Deck 12: Culturally Grounded Methods of Social Work Practice

Question 1

The insider outside role is key while working with BIPOC communities.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Culturally grounded one-on-one interventions focus on economic status as the main way to strengthen an individual's wellbeing.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Shared views and ideologies may be a prerequisite for the development of effective alliances based on a set of common interests.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

In collectivistic cultures, family, group and community centered interventions seem to be more conducive to engagement and successful outcomes than one-on-one interventions.

Question 5

When confronted with an ethical dilemma connected to cultural practices and norms practitioners can address them through:

A) Supervision
B) Consultation
C) A and B
D) None of the above

Question 6

One way of implementing the culturally ground approach in many agency settings is through

A) family interventions
B) agency policies
C) court system
D) stratification

Question 7

Members of oppressed and disadvantaged communities face a host of barriers in their quest to advance socially, economically and spirituality. These barriers include

A) misunderstanding of cultural status
B) racial inequality
C) lack of support systems
D) stereotypical media portrayals

Question 8

To decrease the level of cultural and ideological fragmentation that characterizes many urban centers, it is very important to form:

A) cross-cultural alliances
B) coalitions
C) A and B
D) none of the above

Question 9

Oppressed ethnic/racial communities in the United States are often located in

A) large cities
B) rural mountain areas
C) bottom strata of income and wealth
D) all of the above

Question 10

Social workers of different identity backgrounds can become more culturally responsive by educating themselves about

A) a community's historical traditions
B) cultural beliefs, and norms
C) learning how to integrate appropriate styles of communication respectfully
D) all of the above

Question 11

The #MeToo movement, founded by Tarana Burke

A) helps survivors of sexual violence find pathways to healing
B) is a movement only in the US
C) is only focused on female's experiences

Question 12

What are some of the principles that guide a culturally grounded approach to working with families and what is the first step in the process?

Question 13

What do we mean by the following statement, "Culturally grounded social work with groups connects individuals with their cultural roots?"

Question 14

Why is it important to work with different cultural communities within social work?

Question 15

How can agencies make an effort to become culturally competent and to be welcoming to different ethno racial communities?