tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023682178369530177.post7444410563005855953..comments2012-05-01T00:41:46.959-07:00Comments on SWK 280 Augsburg Blog: Nature vs. Nurture; Appreciating the History of a CultureSWK280 Studentshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14402523283015460958noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023682178369530177.post-10972017117204537702011-05-07T08:06:52.116-07:002011-05-07T08:06:52.116-07:00Great reflection on our class experiences with Ame...Great reflection on our class experiences with American Indian speaker. She taught me the importance of knowing my ancestry and that researching a client's culture and history may be the best way to establish rapport. We learned this from Nancy and also in the book, but it seemingly means a lot more when some one like our speaker shares her experiences with you. Both herself and another speaker that we had (in families and groups) mentioned what it means to be interested in that client's culture. It's a part of being a culturally grounded social worker testing out your hypothesis and proving it through sizing. This was a great experience for me because I had previous gentle stereotypes in my head from my experiences with the native culture and some of my experiences with them were similar, and some were not.SWK280 Studentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14402523283015460958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023682178369530177.post-88676443078832910512011-05-01T14:09:39.477-07:002011-05-01T14:09:39.477-07:00I really enjoyed reading what you had learned from...I really enjoyed reading what you had learned from this speaker that you had last week. From my time in Mexico, I have also found that knowing the history about the population that you are working with will really benefit you in so many ways. Knowing the history of a certain populations and understanding the struggles that they have gone through, as a whole is very important.<br /><br />I have learned how important it is for the populations of the world to hold some sort of tie to their heritage. Their heritage makes them who they are, and in many cases can be a very important aspect of the person. Just like the Native American speaker you guys had in class.<br /><br />I really enjoy stories like this that show that even though a person is raised in a certain environment they have not been assimilated totally to that culture and they are able to relate back to their heritage and find strength within it!carissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056416782876878066noreply@blogger.com