Instructions
To complete this assignment, first consider your identity:
- Describe personal identity in terms of group memberships.
This includes, but is not limited to, race/ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, country of origin, and ability status.
- Analyze how personal group memberships are an influence in terms of personal beliefs and values.
- Describe personal interpersonal skills and collaboration style.
Then, consider yourself as a human services professional:
- Analyze how personal identity is influenced professionally.
How does your identity influence you in terms of:
Working with people directly?
Collaborating with other professionals?
Advocating for DEI?
Leading others in human services?
Using the
Human Services Reflection Journal: You As a Human Services Professional Activity
media, complete the following:
- Identify professional goals in human services.
Note: After writing your response, print a PDF and submit it with the rest of your assignment.
Additional Requirements
Your assignment should also meet the following requirements:
- Written communication: Convey purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences. Paragraphs are to focus on a single idea using the MEAL PlanLinks to an external site..
- Length: 3-5 typed double-spaced pages. In addition, include your printed PDF from the Human Services Reflection Journal: You As a Human Services Professional Activity media.
- Format: Use current APA style and format for references, in-text citations, and headings, as appropriate. Visit the Evidence and APALinks to an external site.section of the Writing Center for help with APA as needed.
- Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
Review the You As a Human Services Professional rubric before submission.
Human services
GROUP MEMBERSHIP is defined as a collection of people who share a specific characteristic that is socially meaningful, such as age, gender, race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, socioeconomic status, or professional membership (Roth et al., 2018).
QUESTION
1. Maria is a 37-year-old, cisgender woman Latina immigrant from Mexico who is a devout Catholic, is in a heterosexual marriage with two children and is a human services professional who aspires to found her own non-profit organization. What are Maria’s group memberships?
Enter your response
2. What groups do you belong to? After you finish your list, consider if there are any other groups you also belong to.
BIAS is defined as when people favor the members/values of their groups over others (Roth et al., 2018).
All of these groups/social categories contribute to how we see ourselves and how others see us. These categories, and the norms/values that exist within each group, shape how we view the world. That is how we can develop biases.
QUESTION
3. Which is an example of a bias? (Select all that apply.)
Select all answers that apply
a) Women leaders are more likely to be viewed as incompetent than their male counterparts.
b) Christian values are the right values.
c) Being in a happy marriage can be a protective factor against health issues.
d) Children should be raised in a two-parent home.