Running head: Latino Family 2 My Critique of the Latino Family
Background: According to chapter 8, “A Latino Family recently arrived to the United States, and are experiencing problems, while trying to adjust to a new way of life. Thus, the husband can’t find work, and as a result, has started to drink on an everyday basis, and it has put a strain on his marriage. The children ages six and ten, are witnessing constant quarrels among their parents. Moreover, the two children are stressed out, and are trying to adjust to a new school. The two children are not accustomed to this new behavior, in which their parents are portraying. This family is struggling to adapt to its new environment.”
Factor I: Social Role Problem Identification- Family Roles (child, sibling, student, mother, wife, husband, father, provider and protector)
Environmental Subsystem: Economic/Basic Needs System We as social workers have to be knowledgeable about diversity and entail cultural competence, when working with other …show more content…
This family’s environment has been challenging. The father of this family has become overwhelmed with the challenges of not being able to support his family. The family’s emotional health is being jeopardized, because of the father not being employed. He has started to drink, and this is becoming an issue for the entire family. I believe the father and family could benefit from some sort of counseling and support system. From my perspective, the family’s health and safety is at stake, because the family is experiencing dramatic changes. We as social workers have to meet our client population where they are. We have to keep in mind that this family has a different set of values, norms, and a belief system, which is different from ours, and we have to be culturally sensitive, when utilizing interventions to help this Latino
Background: According to chapter 8, “A Latino Family recently arrived to the United States, and are experiencing problems, while trying to adjust to a new way of life. Thus, the husband can’t find work, and as a result, has started to drink on an everyday basis, and it has put a strain on his marriage. The children ages six and ten, are witnessing constant quarrels among their parents. Moreover, the two children are stressed out, and are trying to adjust to a new school. The two children are not accustomed to this new behavior, in which their parents are portraying. This family is struggling to adapt to its new environment.”
Factor I: Social Role Problem Identification- Family Roles (child, sibling, student, mother, wife, husband, father, provider and protector)
Environmental Subsystem: Economic/Basic Needs System We as social workers have to be knowledgeable about diversity and entail cultural competence, when working with other …show more content…
This family’s environment has been challenging. The father of this family has become overwhelmed with the challenges of not being able to support his family. The family’s emotional health is being jeopardized, because of the father not being employed. He has started to drink, and this is becoming an issue for the entire family. I believe the father and family could benefit from some sort of counseling and support system. From my perspective, the family’s health and safety is at stake, because the family is experiencing dramatic changes. We as social workers have to meet our client population where they are. We have to keep in mind that this family has a different set of values, norms, and a belief system, which is different from ours, and we have to be culturally sensitive, when utilizing interventions to help this Latino