Module 8: The Cultural Context of Social Servicd Practice Flashcards
(20 cards)
What is Anti-Oppressive Practice?
Anti-oppressive practices, like other forms of social justice oriented practice, are lenses for viewing the world, ways of asking questions and techniques for reaffirming social justice oriented social workers’ commitment to resist, expand resources to the oppressed, redistribute power and resist again in the new spaces and opportunities that open up as a result of that resistance
What is ‘Social Location’?
The groups people belong to because of their place or position in history and society. All people have a social location that is defined by their gender, race, social class, age, ability, religion, sexual orientation, and geographic location. Each group membership confers a certain set of social roles and rules, power, and privilege (or lack of), which heavily influence our identity and how we see the world
What is Cultural diversity?
The army of differences that exist among groups of people’s with definable and unique cultural backgrounds
What is Culturally diverse?
Individuals who come from culturally different, diverse, or distinct backgrounds. Used synonymously with cross-cultural.
What is a Cultural ally?
A white person who actively works to eliminate racism
What is Ethnocentrism?
Assessing, interpreting and judging culturally diverse behaviour in relation to one’s own cultural standards. Such behaviours are acceptable to the extent that they are similar to one’s own cultural ways.
What is Intersectionality?
The way various aspects of identity interact on multiple and often simultaneous levels; can include how identity interacts with multiple forms of oppression
What is Cultural competence?
The ability to effectively provide services cross-culturally
Cultural competency has generally referred to race, ethnicity, nationality and language groups
What is Diversity Competent?
The ability to work effectively with diverse populations in a manner that protects and preserves their dignity and recognizes, affirms, and values differences, similarities and worth
It takes it further than cultural competency to include all forms of diversity. It is a framework for achieving social equity and justice. If is a lifelong process of ‘becoming’.
What are the three components of ‘Diversity Competent Practitioner’?
- Building Awareness; self and others [Beginning: motivation]
- Building Understanding; knowledge and attitude
3 Building Competency; practice, skills and experience [End: Action and Immersion]
What are the 5 Culturally Competent Skills Access?
- Awareness and acceptance
- Self awareness
- Dynamics and difference
- Knowledge of client’s culture
- Adaption of skills
What are the levels of Cultural Competence?
- Cultural destructiveness
- Cultural incapacity
- Cultural blindness
- Cultural pre-competence
- Basic cultural competence
- Cultural proficiency
What is Traditional Healing?
- Views human capacities holistically
- Considers spirituality as a basis to health and well being
- Indigenous healers are more active and take a more major role and responsibility in the healing process
What is Western Healing?
- Distinguish among physical, spiritual and mental well being
- Helping occurs through cognitive and emotional change
- Helpers tend to be passive in their interventions
What is Hay’s Addressing Framework?
An acronym developed by Pamela Hay that summarizes various aspects of cultural identity that may impact a client’s behaviour
Hay’s Addressing Framework; Two categories of cross cultural work: What is Personal work?
Involved the therapist’s introspection, self-exploration and an understanding of the influences of culture on one’s own brief system and worldview
Hay’s Addressing Framework; Two categories of cross cultural work: What is Interpersonal work?
Focuses on the professional’s learning about and from other cultures, which usually involves interpersonal experiences
Hay’s Addressing Framework: What makes up the word ‘Addressing’?
Age and generational influence
Developmental disabilities
Disabilities acquired later in life
Religion and spiritual orientation
Ethnic and racial identity
Socioeconomic status
Sexual orientation
Indigenous heritage
National origin
Gender
What 3 ways can Hay’s Addressing Framework be used?
- The counselor can use the model to evaluate their own biases and explore areas where they may lack experience
- Increase awareness of the ism’s affecting people as a means to gain an increase understanding of the connections between racism, sexism and other forms of oppression
- By examining a particular group though the lens of the model, the tendency to make generalizations or hold inaccurate biases may be decreased
What is Oppression?
The domination of subordinate groups in society through prejudice, discrimination, and access to political, economic, social and cultural power.
Oppression is exemplified by specific manifestations of racism, sexism, classism, ableism, ageism, heterosexism, anti-demotion, and religious discrimination.
