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Diversity and Social Justice
1. In Sue and Sue's (1971) model, they outline clinical differences observed amongst Chinese Americans. Which type of person would be most challenging for you to work with and why?
2. Kitano (1982) proposed a model to account for Japanese American role behaviors concerning Japanese and American cultures. How would the different attitudes influence your social work practice?
3. How can the assumptions made by Ruiz (1990) about Latinos/Americans be applied to social work practice?
4. Do you believe some stages of the Feminist Identity Model are better than others? Why? Do you believe placing value on one stage over another can harm your clients? If so, why? If not, why not?
5. How might encountering clients with group-depreciating attitudes towards others of color and/or White people impact your social work practice?
6. What are how Whites have been harmed by racism?
7. What are some ways in which White people can go about developing healthier racial identities?
8. What are the differences between the Hardiman, Helms, and Sue and Sue models presented in the chapter?
9. Which White ego statuses are most harmful to people of color in social work practice? Why?
10. What function do the various Information-Processing Strategies (IPS) serve for Whites?
11. Contrast the generic characteristics of counseling with those associated with one other major ethnic group (i.e., Asian American, African American, Latino/American, American Indian)
12. How do differences in self-disclosure, ambiguity, and distinctions between mental and physical function create problems in multicultural social work practice?
13. What are some of the dangers of generalizations and stereotypes? How can you minimize these problems when working with a culturally different client?
14. What barriers can exist when a person of color works with a White client?
15. How do class-bound values produce barriers between middle- or upper-class social workers and lower-class clients?