Assignment 1: LASA 2: Cultural Considerations

Cultural
Considerations Assignment

Assignment 1: LASA 2: Cultural
Considerations

As a mental health worker in a large
city, you have been asked to work with refugee children who have been relocated
from central Nigeria to live with foster families in your city. The children
are between the ages of 9 and 13, boys and girls. They were rescued from a
refugee camp in Nigeria where conditions were very poor. People were cramped
and slept in rudimentary shelters. Food was scarce, and disease was rampant. Prior
to arriving in the camp, the children were exposed to brutal violence. They saw
their families murdered, houses burned, and witnessed or experienced sexual
assault. Some were also injured in the attacks on their villages.

Utilize theCulturegramsdatabase in the Argosy Online
library, theEthics
and Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (2010), and your readings to write a paper addressing the
following:

·
Describe the psychological effects
of violence that the children from Nigeria might be experiencing? Be sure to
consider issues such as gender and age.

·
Design an intervention program to
address the children’s exposure to violence. Remember to consider individual,
family, and community needs.

·
Describe the elements you would
incorporate into a prevention program designed to foster resilience in the
children from Nigeria, as well as break the cycle of violence that we learned
can occur for children exposed to violence. You may research existing programs
that utilize best practices as we have learned in this course, or design your
own program.

·
Reflect on the debate between
“cultural universality” and “cultural specificity”. How would you reconcile
this debate within the context of the ethics code for psychologists?

·
Discuss why it is important to take
into consideration cultural traditions when designing an intervention program.
Describe at least two specific Nigerian cultural traditions and how you would
use this knowledge in designing your intervention program.

·
Briefly describe at least 2 ethical
considerations that one would need to take into account when intervening with
children as victims of violence in general, as well as pertaining to cultural
issues specifically

By Saturday,
March 8, 2014, format your paper in APA style,
using research gathered from the sources above (i.e., module readings,
Culturegrams, and the ethics code) to support your response. Your paper should
be between 4 and 5 pages in length and include a cover page, abstract, and
reference list.Submit your assignment to the M5: Assignment 1 Dropbox.