Assignment

Week7      Diversity/Cultural Competence  Resources  Readings 

• Garthwait, C. L. (2017). The social work practicum: A guide and workbook for students (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.   o Chapter 12, “Diversity and Cultural Competency” (pp. 125–141)   
• Min, J. W. (2005). Cultural competency: A key to effective social work with racially and ethnically diverse elders. Families in Society, 86(3),347–358.   Media  
• Laureate Education. (Producer). (2013).Diversity/cultural competence [Audio file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu   Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 1 minute. 

Evidence Based Practice 

This assignment is intended to help students demonstrate the behavioral components of this competency in their field education. 

To Prepare: Meet with your Field Instructor. During the meeting, you are expected to assess the population(s) served by the agency. After meeting with the Field Instructor, conduct extensive research regarding the agency’s client population. You will be expected to use at least 5 peer-reviewed resources. The purpose of the research is to discover “evidenced based practices” that are most effective while working with clients served within the population. If the agency serves more than one population, select one sub-population within the agency to conduct the review. 

The Assignment: Create a 10-12 slide PowerPoint Presentation, where you will explain the following: 

1. Population researched
    
2. Best evidenced based practices modalities used to engagethe
   population
                            
3. Current modalities used in the agency
    
4. Briefly discuss and suggest to methods of implementing
   evidence-based practices in the agency
   5. Analyze the findings from the articles you researched NOTE: You are expected to use a minimum of five references. 
5. MSW level 
6. I am doing my field Ed at Walton County Division of Family and Children services in Georgia
7. completing and processing Medicaid / Food stamps 
8. Foster care recruitment