Basic Direct Practice Skills and Cultural Bias

Social workers need to know best practice skills and how to identify cultural bias in order to effectively support a client. This assignment will assist you in learning this skill.

First, watch “Hanging with Hailey,” “Getting Back to Shakopee,” or “How Can I Help?” videos located in the Topic 2 folder in MindTap to evaluate the case manager’s direct practice skills using the “Assessing Verbal Barriers to Communication” and “Assessing Physical Attending Behaviors” tables in Chapter 7 of the textbook.

Download the “Basic Direct Practice and Cultural Bias Worksheet” and complete the essay questions.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assessment, solid academic writing is expected and in-text citations and references should be presented using APA documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a scoring guide. Please review the scoring guide prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

— assignment must be completed on work sheet provided in attachment also with “Assessing Verbal Barriers to Communication” and “Assessing Physical Attending Behaviors