BSHS/345

DIVERSITY AND SPECIAL POPULATIONS

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BSHS 345 Week 1 Personal Exploration Worksheet

Complete the Personal Exploration Worksheet.

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Personal Exploration Worksheet

Part 1: Select 4 groups that you are the least familiar with from the following list:

• African Americans
• Native Americans
• Latino(a)
• Asian Americans
• Jewish Americans
• Arab/Muslim Americans
• Single mothers
• Displaced homemakers
• People over 60
• Unemployed people over 50
• Immigrants

Part 2: Write a 50- to 100-word response to each question:

Group 1:

• Describe your assumptions, beliefs, and perceptions about members of this group.

• When you think about working professionally with members of this group, are there traits, characteristics, or other issues about the group that you would be curious about, concerned about, or intimidated by? Why would understanding diversity issues be important to you as a human services worker?

• How could advanced knowledge of the group address concerns and assumptions?

• What kind of information, learning experiences, contact, and so forth would you need to increase your knowledge about this group?

Group 2:

• Describe your assumptions, beliefs, and perceptions about members of this group.

• When you think about working professionally with members of this group, are there traits, characteristics, or other issues about the group that you would be curious about, concerned about, or intimidated by? Why would understanding diversity issues be important to you as a human services worker?

• How could advanced knowledge of the group address concerns and assumptions?

• What kind of information, learning experiences, contact, and so forth would you need to increase your knowledge about this group?

Group 3:

• Describe your assumptions, beliefs, and perceptions about members of this group.

• When you think about working professionally with members of this group, are there traits, characteristics, or other issues about the group that you would be curious about, concerned about, or intimidated by? Why would understanding diversity issues be important to you as a human services worker?

• How could advanced knowledge of the group address concerns and assumptions?

• What kind of information, learning experiences, contact, and so forth would you need to increase your knowledge about this group?

Group 4:

• Describe your assumptions, beliefs, and perceptions about members of this group.

• When you think about working professionally with members of this group, are there traits, characteristics, or other issues about the group that you would be curious about, concerned about, or intimidated by? Why would understanding diversity issues be important to you as a human services worker?

• How could advanced knowledge of the group address concerns and assumptions?

• What kind of information, learning experiences, contact, and so forth would you need to increase your knowledge about this group?

BSHS 345 Week 2 Outreach Plan

For this assignment, you will choose from the following options:

• Option 1: Outreach Plan Paper
• Option 2: Outreach Plan Presentation

Read the instructions in the University of Phoenix Material: Outreach Plan.

Select one option to complete the assignment.

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BSHS 345 Week 2 Understanding Differences Worksheet

Complete the Understanding Differences Worksheet.

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Understanding Differences Worksheet

Research a culture from a country that is different than your own.

Complete the table below for the culture you chose.  Include 50 to 150 words for each response.

Culture: 

BSHS 345 Week 3 Reflective Paper

Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word paper exploring what you have learned from this week’s readings and videos.

Include the following in your paper:

• Identify the complex factors involved in overcoming generational poverty.
• Explain challenges oder adults face when there is a lack of access to employment.
• Describe the unique challenges women face at different life stages.
• Has what you learned changed your perspective and the way you will approach the special populations discussed?

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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BSHS 345 Week 3 Historical Trauma Summary

Write a 350-word summary describing historical trauma and the effect on individuals, families, and cultures.

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BSHS 345 Week 4 Special Population Interview

Conduct an interview with someone from one of the following special populations studied this week:

• African American
• Latin American
• Arab American
• White ethnic
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
• Differently abled

Obtain faculty approval of your selected population.

Prepare interview questions that ensure that your interviewee covers the following topics:

• The interviewee’s view of the dominant culture, including strengths and weaknesses
• The interviewee’s experience with prejudice and what has he or she done to manage it
• What information the interviewee thinks would be important for a human services worker to know about their special population
• What services would be helpful to the interviewee’s special population in today’s society and in the future
• How language has affected the interviewee and his or her connection to their culture
• If the interviewee has experienced discrimination and, if so, how it has affected them physically or mentally

Create a 5- to 7-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation that provides an overview of the interviewee and a summary of his or her responses to the topics covered in the interview.

Note. Online students must include detailed speaker notes.

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BSHS 345 Week 4 Annotated Bibliography

Create an annotated bibliography that identifies the important factors to consider when working with the following special populations:

• African American
• Latin American
• Arab American
• White ethnic
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender
• Differently abled
• Native American
• Asian American

Read two peer-reviewed articles related to each population, and cite them as resources in your bibliography.

Format your bibliography consistent with APA guidelines.

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BSHS 345 Week 5 Personal Reflection Paper

View the“Flexibility in Seeking Solutions” Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation located in this week’s Media Enhancements link.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you identify an occurrence of invidious comparison and vicarious traumatization that you have experienced. Address the following in your paper:

• Explain how to stop invidious comparison.
• Identify strategies you currently use to avoid vicarious traumatization in your personal life.
• Will those strategies help you avoid vicarious traumatization as a human services worker?
• What strategies could you develop to avoid vicarious traumatization?

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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BSHS 345 Week 5 Strength-Based Approaches

For this assignment, you will choose from the following options:

• Option 1: Strength-Based Approaches Paper
• Option 2: Strength-Based Approaches Presentation

Read the instructions in the University of Phoenix Material: Strength-Based Approaches.

Select one option to complete the assignment.

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