Description of a situation that it was encountered in the EEUCC
The East End United Community Center EEUCC includes several workers belonging to different races and strains such as native American, African American, and Hispanic. One day I met an African-American woman who was a co-sponsor of the fifth-grade students. The advisor invited us to participate in the peer pressure program that is offered by the center to after school students. Before we started the program, this lady introduced herself and wanted to shake hands with me as is known in American culture. Since I belong to the Islamic-Arab culture that prevents men from shaking hands with strange women, I just smiled at her and responded verbally without shaking hands. She said to me jokingly: "Trust me, I have been cleaning my hands every day. We were in this position with the teacher of the class who is American from Lebanese origin and has knowledge of Arab and Islamic culture. She pointed out to me that she would explain it to that lady. Then, they left the classroom to talk about those reasons. Actually, since the time is tight and I cannot explain the reasons that prevent me from shaking hands, I smiled and turned my face to the …show more content…
In addition, the practitioners should regard the views of colleagues and avoid unwarranted negative criticism of colleagues in communications with clients or with other professionals whether because of the colleagues’ race, ethnicity, national origin, and color, or the political and religion belief. Therefore, I am still trying to avoid any positions that may be the cause of any behavior that indicates the lack of respect of the colleague in
The East End United Community Center EEUCC includes several workers belonging to different races and strains such as native American, African American, and Hispanic. One day I met an African-American woman who was a co-sponsor of the fifth-grade students. The advisor invited us to participate in the peer pressure program that is offered by the center to after school students. Before we started the program, this lady introduced herself and wanted to shake hands with me as is known in American culture. Since I belong to the Islamic-Arab culture that prevents men from shaking hands with strange women, I just smiled at her and responded verbally without shaking hands. She said to me jokingly: "Trust me, I have been cleaning my hands every day. We were in this position with the teacher of the class who is American from Lebanese origin and has knowledge of Arab and Islamic culture. She pointed out to me that she would explain it to that lady. Then, they left the classroom to talk about those reasons. Actually, since the time is tight and I cannot explain the reasons that prevent me from shaking hands, I smiled and turned my face to the …show more content…
In addition, the practitioners should regard the views of colleagues and avoid unwarranted negative criticism of colleagues in communications with clients or with other professionals whether because of the colleagues’ race, ethnicity, national origin, and color, or the political and religion belief. Therefore, I am still trying to avoid any positions that may be the cause of any behavior that indicates the lack of respect of the colleague in