this power has historically and currently come from the white males is a key component of anti-racism work. Therefore,
Another example are personal barriers where care workers hold individual prejudices that influence their practice or relationships with other staff. These actions can be conscious, but often they are unconscious. Like thinking that foreign workers should work harder and are not treated the same as English staff. These people might feel that they are not as valuable then others and their self-esteem will be affected negatively. To challenge behaviours like that is very difficult sometimes. I would arrange Equality training for the staff and also regular chats to make them aware of what’s happening and it is against the government legislations and code of conduct. I would also support them where ever I can and let them know that I am there for
Through the profession’s Code of Ethics, it is mandated for social workers to challenge social injustice and pursue social change on behalf of the vulnerable and oppressed individuals and groups (NASW, 1999). The NASW “works to enhance the professional growth and development of its members, to create and maintain professional standards, and to advance sound social policies” (NASW About NASW, 2015). The purpose of this paper is to focus on Kim Mowatt, and to highlight her area of advocacy and expertise. Kim Mowatt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and according to the National Association of social Workers (NASW) she is guided by state laws and regulations. In an interview with
Ethnic minorities seeking services should have access to culturally sensitive social workers, who acknowledge and confront practical dilemmas when working with increasing numbers of culturally diverse people in the community. Professionals working with minority groups, “must provoke moral sensibility, political consciousness, and social action” (Aponte, Rivers, & Wohl, 1995, p. ix). It is imperative f...
The purpose of this paper is to understand how racism is defined and how it is dealt with in the social work practice. Carlos Hoyt Jr. and Claudia Bernard both stress the importance of discussing racism and education on anti-racism in the social work atmosphere. A proper definition is thought to solve conflict amongst individuals in society and the social work practice. Each article goes into a debate on the dynamics of racism as well as the meaning behind it including how you define racism at an individual-micro level or institutional-macro level. Both author’s argue that unless it is dealt with, the understanding