Challenging Diversity
An area of diversity that has been challenging for me was socioeconomics. I was not always fortunate growing up and I struggled with it internally. I would watch those around me who could afford certain things and I would feel a particular way. I experienced jealousy that many of peers around me did not have to worry about constantly moving homes due to lack of funds. It was difficult not knowing if my family would stay in the house we had or if we would be moving in a few months. It was even tougher for me to explain to my friends about why we moved so much. It got to the point where I would slightly resent my mother for our circumstances, although I know it was not her fault. She would apologize time and time again about our circumstances and I know it was extremely tough on her as well. Our responses to certain things would break her heart. She would not always speak about it, but we knew. It was not until I grew older that I learned that sometimes it is just a part of life and it is something you have to eventually overcome.
Future Responses
In the future, if I am faced …show more content…
It could make it hard for me to separate my personally feelings toward a situation or toward a client. On the other side, this experience could help my professional work because I would be able to advocate with personal experience. Sometimes when you experience hardships in life and overcome those hardships, you are able to speak out against them. You are able to advocate and empower those who may experiencing hardships. It could be a source of motivation for clients because they will know that it could happen to anyone. Socioeconomic diversity is everywhere and as people we all need to learn how to deal with the effects of it. We as social workers, need to learn on a professional level and on a personal level. I believe knowing the effects would better our profession as a social
An area of diversity that has been challenging for me was socioeconomics. I was not always fortunate growing up and I struggled with it internally. I would watch those around me who could afford certain things and I would feel a particular way. I experienced jealousy that many of peers around me did not have to worry about constantly moving homes due to lack of funds. It was difficult not knowing if my family would stay in the house we had or if we would be moving in a few months. It was even tougher for me to explain to my friends about why we moved so much. It got to the point where I would slightly resent my mother for our circumstances, although I know it was not her fault. She would apologize time and time again about our circumstances and I know it was extremely tough on her as well. Our responses to certain things would break her heart. She would not always speak about it, but we knew. It was not until I grew older that I learned that sometimes it is just a part of life and it is something you have to eventually overcome.
Future Responses
In the future, if I am faced …show more content…
It could make it hard for me to separate my personally feelings toward a situation or toward a client. On the other side, this experience could help my professional work because I would be able to advocate with personal experience. Sometimes when you experience hardships in life and overcome those hardships, you are able to speak out against them. You are able to advocate and empower those who may experiencing hardships. It could be a source of motivation for clients because they will know that it could happen to anyone. Socioeconomic diversity is everywhere and as people we all need to learn how to deal with the effects of it. We as social workers, need to learn on a professional level and on a personal level. I believe knowing the effects would better our profession as a social