ADDRESSING “WHO AM I?” WORKSHEET IDENTITY WHO AM I? WHO ARE ...

ADDRESSING "WHO AM I?" WORKSHEET

IDENTITY

A = Age and generational influences

WHO AM I?

(YOUR IDENTITY)

D = developmental disabilities, physical, cognitive, and emotional

D ? disabilities acquired later in life

R = religious and /or spiritual practice

E = Ethnicity AND Race

WHO ARE MY CLIENTS?

POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON THE RELATIONSHIP

S =Socio-economic Status

S = Sexual orientation

I = Indigenous identity

N = National origin

G = Gender/gender identity and expression

DIRECTIONS: 1. Using the ADDRESSING acronym as a guide, complete your own profile.

2. After completing your profile, return to it and create a "Power Profile" by looking at each category and mark each item where you hold a a dominant group identity (white, male, heterosexual, Christian, ablebodied, middle and/or upper class, etc.).

3. In what ways is your profile similar or different from that of your clients? How might this impact your social work practice?

4. Now look at your profile with attention to the dominant group identities you marked. What insights can be gained from examining your "power profile"?

5. How can understanding your own profile, and that of your clients, help you in your efforts to become a more culturally proficient social worker?

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