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Multicultural Social Work Practice: A Competency-based Approach to Diversity and Social Justice Derald Wing Sue, Mikal N. Rasheed and Janice M. Rasheed (2016). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Social workers are called to function within the values, ethics and standards of the profession with emphasis upon accommodations towards the needs of diverse clients. Social workers should seek to understand their own personal and cultural beliefs in directions towards understanding the identities of the people they serve. Acquiring cross cultural knowledge and skills is a lifelong process in understanding the history and traditions of client groups that are served along with utilizing appropriate approaches and techniques that will reflect the workers' role in the helping process (NASW, 2017).
Multicultural Social Work Practice is relevant to the social worker's role in acquiring cultural competence. An overarching strength of this book is that it is applicable in teaching cultural competence in a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)-accredited social work program. It is highly recommended for all faculty as multicultural social work practice should be embedded in each and every course and field experience.
Competency number two from the 2015 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS)...