What does culturally competent mean

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Assignemnt: Cultural Competence in Social Work Practice

Imagine being a social worker assigned to an agency in an urban city. This agency primarily serves people with disabilities, a population that is relatively new to you. In order to serve this population, part of your job is to become culturally competent about their experiences in society. What does "culturally competent" mean? As a practitioner, it means recognizing and respecting an individual's differences and then building upon that to create an awareness of how those differences have impacted that individual's life experiences. Further, it means recognizing that these individuals are the experts of their own lives and, in turn, it means that you must ask a lot of questions to learn about their specific needs while you work together. How does this translate into specific skills you can use? For example, if you are working with Susan, who is deemed legally blind, you might ask her how close she would like to sit to you so that she could make out your shape and shadow during the conversation. For Fred, who is in a wheelchair, that might mean learning how difficult it is for him to manage getting around the city, due to a lack of curb cuts. Or for Maria, it might mean learning about epilepsy and how to properly react should she have a seizure during a session. How might you exhibit cultural competence when working with your selected population?

For this Discussion, review this week's Learning Resources. Reflect on the population you selected. Then, think about the skills you think are necessary for attaining cultural competence as a social worker working with that population. Then search the Walden Library for peer-reviewed article(s) that support the skills you selected.

Post a brief explanation of the skills you think are necessary for attaining cultural competence as a social worker working with the population you selected last week. Include an APA citation for a peer-reviewed article that supports the skills you selected.

Support your posts and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.

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