Test Bank Docx Cultural Competence, Chapter 7

Chapter 7: Cultural Competence,

Humility, Awareness, and Responsiveness

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Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 01

1) Which of the following is an example of "cultural responsiveness"? A social worker who:

a. Asks clients questions about their social identity

b. Learns about a client's social identity by reading research or attending cultural awareness training

c. Uses awareness of the client's social identity to tailor their work with the client in a culturally appropriate manner

d. Believes that all people are created equally

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 02

2) "Culture" refers to a group of people who have:

a. Shared values, beliefs, norms, rituals, language, traditions, history, social structures, foods, and/or art forms.

b. Grown up in the same area

c. The same physical appearance

d. A history of being treated by others with discrimination, oppression, or ignorance

Type: multiple response question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 03

3) The ethic of "cultural competence" is based on the social work value of:

a. Privacy and confidentiality

b. Respect for the dignity and worth of all people

c. Honesty

d. Deontology and teleology

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 04

4) A social worker ignores a client's culture when conducting a psychosocial assessment. This conduct breaches the NASW Code of Ethics Standard:

a. 1.02 - Self-Determination

b. 1.07 - Privacy and Confidentiality

c. 1.05 - Cultural Competence

d. 1.06 - Conflict of Interest

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 05

5) When learning about how to help people who identify as Hindu, it is important to understand that:

a. All Hindus have the same belief system and religious rituals

b. Different people who identify as Hindu may have different beliefs and rituals

c. There is absolutely no reason to learn about Hindu religion or culture because everybody is a unique individual and there is no such thing as shared beliefs or customs

d. Social workers should not try to learn about Hinduism or any religion because religion has no place in social work practice

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 06

6) "Cultural awareness" means:

a. Being mindful of similarities and difference between people from diverse backgrounds

b. Doing whatever a client asks you to do

c. Knowing everything that you need to know about culture without having to ask the client or tuning into the client

d. Explaining systemic racism and oppression in society to all clients

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 07

7) When using an "ethnographic interviewing" when working with people from diverse backgrounds, social workers should use a:

a. Worker-centred approach

b. Person-centred approach

c. World-centred approach

d. Ethnocentric approach (using one's own ethnicity as the standard or norm)

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 08

8) "Intersectionality" refers to how race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and other aspects of diversity:

a. Are independent factors with no interaction between them

b. Cause some people to be more ethical than others

c. Have interactive effects that may be overlapping and complex

d. Should be treated the same as illnesses or social dysfunctions

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 09

9) Irini is a social worker who values hard work. Her client values recreation. Irini feels her value is better than her client's value. Irini should

a. Avoid imposing her value of hard work on Irini

b. Explain the value of hard work to Irini so that she is more likely to embrace it

c. Refer Irini to another social worker because it is impossible to work with someone who does not value hard work

d. Seek supervision to discuss how to encourage Irini to place greater value on hard work

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 07 Question 10

10) Darla wants to conduct research on the effects of a new social work intervention at her agency. Ethically, from a cultural perspective, Darla should ensure that:

a. She studies a homogenous group (i.e., without cultural diversity so that there are no extra variables)

b. Her research instruments do not have any cultural biases

c. Her research participants do not know the purpose of the research

d. She comes from the same cultural backgrounds as her research participants