Running head: CULTURAL COMPETENCE 1
SOWK 6111 Week 3 Assignment
Racquel Walsh
Walden University
CULTURAL COMPETENCE 2
Describe two social issues related to the course-specific case study for Claudia that inform a
culturally competent social worker.
Claudia’s social worker was very culturally competent. The social worker had an
understanding knew and understand that Claudia’s mother did not speak or understand English,
so because of that, the social worker took the initiative of translating a majority of her that to
Spanish so that Claudia’s mother could understand and to also promote a better level of
understanding. This also helped with Paula standing firm in her faith and gaining more
confidence as well. Also, Claudia’s social worker had an appreciation as well as an
understanding regarding the true situation in regards to Claudia’s current living situation and
environment. The social worker’s appreciation and understanding in being able to use her
position in her child-centered therapy in order to assist Claudia with building up confidence. The
social worker never showed a preference in wanting to remove Claudia from her current
environment and place her in a safer environment.
Describe culturally competent strategies you might use to assess the needs of children.
It is very essential for social workers to be culturally competent, being a social worker
you will be providing assistance to individuals of various cultural backgrounds. There are
multiple strategies that can be used by a social worker when it comes to assessing the needs of
children. One of the main strategies that are widely and most commonly used is making
arrangements to meet with a family so that you are able to interact with the family. Meeting with
the family will allow you to be able to gain more of an understanding of the family and obtain
