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What ideas or phrases come to mind when you hear the term intelligence? Prior to the current emphasis on emotional and social intelligence, individuals tended to associate intelligence with one measurement: intelligence quotient or the IQ. While the IQ focuses on intellectual abilities, emotional intelligence focuses on an individual's awareness of his or her feelings and the feelings of others, and social intelligence focuses on an individual's interpersonal skills (Zastrow & Kirst-Ashman, 2019, pp. 493-494).
To prepare for this Discussion, read "Working With People With
Disabilities: The Case of Andres" on pages 28–31 in Social Work
Case Studies: Foundation Year. Consider what you have learned
about social and emotional intelligence in this week's
resources as well as what you learn about the person and environment as it
relates to young and middle adulthood.
Post a Discussion that includes the following:
An explanation of
how social and emotional intelligence are related to
cultural factors
An explanation about how you, as a social worker, might apply the
concepts of emotional and/or social intelligence to
the case of Andres
An explanation of how social workers, in general, might
apply social and emotional intelligence to social work
practice. (Include a specific example in the explanation.)
Discussion
Post: How Social and Intelligence Relate to Cultural Factors
Social
and emotional intelligence are two inherent qualities that relate to culture
because they regulate a person's outlook on others and oneself. As such, when a
person is ranked lowly within a culture, such as a minority group, Zastrow and
Kirst-Ashman (2016) believe that they are likely to score low in both emotional
and social intelligence. Additionally, economic stability and religious beliefs
are perceived by Zastrow and Kirst-Ashman (2016) to have a critical influence
on how people practice emotion and social intelligence. For example, when a
person is from a poor background, they may have a hard time having positive
feelings for others from upper social status, creating a strong link between
emotional and social intelligence with the cultural factors.
Andres is an older adult, 68 years old, worked as a child psychiatrist, and has lived with Parkinson's disease and brain tumor for a long time. As a social worker, I can apply social and emotional intelligence ideas by being self-aware and keen when assessing emotions when helping Andres solve his life challenges. At his age, and having lived with health conditions for such a long time, it is apparent that Andres would have many issues to...
