Cultural Sensitivity

9.2 Cultural Sensitivity Assignment- 1. Define cultural sensitivity (1-2 paragraphs)

1. Describe one population served by your current internship site. Look beyond ethnicity and race. Examples of culture: disability; deaf; mental illness; specific ages; gender; LGBTQ; social welfare, social justice; victims, lifestyles, residential/institutional, etc. (2-3 paragraphs)

2. Identify and Discuss 2 cultural considerations discussed in the text that apply to cultural sensitivity, and the population served at your internship. (2 paragraphs)

3. What skill would you like to develop as it relates to the population you chose? Explain.
(1-2 paragraphs)

Develop your paper using the following sources:

• Research ONE peer reviewed article on the Citytech library website here: https://library.citytech.cuny.edu/ ,that focuses on cultural sensitivity in social work, and the population served at your current internship.
o When searching for an appropriate article, in the search bar you might type in, ‘cultural sensitivity and human services and the elderly’
• Include information from your textbook on challenges. Assignment must be written in APA format and no more than 3 pages, plus reference.