Social Work Counselling Skills: Understanding Cultural Experience

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What is the foundation for using counselling skills in a multicultural context?

  • Acceptance of societal equality
  • Rejection of cultural diversity
  • Balance between individual need and societal accountability (correct)
  • Individual need only

According to Lago and Thompson (2003), how do they emphasize the term 'culture'?

  • Not relevant to counseling skills
  • Complex in nature (correct)
  • Simple and straightforward
  • Similar to individual need

What do values held by an individual serve as, according to the text?

  • Foundation for cultural ignorance
  • Basis for over-reliance on culture
  • Influence for societal accountability
  • Foundation for beliefs translating into behavior (correct)

How does cultural sensitivity differ from cultural awareness?

<p>Affective or emotional component (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Hardy and Lasloffy (1995), culture is defined as a multidimensional concept that includes all EXCEPT:

<p>Political affiliation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Cultural identity is the point where all dimensions of a person's life and history converge' refers to:

<p>The essence of his/her sense of peoplehood (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does cultural sensitivity require us to be aware of?

<p>Our feelings to make judgements on verbal and non-verbal communication (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Lago and Thompson (2003), what can lead to misunderstanding in communication?

<p>Differences in greeting norms (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is identified as an unhelpful assumption that can arise from cultural differences?

<p>Perceptions about gender (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does Palmer (2002) define the two dimensions of cultural empathy?

<p>Understanding and Communication (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of cultural sensitivity, what does Satinover (2002) consider in western society?

<p>Sources of stigma and oppression (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do Parton and O'Byrne (2000) describe social work practice since the late nineteenth century?

<p>'The space between the respectable and the dangerous classes' (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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