Multiracial Discrimination

Dalmage (2013) writes. “Parents and teachers should be aware of the unique forms of discrimination faced by multiracial children
and the White supremacist system in which discrimination flourishes” (p. 101 ). As social workers. we should be aware of our own
understanding of what it means to be multiracial in society. This awareness includes a review of our own potential biases that
might exist. We need to challenge our own personal ideas about how we categorize individuals and those assumptions that follow
along with those categories. Rather. we must respect our client’s experience as a multiracial person in the world. beginning with
asking him or her how they would define themselves when completing an intake or assessment form. Further. a social worker
must be aware of the many forms of racism and prejudice a person with a multiracial background might experience. As Dalmage
discusses. judgment comes from many sides with different intentions and expectations. Being aware of the particular forms of
racism that a person who is multiracial will experience will give you the ability to do your best to understand their experience and
empathize.

Submit a 1- 2page paper. Describe the impact of discrimination on individuals of multiracial backgrounds. Describe the impact of
biracial/multiracial or multiethnic distinction on our society. Justify your response. How do these distinctions relate to social work
practice with individuals. families. groups. and communities? Be sure to use APA formatting and references from the Learning
Resources and two additional peer-reviewed resources from the Walden library about the discrimination against biracial and
multiracial individuals-

Eating Disorders

Cultures idealizing thinness. pressure from peers to fit in. and constant images of bodily perfection shown by mass media. along
with additional physiological and psychological factors. can combine to create the perfect storm for adolescents struggling with
eating disorders. For this Assignment. choose one peer-reviewed research study about eating disorders that focuses on a
minority group of adolescents. Consider connections between physiological development. adolescence. and eating disorders.
Submit a 1-2 page paper for which you articulate a position on eating disorders in adolescent girls from diverse racial and cultural
experiences. Explain how the position is related to the biological and/or physiological development as well as psychological
development of adolescent girls. Further. explain how such findings can inform evidence-based social work practice- Please use
the Learning Resources and the research study you identified to support your answer