Reference no: EM133258983
Assignment:
Cindy, a 23 year old Mexican American MSW student, is doing her internship at a women's shelter. One of her roles is cofacilitator of a young women's support group. The group members are all Mexican American and close to her age.
She starts the session by giving a mini-lecture on gender roles and the negative consequences of machismo (the traditional male gender role) in Latino cultures. The second part of the presentation centers on the implications of feminism and women's rights for Latinas. She invites the group members to share their opinions on this subject.
No one speaks; two group members get up and go to the restroom and another asks permission to go to the nurse's office.
Cindy asks the remaining women to share examples of machismo in their families, starting with their fathers. No one speaks. The session ends quickly.
(1) What could Cindy do better in this case?
(2) What empowerment tools could Cindy use to gain the insight of this group?
(3) How might you prepare to run a group with this population?
(4) What would you need to understand about this culture to be effective with this group?