Immersion Project Paper
For this Assignment, you will submit your Immersion Project Paper, one of two culminating parts of your final project for this course (along with your narrated PowerPoint presentation, which is due in Week 9). This paper is a culmination of what you have experienced and explored throughout your work on this project. You will also upload your Immersion Project Paper to your Professional Portfolio to fulfill the requirements for this Assignment.
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.
By Day 7
Write a 7- to 10-page paper that includes the following:
1. Reflection on your Immersion Project:
· Observation: What observational activity did you attend and what insight did it give you into your selected culture?
· Dialogue: How did you carry out your dialogue? Reflect on your experience and what insight it gave you into your selected culture.
2. Reaction and critical analysis of your experience: This section should incorporate your reflections on your experiences, what you learned about the culture, what you learned about yourself, and how your perceptions of this group have changed over time.
Several areas to address in this section include the following:
· Description of the culture
· Values/belief orientation
· Social interactions (relationships within and between group members)
· Religious/spiritual beliefs
· Roles and expectations
· Language and communication
Submit your Immersion Project Paper to both your Professional Portfolio and to your Canvas Classroom following these instructions:
First, go to the
Career Hub
found in the Start Here module.
· Follow the link there to access your Professional Portfolio.
· Upload your paper to the Portfolio. Take a screenshot of the upload confirmation.
Then, submit the paper and screenshot as your Week 8 Assignment here.
· Paste your confirmation screenshot into your paper and submit the combined document.
· This task is required in the rubric. See the rubric for more inform
RESOURCES
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· Domínguez, D., & Yeh, C. (2020).
Social justice disaster relief, counseling, and advocacy: The case of the Northern California wildfiresLinks to an external site..
Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 33 (3), 287–311.
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· Kim, H., & Zakour, M. (2018).
Exploring the factors associated with the disaster preparedness of human service organizations serving persons with disabilitiesLinks to an external site..
Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance, 42 (1), 19–32.
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· Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2017, July).
Greater impact: How disasters affect people of low socioeconomic status Links to an external site.
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· U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2020, September 8
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Disaster response for homeless individuals and families: A trauma-informed approachLinks to an external site.
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· Diller, J. V. (2019).
Cultural diversity: A primer for the human services (6th ed.). Cengage Learning.
· Chapter 8, “Bias in Service Delivery” (pp. 174-203)
· Chapter 9, “Mental Health Issues” (pp. 204–232)
· National Organization for Human Services. (2015).
Ethical standards for human services professionals
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