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Anti-Racist Approach To Social Work
Anti–racist practice consists of being able to actively and honestly explore who you are, what you stand for and where you are situated in terms
of social location, what has advantaged and disadvantaged you and how you found the strength to overcome those challenges (Heinonen and
Spearman, 2010, pp. 133). To further explain, our "social location further gives us an understanding of ourselves in terms of our ethno culture,
gender, age, socioeconomic, class, ability and other characteristics and critically examine how these have advantages or disadvantaged us in our
needs and life chances" (Heinonen and Spearman, 2010, pp. 132). It is important to ask ourselves these questions as social workers so we can
uncover any unresolved biases we have in ourselves. The anti–racist approach to social work involves how social workers deal with attitudes and
practices that promote prejudice and discrimination. Thus, an anti–racist...show more content...
First, using an anti–racist lens we can work with this immigrant to help them understand and to further develop the ability to reflect on who they
are as a person and they stand for. Thus, as a social worker, we can empower this immigrant to build self–advocacy skills and encourage a
positive attitude in the light of adversity considering how people feel about themselves is a lot to do with how others behave towards them
(Heinonen and Spearman, 2010). We can build or re–build the positive self–regard this immigrant has for oneself to build a sense of worth,
strength, and skills to better their lives. Additionally, while working with the individual at an individual level we can help this immigrant confront
discrimination by advocating for their rights and giving them resources and choices to help them navigate through an oppressive
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Anti-Racist Approach To Social Work

  • 1. Anti-Racist Approach To Social Work Anti–racist practice consists of being able to actively and honestly explore who you are, what you stand for and where you are situated in terms of social location, what has advantaged and disadvantaged you and how you found the strength to overcome those challenges (Heinonen and Spearman, 2010, pp. 133). To further explain, our "social location further gives us an understanding of ourselves in terms of our ethno culture, gender, age, socioeconomic, class, ability and other characteristics and critically examine how these have advantages or disadvantaged us in our needs and life chances" (Heinonen and Spearman, 2010, pp. 132). It is important to ask ourselves these questions as social workers so we can uncover any unresolved biases we have in ourselves. The anti–racist approach to social work involves how social workers deal with attitudes and practices that promote prejudice and discrimination. Thus, an anti–racist...show more content... First, using an anti–racist lens we can work with this immigrant to help them understand and to further develop the ability to reflect on who they are as a person and they stand for. Thus, as a social worker, we can empower this immigrant to build self–advocacy skills and encourage a positive attitude in the light of adversity considering how people feel about themselves is a lot to do with how others behave towards them (Heinonen and Spearman, 2010). We can build or re–build the positive self–regard this immigrant has for oneself to build a sense of worth, strength, and skills to better their lives. Additionally, while working with the individual at an individual level we can help this immigrant confront discrimination by advocating for their rights and giving them resources and choices to help them navigate through an oppressive Get more content on HelpWriting.net