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Read Chapter 1, "What Culture Is and What It Does to Us" from "A Practical Guide to Culture" in the resource list for this devotional.
Navigate to the threaded discussion and respond to the following discussion prompts:
1. Based on the reading in "A Practical Guide to Culture" briefly define culture and identify two key aspects of how it works.
2. Explain the importance of culture and its impact on individuals, families, institutions and society. What role should Christian social workers play in influencing or shaping culture in any of these areas? Why?
3. Give an example of a current cultural issue in your community, work organization, or society as a whole that may be causing problems. Why is it a cultural issue in your view?? Briefly describe how dominant worldviews in the culture of society, community, or the organization are shaping the issue. How is your personal worldview affecting your response to the issue? Explain.
4. What worldview ideas or cultural beliefs would need to change to make a difference in the area of concern you identified?
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Review the psychosocial stages of development
: Review the Psychosocial Stages of development, and share the stage you are currently in now and an example of why you think this. In the stage you've identified
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What type of therapeutic approach do you think
: What type of therapeutic approach do you think you would respond to best if you were seeking a thera-pist? In thinking about this question
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What aspect of cultural deversity do feel will impact
: What aspect of cultural deversity do feel will impact you most in your career: international, imtercultural, intergenerational, or gender?
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Define sexual orientation and gender identity
: an Adobe Sparks, Smore Newsletter, PowerPoint, or Word Document and include your name, class title, name of the assignment, & date at the beginning
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Practical guide to culture
: What worldview ideas or cultural beliefs would need to change to make a difference in the area of concern you identified?
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Reflect on your own approach for learning a new technology
: Reflect on your own approach for learning a new technology. how you first feel when you have to use a new technology, and how do you go about learning
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Motivation changed over course of your practicum work
: Has your primary motivation changed over the course of your practicum work and studies?
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Describe some imbalances in your family system
: Describe some imbalances in your family system, and describe the crisis or conflict that may have caused that imbalance.
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Locate a research study on spirituality and stress
: Locate a research study on spirituality and stress through PsycINFO and summarize the results. Relate these findings to experiences that you or someone else
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