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Roberta Battle-Sessoms 

RE: Discussion 2 - Week 5 

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Social Workers shall have and continue to develop specialized knowledge and understanding about the history, tradition, values, family systems, and artistic expressions of major client groups that they serve. (NASW, 2001, p.4) As a social worker it is vital that you are well knowledgeable of the culture that you are serving, so that you will be well aware of any barriers or traditions that may or may not affect your assistance with the client.

Cultural competence is the ability to apply knowledge and skills to social work practice with diverse groups. Cultural competence includes specific knowledge about individual cultures, valuing of and sensitivity to cultural differences, awareness of the patterns of oppression experienced by those cultures, and the skill to utilize culturally appropriate interventions (Lum, 2007,NASW, 1996).

Most African American women in the early years was afraid to come out about sexual, verbal, mental or physical abuse due to the fact of not being believed. Especially if the abuser was a relative or friend of the family.  This is evident in Brenna.s youth and adult life.  

One piece of additional information that the social worker need to know is the dynamics of Brenna's childhood.  Although she was raised by her mother in an urban neighborhood, what did that look like? What role did the absent parent play if any? What was a day in the life of Brenna? This would give the social worker more of an insight on how to assistance Brenna and come up with a great case plan for her.

Another key piece of information would be what type of relationship did Brenna and her mother have?  What transpired between them that would cause her mother not to believe her? What was her mom's upbringing like?  This information would assist the social worker in finding the root of the family's makeup. A lot of times history repeats itself, and the cycle continues from generation to generation, until someone can finally get to the root of the issues that need to be resolved.

References:

National Association of Social Workers. (2001). NASW standards for cultural competence in social work practice. Washington, DC: Author.

Working With Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Traum. The Case of Brenna. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/USW1/201810_05/MS_SOCW/SOCW_6002_WC/artifacts/MSW_Brenna_CaseStudy.p

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