_____ is the awareness, knowledge, understanding, sensitivity, and skill needed to conduct and complete

professional activities effectively with people of diverse cultural backgrounds and ethnic affiliations.



A. Prioritarian fairness
B. A sufficientarian standard
C. An egalitarian consideration
D. Cultural comp


ANS: D
PG: 214
Feedback: In the context of professional social work practice, cultural competence is the awareness, knowledge,
understanding, sensitivity, and skill needed to conduct and complete professional activities effectively with people
of diverse cultural backgrounds and ethnic affiliations. However, the notion of cultural competence should not be

misinterpreted to mean that we ever become fully or completely culturally competent—even in regard to people
within our own cultures (Dean, 2001).

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