Salinas starts his talk by explaining who he is and that the real problem in Mexico is that, “We are a country of victims” (2010). He goes on to explain that the significance of this problem is that the country needs to move from one of being a ‘victim of circumstances’ to one that is responsible and ‘takes the future of its country in its own hands’ (2010). By focusing his attention on this, the first two global social work values are addressed. However, by taking responsibility and empowering the people of Mexico to promote change and being to gain a sense of appreciation in their country, change would be able to occur. This is where the third and fourth global social work values come into effect, Salinas’s states, “We need to face our fears and take back our streets, our cities, our neighborhoods” (2010). By forging a commitment to effectively work towards change and be persistent throughout the process, the country can begin to recover from its cancer. By remaining indoors and living off the fear that exists as a result of the crime, no change is able to occur (Salinas,
Salinas starts his talk by explaining who he is and that the real problem in Mexico is that, “We are a country of victims” (2010). He goes on to explain that the significance of this problem is that the country needs to move from one of being a ‘victim of circumstances’ to one that is responsible and ‘takes the future of its country in its own hands’ (2010). By focusing his attention on this, the first two global social work values are addressed. However, by taking responsibility and empowering the people of Mexico to promote change and being to gain a sense of appreciation in their country, change would be able to occur. This is where the third and fourth global social work values come into effect, Salinas’s states, “We need to face our fears and take back our streets, our cities, our neighborhoods” (2010). By forging a commitment to effectively work towards change and be persistent throughout the process, the country can begin to recover from its cancer. By remaining indoors and living off the fear that exists as a result of the crime, no change is able to occur (Salinas,