Introduction The family assessment is developed to assist the social worker in cultivating a therapeutic relationship approach to care. The use of the assessment tool provides an informative approach of care for multiple cultural backgrounds that a social worker may come into contact with while providing services. Clark, 2002 states, “A succinct knowledge of trans-cultural or multicultural setting within the healthcare realms is helpful in bolstering efforts towards attaining the primary care role of therapy. Thus, while providing services in the increasingly multicultural settings, social workers should try to refocus on providing culturally competent care, fully customized in suiting the target patient’s own traditions, cultural values,
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The social worker created the ecomap to begin the planning, and implementation of customized care, by offering intervention measures that are not only suitable on cultural fronts on the client, but also comfortable to the administer (Clark, 2002). A positive social worker relationship should be guided by mutual respect and understanding of the client’s beliefs, cultural values and religious aspects of practice. The structure based assessment tool was used while interviewing Veronica Thorpe to evaluate how her family background impacts other areas in her life, and how her multicultural Hispanic background affects her social and psychological functioning.
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Puerto Ricans believe a person’s worth is not determined by material possessions or social status, but by his or her ability to relate to others in a personal and respectful way (Garcia-Preto, 1982). “Personalism” stems from the social situation that existed, and still exists, in many Latin American countries, including Puerto Rico where the rich and poor were fixed in their socioeconomic status with little chance for mobility (Garcia-Preto, 1982).
Veronica’s self vulnerabilities come from her large ethnic background, however, so does her resilience as she has to face being taunted by each culture. Meaning she takes on the strengths and weaknesses of each ethnic group that she is a part of this includes the, Caucasian, African, and Hispanic cultures as she identifies with each of
The social worker created the ecomap to begin the planning, and implementation of customized care, by offering intervention measures that are not only suitable on cultural fronts on the client, but also comfortable to the administer (Clark, 2002). A positive social worker relationship should be guided by mutual respect and understanding of the client’s beliefs, cultural values and religious aspects of practice. The structure based assessment tool was used while interviewing Veronica Thorpe to evaluate how her family background impacts other areas in her life, and how her multicultural Hispanic background affects her social and psychological functioning.
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Puerto Ricans believe a person’s worth is not determined by material possessions or social status, but by his or her ability to relate to others in a personal and respectful way (Garcia-Preto, 1982). “Personalism” stems from the social situation that existed, and still exists, in many Latin American countries, including Puerto Rico where the rich and poor were fixed in their socioeconomic status with little chance for mobility (Garcia-Preto, 1982).
Veronica’s self vulnerabilities come from her large ethnic background, however, so does her resilience as she has to face being taunted by each culture. Meaning she takes on the strengths and weaknesses of each ethnic group that she is a part of this includes the, Caucasian, African, and Hispanic cultures as she identifies with each of