The Profession of Social Work Grounded in Culture

Unit Four: The Profession of Social Work Grounded in Culture

Assignment

Essay Questions

All questions must be answered in complete sentences, essay format. If you use your textbook as a reference, simply provide the page number; however, if you use another reference, you must provide that reference in APA format. Questions answered without a page number or reference will be penalized 5 points.

Question 1: What are the three components for effective culturally competent practice?

Question 2: Why is it important for social workers to have culturally specific expertise?

Question 3: What are the principles that guide a culturally grounded approach to working with families and what is the first step in the process?

Question 4: How would taking an African American-centered approach help a client?

Question 5: Create a fact sheet on Social Work Grounded Cultural Competency. It must be on a separate sheet of paper. Fact sheets are one-page documents, sometimes with pictures and color. Be creative and innovative. You may use other references in addition to your textbook. Just make sure that you provide references on a separate sheet. References must be APA format. For help you may want to research how to create a Fact Sheet.