Week 4: Who I Am
If you asked a roomful of people “Who are you?,” you would get a variety of answers related to each person’s innate qualities, traits, and roles and what they value about themselves. For example: I am a single mother. I am an African American man. I am trans. I am an atheist. Even people who may seem similar have unique experiences that help to define them. While difference could be seen as a challenge, social workers have the opportunity to use difference to connect with their clients.
In this Assignment, you draft statements to define your personal identities and then reflect on how these identities might influence your social wo
To prepare:
- Review the Learning Resources on cultural diversity, human rights, and justice.
- Reflect on your various identities and the dimensions of diversity present in you.
- Use the Who I Am worksheet in the Learning Resources to complete this Assignment.
Complete and submit the Who I Am worksheet.
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