Identify and discuss the 3 most useful considerations of assessment, diagnosing, and treatment planning processes with African Americans. Share your rationale for selecting these particular three considerations.
Based on the DSM-5 cultural formulation questions on pages 12-16, select and discuss the 3 key questions that may be useful to your assessment, diagnostic, and/or treatment planning work with certain African American client systems. Share your rationale for selecting these particular questions.
Keeping in mind the variations of African American racial identity development, intersectionality of identity and sociocultural experience. Assess and explain how these factors may influence health and mental health presenting problems, diagnoses and the treatment planning processes.
Objectives for weekly reflection journals are as follows to go with the questions.
Reflect upon and write about learning and development of cultural [self] awareness, cultural humility, and anti-oppressive/anti-racism Social Work practice, and social justice advocacy across multiple systems and contexts.
Explore the concepts, theories, research, and methods for the application of cultural sensitivity, humility, knowledge, and skills in regard to working with African Americans.
Demonstrate understanding of the impact of intersections of sociocultural identities, socio-historical factors, power, oppression, privilege, discrimination, biases, and marginalization in Social Work and social justice.
Integrate awareness of the NASW’s Social Works’ Code of Ethics [Value and Ethical Principle], in conjunction with your personal experiences and professional observations.
Examine knowledge regarding diversity of human realities and social systems that impacts them, in order to apply an anti-oppression with culturally competent, socially justice knowledge and practices when interfacing with African Americans.