Hernandez Family

    Paraphrase essay below The element that the Hernandez's can use to address their issue with the social worker is speaking about how they were punished as children is not any different from how they punish their children. According to Zastrow and Kirst-Ashman (2016) Socialization is the process whereby children acquire knowledge about the language, values, etiquette, rules, behaviors, social expectations, and all the subtle, complex bits of information necessary along and thrive in a particular society. Although socialization continues throughout life, most of it occurs in childhood. (p.180) Zastrow and Kirst-Ashman (2016) learning theory provides a positive approach. The underlying idea is that behaviors develop through learning them, and therefore undesirable behaviors can be unlearned. (p.195) As the social worker of this family is to address that the children are not adults which the Hernandez's learned their behaviors from their parents that's generational and possibly can be passed down to their children. Zastrow and Kirst-Ashman (2016) the manner in which parents use reinforcement and punishment directly affects children's behavior. (p. 203) The genogram is basically a family tree that's made of three generations. According to Zastrow and Kirst-Ashman (2016): The genogram is a useful tool for the worker and family members to examine problematic emotional and behavioral patterns in an intergenerational context. Emotional and behavioral patterns in families tend to repeat themselves; what happens in one generation will often occur in the next. Genograms help family members to identify and understand family relationship patterns. (p. 595) As a social worker, first is to have knowledge of the Hernandez culture, structure of the family, and understand their behavior on punishment. Punishment teaches children on how to be aggressive that can lead into their young and adulthood as well. The Hernandez's could benefit learning positive and negative reinforcement these changing their behavior. Zastrow and Kirst-Ashman (2016) active listening is often emphasized in suggestions for effective parenting (Ivey, Ivey, & Zalaquett, 2012, 2014). (p. 212) The Hernandez's can learn effective parenting during their sessions by according to Zastrow and Kirst-Ashman (2016) Active listening is the process in which the receiver of a communication pays close attention to what the sender of the communication is saying, and subsequently reflects back what was heard to make sure the "message has been accurately understood" (Sheafor & Horejsi, 2006, p.148). (p. 212)