Social Problem There is not enough services and support for employed, low income adults. I came to realize this issue because there was a time in my life when I was homeless, and I was practically told that there would be no immediate help available to me since there are no adults under the age of 18 who live in the same household as myself. My mother and I were evicted from our home in December 2014, just a few days before New Year 's Day. For confidentiality, I will refer to my mother as "Diane".
Diane was head of the household while I was a full time student who only had a part time job at a local retail store. Diane had lost her job due to a deficiency of funding for the program, and as a result, she had no choice but to turn to a minimum …show more content…
The ethical dilemma I would like to discuss involved myself and a female customer. This particular customer tried to hand me money as I had bagged and handed her, her paid for items. According to the customer, God told her to bless me, so she wanted me to take the money. During this time, I began to experience feelings of confusion as thoughts clouded my mind. The first thing I thought was that I could really use the money since I did not have any at the time. My second thought brought about the confusion because it just so happens that I am a Christian as well as the lady, so, in my head, I wondered if God was really sending a blessing my way, and not to mention, the randomness of it all really swayed my belief. However, despite all of the thoughts, of taking the money, I automatically knew that it was against my job’s Code of Ethics to receive money or tips from any customer. With that being said, I refused to accept the lady’s offer of cash, explaining to her that accepting the offer would be unethical. I knew that no matter how bad I needed the money, it would be unethical for me to take the lady’s offer, and furthermore, I could lose my job. Furthermore, I had to put my beliefs and religion aside to make this ethical …show more content…
I would always go down to her house to play outside sometimes, and inside her house other times. Julie’s household consisted of herself, two brothers, one sister and only her mother. After spending time at Julie’s house, I realized that Haitians are actually very amazingly unique. This experience played a role in strengthening my multicultural awareness. The skill of multicultural awareness and diversity will be very important in the social work profession as it can greatly impact the relationship between myself and other clients. Rather than rude, obnoxious, and weird, I learned that Haitians naturally speak loud and they mean no harm by their prolonged eye contact. I also learned that they deeply value family and friends, which can explain why my neighbors would often have company over. Most importantly, I learned not to pass judgment on other people or groups simply because they differ from my own race, culture, or
Diane was head of the household while I was a full time student who only had a part time job at a local retail store. Diane had lost her job due to a deficiency of funding for the program, and as a result, she had no choice but to turn to a minimum …show more content…
The ethical dilemma I would like to discuss involved myself and a female customer. This particular customer tried to hand me money as I had bagged and handed her, her paid for items. According to the customer, God told her to bless me, so she wanted me to take the money. During this time, I began to experience feelings of confusion as thoughts clouded my mind. The first thing I thought was that I could really use the money since I did not have any at the time. My second thought brought about the confusion because it just so happens that I am a Christian as well as the lady, so, in my head, I wondered if God was really sending a blessing my way, and not to mention, the randomness of it all really swayed my belief. However, despite all of the thoughts, of taking the money, I automatically knew that it was against my job’s Code of Ethics to receive money or tips from any customer. With that being said, I refused to accept the lady’s offer of cash, explaining to her that accepting the offer would be unethical. I knew that no matter how bad I needed the money, it would be unethical for me to take the lady’s offer, and furthermore, I could lose my job. Furthermore, I had to put my beliefs and religion aside to make this ethical …show more content…
I would always go down to her house to play outside sometimes, and inside her house other times. Julie’s household consisted of herself, two brothers, one sister and only her mother. After spending time at Julie’s house, I realized that Haitians are actually very amazingly unique. This experience played a role in strengthening my multicultural awareness. The skill of multicultural awareness and diversity will be very important in the social work profession as it can greatly impact the relationship between myself and other clients. Rather than rude, obnoxious, and weird, I learned that Haitians naturally speak loud and they mean no harm by their prolonged eye contact. I also learned that they deeply value family and friends, which can explain why my neighbors would often have company over. Most importantly, I learned not to pass judgment on other people or groups simply because they differ from my own race, culture, or