SCWK 3193 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Heterosexism, Respect Diversity, Class Discrimination
30 Sep 2016
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Week 2 human diversity and social work class notes. All of the ways people are different; each individual is unique. We need to create a safe, positive, and nurturing environment for people to understand each other and move beyond simple tolerance. Being exposed to diversity can bring people together. Social workers and professionals in other helping professions should have a knowledge base about their client"s culture. A social worker should be very, very familiar with the nasw code of. Social and political action- social workers should act to expand choice and. Full and equal participation of all groups. Values and principles dignity, social justice, be nonjudgmental, correct ethical conduct, access to resources, and self-determination of social work: respect diversity, confidentiality, The -isms : racism, classism, heterosexism, ableism, ageism, and are a way of putting people in mental boxes. People start to assign meaning when a certain event happens.
