Race when working with an African American client

• Explain how you might address race when working with an African American client.
• If you are African American, respond from your perspective of sharing the race of your client.
• How might the ways in which you perceive, understand, or experience race affect your work with an African American client?
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.
o Chapter 6,“Racial/Cultural Minority Identity Development”
o Chapter 7,“White Racial Identity Development”
o Chapter 14,“Culturally Competent Social Work Practice with African Americans” (pp. 407–412)