HHS 201 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN SERVICES ASSIGNMENT: Cultural Competence in Human Services Work- Ashford University
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read the required chapters from the Woodside and McClam text, as well as the article The Culturally Competent Counselor: Issues Specific to Four Minority Groups. Then, use the following outline to discuss issues of cultural competence pertaining to the human services profession, being sure to use at least three resources (e.g., Week 3 readings, online credible or professional, or articles from the Ashford University Library) to support your thoughts:
• Understanding cultural competence. In one page,
o Identify what being a culturally competent professional means in the human services field, discussing three necessary characteristics you believe make one culturally competent.
• The role of the human services professional. In one page,
o Explain how significant "multicultural human services" is in working with diverse clients and in diverse settings.
o Explain challenges that exist in a multicultural context and resources available to support human service professionals, such as the Ethical Standards for Human Service professionals: National Organization of Human Services Adopted 2015.
• Improving your cultural competence. In one page,
o Examine two to three strategies that you would utilize (or have used) as a human services professional to increase your own cultural competence, reflecting on some of your strengths and areas to improve.
Article: The Culturally Competent Counselor: Issues Specific to Four Minority Groups by Gerald Conner and William Walker.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.