A Day Without Immigrants: Their Impact and Struggle

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My list will serve mankind and give the social workers an opportunity to serve their clients with skills that are human tested and evidence based knowledge and I am grateful. I remember, not too long ago, the local news, stated, that U.S. Immigrants took to action for themselves about the issue of deportation of immigrants from this country. the story told is that the immigrates wanted to send a message to the world, “what would this country without immigrants, so they took a day off of their jobs all over the world to show, we have a right to be here and we have purpose wanting life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The day was called, “A Day Without Immigrants”. To build this model, I needed communication, resources, and too practice …show more content…

Another name for the strength perspective is the looking forward approach. Another tool in the social work tool box is the (beliefs) Spirituality Perspective, which gives meaning and purpose in life. According Jurkowski, Kurlansks (2010) religion and spirituality are embedded in the Latinos’ health beliefs conceivably because of the history of colonialism and spread of Christianity, which shaped culture and religion in the Americas. Another tool my graph is (information) Acculturation Framework, encourages social workers to continue their education and training on culture sensitivity and find the right connections to the Hispanic/Latino populations. It is important for social workers to gain knowledge about client’s background, so we can better appreciate the current circumstances, problems and postures of ethnic minority clients. According to Organista (2007), acculturation will help social workers build culture sensitivity by placing Latino problems and issues within a context that considers the dynamics of the U.S., race relations, process of dominance and subordination, and how the majority and minority groups coevolved over …show more content…

The phrase, “look at what I do” is a reminder of Psychodynamic theory, because in social work, psychosocial practice in which the person-in-environment is the focus of attention, applications in group work and residential care have also been influential. Another tool for graph ( is the Feministic perspectives; it gives information about the hardship and abuses that many Hispanic/Latinos women face. Payne (2007) explains that the feminist perspectives focus on explaining and responding to the oppressed position of women in many societies. By using this perspective, (understanding) will help me better understand the issues that affect women worldwide. How can one fight back in a society that discriminates or cringe at the sight of women in power. The answer is education (preparation); Hispanic women have shown that women can be educated without looking back at negative insults. According to Vera, (2005) the educational process leads to a valuing of their culture and a reawakened pride in their cultural roots. Most of the women had taken college courses that led to an awareness of social concepts, such as racism and

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