Assignment:
You need guidance on addressing a different sociocultural family than I presented in a previous assignment. (For example, the previous assignment was on the homelessness among African Americans and Its Impact on children and youth of ages 7-18 years old. This assignment will address Homeless among Hispanic Americans and Its Impact on children ages 7-18. I have to conduct a brief review of national data for the selected Hispanic population groups using the national data sources indicated below.(U.S. Census Bureau). What would you consider the normative behavior for this selected population by age, gender, and cultural group. Also describe nonnormative behavior or development conflicts for the selected sample population. Which theory in human services do you align with or would work well for this selected population group?
How would you describe the approach in working with this family system and address the following points in your discussion: Although hypothetical how would you address these issues.
(a)In what ways does your theoretical choice reflect your values, beliefs, and assumptionsabout the nature of human beings, psychological well-being, sources of stress and conflict, and the process of change?
(b)What experiences have led you to embrace this particular theoretical approach (academic training, workshops, books, internship settings, work with specific family population groups)?
(c)Compare and contrast similarities and differences for the population groups of Homeless African Americans and Its Impact on children and youth of ages 7-18 years old with Homeless among Hispanic Americans and Its impact on children 7-18 years of age. What are unique opportunities and challenges of working with family clients from the selected cultural background (Hispanic). What ethical considerations need to be addressed?
Resources:
U.S. Census Bureau: Subjects A-Z.
U.S. Census Bureau: The 2010 Statistical Abstract.