Example of a social work organization

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An example of a specific vulnerable or minority population in need of social work services in your area, such as veterans, single parents, women, unhoused individuals, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+, or specific racial or ethnic groups, etc. You may select a group familiar to you or one of professional interest to your career goals in social work. You may choose to limit your focus to inequities in specific demographics, such as race, gender, health or ability level, religion, language, etc., or you may focus on the group in general. Adoption Wellness/Permanency.

Select an example of a social work organization or agency that serves this population. Use an example of a real organization, not a fictitious one. Mississippi Department of Child Protective Services

Select 1 of the recommended organizational DEI assessment tools to use as an example for this assessment. Download an assessment tool that makes sense for your selected organization.

Use the selected organizational assessment tool to complete the DEI assessment that is selected social work organization.

Select at least 1 of the following action steps that the committee can recommend advocating for improvements to the organization's DEI strategy:

Everyone in the organization should complete a DEI assessment and review the results.
Supervisors should complete a DEI assessment to provide additional data.
Teams in the organization should have a regular huddle (weekly, quarterly, etc.) focused on DEI topics.
The organization should regularly host a town hall (quarterly, annually, etc.) focused on DEI topics.
Social workers should lead a recurring educational event (annually, biannually, etc.) focused on DEI topics.
Social workers and advocates on the organization's DEI committee should publish a regular newsletter (monthly, quarterly, etc.) focused on DEI topics.
Any other relevant recommendation based on successful evidence-based practice for organizational social work.

Assessment Details

The influence of diversity on organizational assessment as a social worker reporting to a committee about the findings. In the report:

Summarize the results of the DEI assessment of the selected organization. Describe the current context of the organization regarding organizational structure, cultural factors, population demographics, political climate, reputation for social discrimination, etc.
Explain how Standard 6: Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities to the Broader Society in the NASW Code of Ethics relates to macro-level social work practice with organizations. Describe how religion or spirituality can affect ethical boundaries and explain precautions that organizations can take to reinforce these ethical boundaries.
Explain how clients benefit from diverse teams of professionals and advocates serving their needs. Explain how the organization can be more inclusive of diverse populations and how the committee can advocate for more diverse representation within the organization. Summarize evidence-based tips for social work organizations to use to help their social workers become more self-aware of potential stereotypes and prejudices, as well as how to combat them.
Explain if or how the DEI assessment process could change to better serve the needs of the selected population. Explain risks to the population if the organization's DEI efforts do not improve. Describe additional considerations that should be made during the DEI assessment process for this organization.
Describe the action step that you would recommend to the committee to make improvements to the organization's DEI efforts based on your assessment. Explain how this action step will influence DEI efforts in the organization.

Cite at least 2 scholarly or peer-reviewed resources to justify your response.

DEI assessment results and report for your assessment.

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