01 Oct Supervision, Leadership, and Administration in Social Work Organizations Looking Through Different Lenses
Supervision, Leadership, and Administration in Social Work Organizations
Looking Through Different Lenses
Post by Day 3 how you, as a social worker, might interpret the needs of Paula Cortez, the client, through the two cultural lenses you selected. Then, explain how, in general, you would incorporate multiple perspectives of a variety of stakeholders and/or human services professionals as you treat clients.
Support your post with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.
Read a selection of your colleagues’ posts.
Respond by Day 5 to at least two colleagues in the following ways:
• Address a colleague’s post that differs from yours with regard to at least one cultural lens and expand upon the colleague’s interpretation of Paula’s needs.
• Explain whether you might use your colleague’s strategy for addressing multiple perspectives when treating clients, and explain why.
Return to this Discussion to read the responses to your initial post. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you gained as a result of the comments your colleagues made.
DQ2 Administration and Culturally Competent Advocacy
Post by Day 4 at least two strategies social workers may use to become advocates for social change through cultural competence. In addition, identify at least two challenges administrators may face in developing cultural competency within their organizations.
Support your post with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.
Read a selection of your colleagues’ posts.
Respond by Day 6 to at least two colleagues who identified strategies and/or challenges that differ from the ones you posted, and respond in at least one of the following ways:
• State whether you think the strategies your colleague identified would be effective in advocating for social change through cultural competence, and explain why.
• Identify a strategy social work administrators might use to address one of the challenges your colleague identified, and explain why this strategy might be effective.
Return to this Discussion to read the responses to your initial post. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you gained as a result of the comments your colleagues made.
