Make a distinction between the explicit and implicit values you were taught/learned. How were you taught these values? Explicit is to fully express something …show more content…
When looking at helping people we need to have a “dual perspective, which is the ability to focus simultaneously on the attitudes, values, and customs of the larger society and the attitudes, values, and customs of the individual client or family we help and serve. In addition, doing this while being aware of the impact of our own values, attitudes, and customs will help us effectively relate to diverse clients, understand how they are impacted by the larger society, and at least partially view your client’s experiences from their point of view and not just our own” (Garthwait, 2014, …show more content…
Discrimination – “Decisions, behaviors, or actions that deprive an individual or a whole group of certain rights and opportunities. Discrimination cab be either intentional or unintentional, depending on whether it was motivated by prejudice and the intent to harm and depending on the person’s understanding of or denial of the potential to be discriminatory” (Garthwait, 2014, p.127).
Personal discrimination – “An individual behaves in ways that cause harm to the members of a group” (Garthwait, 2014, p.127).
Institutional discrimination – “Beliefs and practices that are embedded in the law, in social and economic systems, and in governmental or organizational policy cause harm to members of certain groups” (Garthwait, 2014, p.127).
Unintentional discrimination – “Which is usually understood as behavior rooted in denial of one’s own racism or stereotypical thinking. In this case, denial of our own biases gets in the way of an honest self-assessment and may keep us from seeing our own limitations” (Garthwait, 2014, p.127).