Exam Preview for 1499: Addressing Race in Clinical Social Work Serv

Addressing Race in Clinical Social Work Services with Black Clients

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1. Which of the following is associated with the perceived relevance of race in clinical services found in the Tweets of Black users? Black Twitter users felt that systemic bias were intricately linked to their clinical issues Black Twitter users wanted their clinician to disclose about their personal experiences of bias Black Twitter users stated that they wanted their clinician to display Black cultural artifacts in the office All of the above
2. Which of the following is NOT one of the themes found in the Tweets of Black Twitter users? Barriers in cross-racial clinical relationships The perceived relevance of race in clinical issues and services A lack of confidence in Black clinicians The desire for Black clinicians
3. Which racial attitude is perceived to be dismissive of the Black experience? Racial equality Colorblindness Multiculturalism All of the above
4. Which of the following is a useful strategy for cultural awareness? Cultural voyeurism Assuming all observations about a Black client are culturally significant Cultural appropriation None of the above
5. How do you avoid overgeneralizing cultural competence information? Recognize intra-group diversity Use cultural competence information as a starting hypothesis Continuously engage in Black culture All of the above
6. What percentage of Americans identify as Black only or Black alone or in combination with another racial/ethnic group? 50% 14% 20% 12%
7. What is the demographic trend of Black Americans? The Black American population is growing The Black American population is stagnant The Black American population is shrinking The Black American population is eroding
8. Which is NOT one of the benefits of Black cultural awareness noted by Black Twitter users? Better therapy outcomes More intimate connections with their clinicians More attuned services More leniency from their clinician
9. Which is a common term to refer to people, and their offspring with African ancestral origins who/family migrated directly from sub-Saharan Africa? Black Black African African Afro-Caribbean
10. Which type of microaggression minimizes the influence of systems of inequity on individual success? Second-class citizen Pathologizing cultural values/communication styles Myth of meritocracy Environmental invalidation