Identify and describe at least three of the realities suggested by the Harm Reduction Coalition that practitioners should explore in order to be culturally competent with the population seeking recovery.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: The population seeking recovery will benefit from culturally competent practice when practitioners seek to ask about their situations of poverty, class, and social inequalities. These three factors are important indicators for care because it allows the practitioner to learn more about their economic status, their economic standing prior to current situations, and the challenges of discrimination and stigma they are experiencing as a result of their use.
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a. There are more than 15–20 values on the variable to begin with. b. There are too many categories to be displayed on an easily readable table. c. The distribution will be clearer if some values are combined. d. The values between categories are significantly different.
When evaluating someone's level of functioning and mental health status, it is important to
recognize that A) most behaviors can be categorizes as either adaptive or maladaptive B) all behaviors occur in patterns of discontinuity C) virtually all behaviors occur on a continuum D) behaviors that interfere with normal daily functioning, even for a only a few days, should become the subject of clinical attention
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What will be an ideal response?