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Walker & Staton also stress that all of the aspects of cultural competency that are understood, should be applied through systems that are sensitive to such needs.
As a quality of empathy, cultural sensitivity is not testable as content, but it can be an expectation of practice in the same sense that integrity or justice can be. The desirable posture for the social worker is one of cultural agnosticism -- not trusting in any particular cultural mold (the social worker's or the client's) to determine what is right, wrong, or ultimately meaningful (Sue, 1998). (Walker & Staton, 2000, p. 449)
As Green would likely attest the definitions of need, appropriate and empathetic are likely to be variant across individual situations and of course across cultures. The idea of teaching multiculturalism as an aspect of social work training then must be significantly sensitive to the idea that though certain things and actions can be expected by individuals and families of a particular culture, they should not be and the only assumptions made should be regarding how the broader society might react to or deal with a culturally diverse individual or family. (Galambos, 2003, p. 3)
The NASW Code of Ethics...provides guidance on multicultural practice. The Code states: "Social workers should understand culture and its function in human behavior, recognizing the strengths that exist in all cultures.... [and] should have a knowledge base of their clients' cultures and be able to demonstrate competence in the provision of services that are sensitive...
9).The profession's Code of Ethics directs practitioners to be responsive to culturally diverse factors in practice and to use a strengths-based approach in shaping interventions with client population groups. Social workers are ethically responsible for developing such practice approaches and continuing to strive toward cultural competence throughout their professional careers. (Galambos, 2003, p. 3)
The defining character of complete cultural competence, according to most experts has yet to be met, or really fully defined, though Green is tremendously successful in attempting to do so. It is therefore necessary to understand the current state of social work practice with regard to cultural competency, and specifically with regard to rapid response social workers, such as those found within the Santa Clara County screening and emergency social work system.
References
Galambos, C.M. (2003). Moving Cultural Diversity toward Cultural Competence in Health Care. Health and Social Work, 28(1), 3.
Green, J. (1999) Cultural Awareness in Human Services: A Multi-Ethnic Approach. 3rd Ed. Boston. MA: Allyn and Bacon.
National Association of Social Workers. (2001). NASW standards for cultural competence in social work practice. Washington, DC: Author. Synopsis available at http://www.socialworkers.org/sections/credentials/cultural_comp.asp
Nybell, L.M., & Gray, S.S. (2004). Race, Place, Space: Meanings of Cultural Competence in Three Child Welfare Agencies. Social Work, 49(1), 17.
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