How understanding cultural values will help a social worker
Analyze a family that is familiar to you. Support your analysis by using the Kirst-Ashman and Hull text and at least 2 to 3 additional peer-reviewed articles to do the following:
Describe the structure of a family that is familiar to you.
Identify the strengths in the family.
Explain where in the life cycle this family is located and how that may influence family dynamics.
Analyze one form of communication used by this family and how this communication style influences family dynamics.
Describe the specific roles of two family members and explain if the various roles work well together for the benefit of this family.
Explain how understanding cultural values will help a social worker working with this family.
Analyze this family using systems theory or the ecological perspective.
SAMPLE SOLUTION
The family under review is the Shahs a single-parent family comprising of a divorced single mother of Asian origin and four dependent female children, ranging from 11 to 19 living in an ecologically different setting. Similar to other single-parent families, the Shahs have some strength that could enhance their quality of life. Most importantly, the members share responsibilities. Theoretical evidence by Gupta and Kashyap (2020) attributes this to extended periods of bonding between parents and their children and cements the children’s appreciation of the sacrifices made by their parents in light of economic stressors associated with reduced income. Lower-income inculcates a sense of responsibility in children by granting them the opportunity to do house chores by themselves. Secondly, single parents are good at managing finances solely, through autonomous financial management.
