Time To Kill

It’s very easy to have the perfect intentions yet say the wrong thing. One of my best friends Michael from the Marines; whom I have known over twenty-five years; he’s one who has participated in many special occasion, made a strangely inappropriate comment approximately nineteen years ago that I remember to this day, and changed how some people viewed him. We were early in our Military careers and we were both sergeants; he white and I black. We were watching the controversial movie by Schumacher (1996) A Time to Kill; which featured a brutal raping and attempted murder of a young black girl by two racists. Her father murdering the perpetrators while they were in custody. In one of the concluding scene the defense attorney defending the …show more content…
Systematic inadequacies in the social structure specifically on the macro level have pushed the impoverished to the point where there is no hope for tomorrow. It is my humble opinion that the author is shining light on the of having a comprehensive approach to social work broaching the subject of race, ethnicity and culture during the counseling process is the only way to have a joint venture during the counseling session that has the ability to empower the client to be an active part of the counseling session; because the session is about the client and not about the counselor; even if the counselor’s name is on the …show more content…
The fact that I was always the person who my friends sought out for advice, and because for the most part I gave them good advice that helped them overcome many barriers I felt qualified me to become a successful social worker. The advice I would give my friends would be based on what I would do given their situation. The reality is I don’t really know if the advice I gave was really effective. What this impact it will have on my practice as a social worker is in my approach to help. Confront all racial and cultural, dilemmas; which requires me to take the time out to learn as much about the culture, the ethnicity, the community the client comes from, and the courage to step aside if its outside of my scope. In other words, if I know for a fact that there is no way I am going to be able to relate with the client, and I will lack the sensitivity. Culture should not be considered separate from the rest of human existence. Neither should it be viewed apart from counseling (Moodley, 2010). There are many things to consider when taking on a client, the most important detail being, how comfortable is the client with me as the counselor. For example, when my wife went