Reply to the discussions below: 1. Understanding others’ beliefs…

Question Answered step-by-step Reply to the discussions below: 1. Understanding others’ beliefs… Reply to the discussions below: 1. Understanding others’ beliefs and cultures, allows us, as social workers to grow professionally. Setting aside our own biases and being present for our clients, in the moment, is part of our SW Code of Ethics. Being open to learning new cultures, and then, a step further, to find resources, and connect our clients’ resources specific to their needs.  2. I have not worked with anyone of the LGBTQ population.  I have met some wonderful people over the years and was given good advice.  I have a close friend of this community and he left town and didn’t come around me for fear that I would judge him.  When he came back for a visit, I explained that we will be friends always no matter what he does, because this is his personal life and who am I to judge.  As a social worker I would like to be that voice to help others because their afraid to speak up for themselves.  The LGBTQ community has often been scrutinized due to how they identify and is afraid of retaliation.  As I attempt to pursue the of the Lord, I realize that he was there to help and love everyone and I plan on doing the same thing.  Positive practice would act naturally considering my own childhood, convictions to see my benefits.  Likewise realize a Behavior Clinician isn’t to the attempt to persuade somebody why my way is correct and theirs isn’t right.  Love will be love regardless of its sexual direction and a social specialist managing the LGBTQ, we must know and educate ourselves. I for one don’t perceive any hazy areas for the fact that we are doing whatever not to change the individual’s sexual directions.  On the that you look pass the sexual direction, they are much the same as every other person. They are harmed and in need of direction.  3. Do you have any experience in working with anyone in the LGBTQ community?Yes, I definitely do. I grew up in NYC. We have The Greenwich Village, which has a long LGBTQ diverse history and is considered an epicenter for the LGBTQ community in NYC. It is home to the Stonewall Inn, which is infamous and legendary for the Stonewall riots of 1969. It is still there and open to this day. There is also SoHo, and Studio 54. For decades NYC has been the center of the fashion, art, film and music culture, with icons from this population. Icons such as, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring (art), Calvin Klein (fashion), and Anthony Perkins (film – Psycho), Cesar Romero (film- original Joker), Moby (music) and countless others. There is no way you can grow up or live in NYC and not either know, work with, be neighbors with, be friends with or be related to someone from this community. My best man at my wedding to my ex-wife, was her gay cousin, who was also my friend. I also worked for the past 16 years with staff and youth, many of whom are also identify with this community.  If yes, do you see similarities to your experience?Many of the LGBTQ youth I work with are just like, or very similar to the youth from the video A Road to Home. For example, during the past four years on my boy’s unit, I have had transgender, gay, bisexual, non-binary, who use pronouns such as she/her, they/ them, he/she.  I also engage with our female residents, some of whom also identify with this population. At the end of the day, it is not my right or job to be a judge. I respect their choices, but I really don’t focus on them. I focus more on them as a person, their character, and how they treat others. Do you have concerns about the possibility of conflicts between your beliefs when serving this population?  I have none whatsoever. I have been around this population just about my whole life and have never had a problem to this day.       Social Science Sociology SWK 342-01A Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)