This competency helps ensure that social workers understand how diversity and difference shape the human experience and that they are essential in forming an identity. By meeting this competency I demonstrate that I understand that a person\u2019s life experiences may include oppression, poverty, marginalization, and alienation as well as privilege and power. As a social worker I vow to always present myself as a learner and to acknowledge clients and constituencies as experts of their own experiences.<\/p>\n
Competency: <\/strong><\/p>\n Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice<\/p>\n Practice Behaviors:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Apply and communicate an understanding of the importance of diversity and difference in shaping life experiences in practice at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels.<\/p>\n 2. Present themselves as learners and engage clients and constituencies as experts of their own experiences.<\/p>\n 3. Apply self-awareness and self-regulation to manage the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse clients and constituencies.<\/p>\n Evidence Based Learning:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. I demonstrated this practice behavior in practicum by recognizing the the lack of diversity in regards to the Hispanic\/Latino population at Bethel Bible Village, and advocating for them. In the classroom, I demonstrated this by attending a task<\/a> and treatment<\/a> group and writing facts about the groups and my experience.<\/p>\n 2. In order to fulfill the requirements for this practice behavior, I always allowed clients to tell me their story from their perspective. I acknowledged them as experts of themselves, and presented myself as a learner. My client created an Eco-map <\/a>and a timeline <\/a>of their life. In the classroom I demonstrated this by having a pseudo client. This pseudo client shared her life with me and I created a powerpoint<\/a> with highlights of who she is.<\/p>\n 3. I applied self-awareness and self-regulation during my interactions with clients and while journaling about my weekly experiences. In the classroom I was always aware of my personal biases and values while interacting with others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This competency helps ensure that social workers understand how diversity and difference shape the human experience and that they are essential in forming an identity. By meeting this competency I demonstrate that I understand that a person\u2019s life experiences may include oppression, poverty, marginalization, and alienation as well as privilege …<\/p>\n