Required reading.
· Sue, D. W., Rasheed, M. N., & Rasheed, J. M. (2016). Multicultural social work practice: A competency based approach to diversity and social justice (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
· Chapter 3, “Becoming Culturally Competent in Social Work Practice”
· Chapter 14, “Culturally Competent Social Work Practice with Older Adults” (pp. 475–485)
· Chapter 14, “Culturally Competent Social Work Practice with Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders” (pp. 412–420)
· National Association of Social Workers. (2015). . Retrieved from https://www.socialworkers.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=PonPTDEBrn4%3D&portalid=0
1.Define culture.
· Explain what it means to be a culturally competent social worker.
· Describe the potential impact if a social worker is not aware of culture when working with a specific population.
2.RESPOND TO TWO CLASSMATES: Provide two strategies for developing cultural competence when working with an Asian American older adult.
Response1
Define culture: All of population's inherited ways of life, including its arts, beliefs, and institutions. The phrase "the way of life for an entire society’ is occasionally used to describe culture.
Explain what it means to be a culturally competent social worker: Being conscious of how your own cultural views and values may differ from those of other cultures. Likewise, the capacity for cross-cultural understanding, communication, and interaction. Last but not least, cultural competency refers to a person's capacity to comprehend and respect values, attitudes, beliefs, etc.
Describe the potential impact if a social worker is not aware of culture when working with a specific population: It will make your job challenging since you will comprehend their justifications for declining or abstaining from participation in particular scenarios. Knowing about the various cultural components would therefore be very helpful.
RESPONSE2
· Define culture
Culture refers to a persons beliefs and lifestyle, this includes many different aspects. Some being religion/spirituality, sexual orientation, family background, race/ethnicity, or wealth status. Culture is a universal phenomenon reflecting diversity, norms of behavior, and awareness of global interdependence (Link & Ramanathan, 2011).
Explain what it means to be a culturally competent social worker
A culturally competent social worker needs to have respect for diversity and operate with a high level of self awareness. They must also be non judgmental of others and their cultures or beliefs they may have that differ from their own. A culturally competent social worker should also have knowledge of other cultures and belief systems that someone else may have.
Describe the potential impact if a social worker is not aware of culture when working with a specific population
If a social worker is not aware or culturally competent, this may cause a negative relationship between them with their clients. A client may not be able to trust them or open up to them. A social worker who is not aware of culture may not fully capable of effectively doing their job and being able to properly help a client who is of different cultures and backgrounds.
· Sue, D. W., Rasheed, M. N., & Rasheed, J. M. (2016). Multicultural social work practice: A competency based approach to diversity and social justice (2nd ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
· Chapter 3, “Becoming Culturally Competent in Social Work Practice”
· National Association of Social Workers. (2015). . Retrieved from https://www.socialworkers.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=PonPTDEBrn4%3D&portalid=0