Background
The African American people can adapt to changes in the environment and, most of all, the ability to overcome obstacles in their daily lives. They can acquire good life, but they face racial discrimination that affects them mentally and emotionally. The rate of unemployment is much higher among the population. Due to the constant struggles of discrimination and hate, African Americans develop anger and rage. Black Americans make use of social networks to help them overcome racial stigma. Even though they are inferior, as depicted by the white majority, they also have strengths that should be considered while dealing with them.
Important Themes and Strengths
Black people have accepted their life’s pain, and each day they learn new skills on how to cope with this life, a fundamental strength. Parents always tell their children that growing as a person of color is never going to be easy, but life must continue and that they should embrace endurance. Black people value education because they know good education will ensure the financial security, ascending mobility (Thennakoon, 2020). Africans believe that the Americans can take from them anything, but they cannot take away what they have learned and stored in their brains. Another strength to look at is that Black people know the importance of self-respect, and they are proud of their race. African Americans believe that they can only achieve a satisfying occupational career through hard work and resilience. Americans may deny them opportunities, but endurance and hard work will open prospects.
Important themes such as emotional behavior should be explored when dealing with African American people. They tend to be short-tempered because of daily struggles coping with racial discrimination. A therapist should explore and determine ways in which blacks are discriminated against in school or at work. Black people tend to seek revenge on those who undermine them. Thus, it is essential to know how they feel after being offended. Another important theme to explore is their social relationship with the white people around them. Explore how they deal with their emotional pain, for example, at work, if someone with minor qualifications has been promoted and one is left simply because of their color.
Typical Traps and the Concept of Vibes
Typical traps can be a situation where two or more professional ethics clash. Usual traps include receiving gifts from clients or groups they have helped. Some clients may wish to give tokens in appreciation of their excellent work. It is considered unethical to accept the gifts but also rejecting the offer may disappoint the client. Social workers cannot have any relationship with other social workers or clients outside the professional context. Social workers find it hard to maintain code of ethics with their clients in an official situation (Ames, 2016). They ought to help clients make informed decisions, but they have no authority decision-making. It is difficult to watch some behave immorally, so sometimes social workers may be tempted to be harsh, but doing so will be termed as going against the codes of ethics.
Some situations may require the social worker to disclose the client’s information to a third party which will be considered unethical. Revealing the data will also make the client adamant about sharing any other information. Boyd Franklin insinuates that the families are always concerned about a mutual understanding between the client and the therapists when she mentions the vibe. African Americans tend to have little trust in professionals incredibly if they were difficult to understand and insensible. Black Americans only trust those who understand their oppression and suffering since the colonial era. The mutual understanding between the therapist and the client is the vibe. The vibe can only be achieved if the therapist comprehends and feels the Black population’s pain and emotional trauma.
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