SOCS350 Cultural Diversity in the Professions
Week 3 Assignment
Essay – What Would You Do?
Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapter 16-26; Integrative Questions for Section 3
Lesson
Outside resources are optional; however, you could consider using the course textbook to support your explanation.
Instructions
Valuing diversity in the workplace is essential to creating an inclusive culture of caring.
For this assignment, please choose from one of the following scenarios and appropriately apply each of the five key attributes (communication, flexibility, integrity, ethical behavior, critical thinking skills) describing how you as the professional would handle the situation.
Scenario 1: A social worker calls on a Hispanic client who does not speak any English. The social worker is refused entrance to the home because she is Caucasian even though the social worker speaks fluent Spanish.
Scenario 2: A female Muslim patient refuses care from you, a qualified male nurse. She refuses to explain to you why she is requesting a different caregiver.
Writing Requirements (APA format)
Length: 2-3 pages (not including title page or references page)
1-inch margins
Double spaced
12-point Times New Roman font
Title page
References page (as needed)
