The Importance Of Cross-Cultural Leadership In Social Work Practice

Cross- Cultural Leadership is important is to the social work practice because we would be able to communicate information about diverse client groups to other professional and that is very important to gain clients and leadership roles. This is why I picked this standard to write about, because I find this topic really helpful for social workers. Leadership roles in social work practice will not only disseminating knowledge about diverse client groups, but also actively advocating for fair and equitable treatment of all clients served. I find this helpful for clients to get better treatment when the social worker is a strong leader with their clients. I find that this statement by Rank and Hutchison true for the parts that it creates proactive

processes of empowerment. “Guided by the NASW Code of Ethics, social work leadership is the communication of vision to create proactive processes that empower individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities Diversity skills, defined as sensitivity to diversity, multicultural leadership, acceptance and tolerance, cultural competence, and tolerance of ambiguity, constitute one of the core leadership skills for successful leadership” (Rank & Hutchison, 2000). Leadership skills are to empower everyone, to make a better understand of what a social worker does. I fill that leadership roles should be extend within and outside the profession to help the social worker and the client too. I believe that what Rank and Hutchison said would make a better situations for social workers is that social workers should come forth to assume leadership in empowering diverse client populations, to share information about diverse populations to the general public, and to advocate for their clients’ concerns at interpersonal and institutional levels, locally, nationally, and internationally (2000).

I feel that cross-cultural leadership will develop cultural competencies. I find that the indicators culturally competent social worker will take leadership roles and take responsibility to promote cultural competence within the social work profession and this will help with being a social worker. Another reason that cross- cultural leadership is important take leadership roles in communicating and disseminating information on cultural competency and client diversity to other professions through activities such as serving on committees, making presentations, writing articles, developing guidelines, and conducting research. Cross- Cultural Leadership is important is to take leadership roles in empowering diverse clients to assume advocacy roles within own organization and in the community and advocate for fair and equitable treatment for diverse groups in and outside of

profession. There are lots of other reasons why cross- cultural leadership is important is to create a proactive process that empowers individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities and to establish strategies for people and organizations within the profession to share information and learning with one another on how to engage in culturally competent behavior and promote culturally competent practices and policies. I find these very important to cross- cultural leadership for social workers. And I find that model culturally competent behavior in their interactions with client groups, other professionals, and each other help out why cross- cultural leadership is important.