SOW 3620 FIU Exploring Personal Cultural Identity Paper

Students will write a 4 – 6 page paper (not including the cover page and reference page- A total of 6-8 pages) describing your own cultural identity and how it will impact your practice as a social worker.

Cover Page—4 to 6 pages of content—Reference Page-Double Space-12pt-Times New Roman-Numbered Pages-Word Doc

In this description include:

1. Introduction

2. My Personal Experience-

2b. Your personal experiences with race, gender, immigration, culture, religion, education, socio-economic status, family, sexuality, healthcare, community, and relationships; discuss how you experience your cultural identities in relationship to others and within society (5 points)

3. My Privilege-

3a. The areas in which you have experienced privilege; discuss power lines (4 points)

4. My Family of Origin-

4a. Discuss your family of origin’s history, values, norms, attitudes, and beliefs, and the significance of economic, social, and political factors on those values, norms, and beliefs. (3 points)

4b. Highlight the similarities and differences between your family of origin’s perspective and your own perspective (3 points)

5. My Future as a Social Worker-

5a. Discuss how your cultural identity will impact your work as a social worker, including a discussion on your own cultural biases, limitations, and experiences in value differences and conflict as it pertains to social work practice. (6 points)

6. Conclusion

*All information must be included. Sufficient information is provided to support all elements of the topic. Clear and appropriate organization, with effective transitions, introduction, and conclusion. Consistent and appropriate writing style, there are no grammatical errors, there are no spelling errors. Appropriate punctuation was used. References are used appropriately in the paper, with no errors in references and correct use of APA style references. (4 points)