A desirable characteristic in a social worker striving for multicultural competency is:
a. Color-blind perspective
b. Minimization
c. Social initiative
d. Ethnocentric perspective
c
Feedback to correct answer: A marker of multicultural competence is the ability to take the social initiative, defined as “a tendency to actively approach social situations and to take the initiative rather than to wait and see” (Van der Zee & Brinkmann, 2004, p. 289). Taking the social initiative occurs when an in-dividual to reach out to members of other cultures.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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