My Experience In Diversity

Experiencing in diversity and difference during my practice has been given me the knowledge and skills to expand my expertise in more than one area. While having my placement at Lutheran Social Services it has taught me how beneficial it is to work with others in diversity within all aspects of a person’s life. During my times at Lutheran, I often was excited to develop new ways in which that the social worker assists the Lutheran community. This placement has allowed me to gain experience in more ways.
In the beginning when starting my practicum I had been exposed to diversity, just not in the elderly population. During my high school education, it taught me how different we are and the level of diversity I was exposed to with language, ethnicity and various diverse groups. Regardless, I have to consider that my experience in this population has grew throughout my time at my internship. Honestly, when I began my practicum I didn’t have too much knowledge in diversity with the elder …show more content…
If you refer to my reflection log from the first week, starting August 24th I professionally introduced myself to the residents for they can become familiar with who I am and the purpose of my internship. While jumping into some activities, I got the chance to get to know some of the residents. Therefore, as time continued I started having a resident caseload that I saw weekly, or biweekly to check in, discuss and see if they needed any help with anything. While meeting with those residents, I am aware that each person I came across was from a different background or culture that makes them unlike others that they are surrounded by. When meeting with residents on my caseload, I often engaged with getting to know more about them instead of what their appearance, heritage, culture, and find more about their unique