Describe the relevance of culture and social class in social work assessments
What will be an ideal response?
Ethnocultural factors influence what kinds of problems people experience, how they feel about requesting assistance, how they communicate, how they perceive the role of the professional, and how they view various approaches to solving problems. It is therefore vital that you be knowledgeable about these factors and competent in responding to them. A social worker's assessment of a clients' life situations, needs, and strengths must be viewed through the lens of cultural competence. For example, a person immigrating from another country may display psychological distress that is directly related to the migration or refugee experience. Beyond this consideration, a social worker who understands the ramifications of immigration would need to be sensitive to the complications that may arise for refugees or others whose immigration was made under forced or dire circumstances. Professionals must possess cultural sensitivity and the capacity to take many perspectives when viewing clients' situations and drawing conclusions about them.
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A. Psychosis. B. Major Depressive Disorder. C. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. D. Phobias.
Behavior therapy is essentially an exploration of the client's personal experiences in life
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Managed care is one major strategy developed in an attempt to control health and
mental health costs by monitoring access to and the type of health care patients receive from health care practitioners or HMOs.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.If progress is being made by the client, it is important to:
A) ?highlight successes and focus on improvement so that the practitioner feels gratified and the client is supported. B) ?highlight other issues to work on so that the client does not rest on his/her laurels. C) ?redefine goals so that the client is motivated. D) ?re-evaluate the entire process and make a referral to another practitioner to further the progress that has already been made.