Overview In this final assignment, you will write a scholarly paper that synthesizes and further develops what you have learned about cultural competence in this course. Scholarly writing is one way that social workers contribute to their fields, and it is also a means of professional developmentwe often learn best when we have carefully analyzed and explained something for others. By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following EPAS and advanced practice behaviors: EPAS Competency 1: Demonstrate ethical and professional behavior. C1.SP.B: Articulate and provide leadership in the application of the core values and ethical standards of the social work profession through an ethical problem solving model to aid in critical thinking and ethical decision making related to individuals, families, organizations, and communities to guide and inform ethical advanced generalist social work practice. Related Assignment Criteria: Justify rationale for the chosen population. Integrate culturally relevant research. Analyze potential problems and social justice concerns with which the chosen population has to deal, suggesting possible solutions and best social work practices that could be implemented in your professional setting. C1.SP.C: Integrate the ethical and effective use of technology at all levels of advanced generalist social work practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.. Related Assignment Criterion: Identify specific concerns you would need to keep in mind when using technology, such as email or social media, when communicating with the selected population. EPAS Competency 2: Advance human rights and social, economic, and environmental justice. C2.SP.A: Apply leadership skills, decision making, and ethical use of technology, when engaging in interprofessional collaborative practice to advocate for the advancement of human rights with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities to ensure that social resources, rights, and responsibilities are distributed equitably in the specialization of advanced generalist practice. Related Assignment Criterion: Demonstrate, through an action plan, how you will add to your cultural diversity knowledge and how you will apply these leadership skills to your social work practice. EPAS Competency 3: Engage anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI) in practice. C3.SP.A: Demonstrate how diversity and intersectionality shape human experiences and apply anti-racist and anti-oppressive intervention techniques and technologies with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in the specialization of advanced generalized practice. Related Assignment Criteria: Analyze the historical and contemporary antecedents of discrimination for the selected population, along with the resulting problems. Evaluate the theories, methods of working with the selected population, and culturally relevant research related to your selected population. Analyze the influence of culture on attitudes, values, perceptions, behaviors, and interpersonal relations related to the selected population. Analyze your personal competencies that can be used to improve your interaction with this selected population in your professional setting. Description In this final assignment, you will continue your research on your chosen cultural group of which you are not a part. This assignment should include at least 10 scholarly references. You will include a description of your chosen population and justification for the choice, as well as your critique of culturally relevant research. You will also include your growing understanding of the chosen population and how best to work with this group in social work practice. You will integrate concepts, theories, and research about the chosen cultural group, as well as evaluate your own cultural competencies in working with this group. Additionally, you need to develop a plan to increase your cultural awareness and improve your professional interactions with culturally diverse groups. Instructions Based on your findings, present a 1012 page paper that contains the following sections. Introduction In addition to previewing the full assignment, use the introduction to describe important characteristics of the chosen population in sufficient detail. Part 1 Justify the rationale for the chosen population. This is where you further expand on your discussion of the population you have selected and provide justification and rationale for your choice. Make sure to incorporate any feedback you received from your instructor to revise your Week 2 assignment, Population Selection, for inclusion here. Part 2 Integrate culturally relevant research. This section includes revisions of your analysis of culturally relevant research submitted in Week 6. Once again, make sure to incorporate any feedback you received from your instructor and revise this section for inclusion in the final paper. Be sure to add any additional research studies you have located that help you better understand the cultural group you have chosen to study. Part 3 Complete the following for final part of the paper: Analyze the historical and contemporary antecedents of discrimination for the selected population along with the resulting problems. Evaluate the theories, methods of working with the selected population, and culturally relevant research related to your selected population. Analyze the influence of culture on attitudes, values, perceptions, behaviors, and interpersonal relations related to the selected population. Analyze potential problems and social justice concerns with which the chosen population has to deal, suggesting possible solutions and best social work practices that could be implemented in your professional setting. Analyze your personal competencies that can be used to improve your interaction with this selected population in your professional setting. Identify specific concerns you would need to keep in mind when using technology, such as email or social media, when communicating with the selected population. Demonstrate, through an action plan, how you will add to your cultural diversity knowledge and how you will apply these leadership skills to your social work practice. The action plan should increase knowledge of cultural diversity and application to practice through the use of technology and leadership that includes collaborative practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities to advocate for appropriate services. Conclusion Provide an appropriate conclusion to the assignment. Additional Requirements Your assignment should also meet the following requirements: Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message. Express ideas clearly, employing correct grammar, usage, and mechanics. APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style. Include a cover page and references page. See the Evidence and APA Links to an external site. section of the Writing Center for guidance. Resources: A minimum of 10 scholarly sources other than your course text. All literature cited should be current, with publication dates within the past 5 years. Length of paper: 1012 typed, double-spaced pages. Competencies Measured By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria: Competency 1: Guided by best advanced generalist practice skills, apply professional behavior and leadership skills in oral, written, and electronic communication with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in the specialization of advanced generalist practice. (C1.SP.B) Justify rationale for the chosen population. (C1.SP.B) Integrate culturally relevant research. (C1.SP.B) Analyze potential problems and social justice concerns with which the chosen population has to deal, suggesting possible solutions and best social work practices that could be implemented in your professional setting. (C1.SP.B) Competency 2: Integrate the ethical and effective use of technology at all levels of practice in the specialization of advanced generalist social work with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. (C1.SP.C) Identify specific concerns you would need to keep in mind when using technology, such as email or social media, when communicating with the selected population. (C1.SP.C) Competency 3: Demonstrate how diversity and intersectionality shape human experiences and apply anti-racist and anti-oppressive intervention techniques and technologies with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities in the specialization of advanced generalized practice. (C3.SP.A) Demonstrate, through an action plan, how you will add to your cultural diversity knowledge and how you will apply these leadership skills to your social work practice. (C2.SP.A) Competency 4: Apply leadership skills, decision making, and ethical use of technology, when engaging in interprofessional collaborative practice to advocate for the advancement of human rights with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities to ensure that social resources, rights, and responsibilities are distributed equitably in the specialization of advanced generalist practice. (C2.SP.A) Analyze the historical and contemporary antecedents of discrimination for the selected population, along with the resulting problems. (C3.SP.A) Evaluate the theories, methods of working with the selected population, and culturally relevant research related to the selected population. (C3.SP.A) Analyze the influence of culture on attitudes, values, perceptions, behaviors, and interpersonal relations related to the selected population. (C3.SP.A) Analyze your personal competencies that can be used to improve your interaction with this selected population in your professional setting. (C3.SP.A) Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession. Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the social work profession.