Discussion: Social Change Portfolio: Part 4: Diversity and Ethical Considerations

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Identify an ethical consideration for the placement disruptions of African American who are placed in foster care, and ask a question about this ethical consideration.

Suggest an additional mechanism or strategy to increase the cultural importance of a prevention program with the African American foster youth when implementing a foster parent training annually to increase cultural importance

Provide your colleague with feedback about how to prevent placement disruptions with African Americans placed in foster care on Diversity and Ethical Considerations and how could help bring about positive social change.

Learning Resources

Required Readings

Hage, S., & Romano, J. L. (2013). Best practices in prevention. In R. K. Conyne & A. M. Horne (Eds.). Prevention practice kit: Action guides for mental health professionals (pp. 32-46). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

Vera, E. M., & Kenny, M. E. (2013). Social justice and culturally relevant prevention. In R. K. Conyne & A. M. Horne (Eds.). Prevention practice kit: Action guides for mental health professionals (pp. 1-59). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

American Counseling Association (2014). 2014 ACA Code of Ethics. Retrieved from https://www.counseling.org/Resources/aca-code-of-ethics.pdf 

County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (2018). How healthy is your community? Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Retrieved from http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/.

Required Media

Walden Scholars of Change (2016). Giving incarcerated women a second chance. https://www.waldenu.edu/connect/video-and-multimedia/social-change/scholars-of-change/2016-winners/giving-incarcerated-women-a-second-chance

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources.