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In a 2- to 4-page paper, explain how the literature informs you about Claudia and her family when assessing her situation.
- Describe two social issues related to the course-specific case study for Claudia that inform a culturally competent social worker.
- Describe culturally competent strategies you might use to assess the needs of children.
- Describe the types of data you would collect from Claudia and her family in order to best serve them.
- Identify other resources that may offer you further information about Claudia’s case.
- Create an eco-map to represent Claudia’s situation. Describe how the ecological perspective of assessment influenced how the social worker interacted with Claudia.
- Describe how the social worker in the case used a strengths perspective and multiple tools in her assessment of Claudia. Explain how those factors contributed to the therapeutic relationship with Claudia and her family.
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Explain how the literature informs you about Claudia and her family when assessing her
situation
Social issues
A social issue is a problem that affects a significant number of individuals in a
community. Hispanics are a minority group in the United States, originated from Mexico hence a
majority are Spanish speakers. Immigration is one social issue that informs a culturally
competent social worker in Claudia’s case. The parents are Hispanic but moved to stay in U.S
hence no close relatives around. Claudia can speak both Spanish and English languages. The
state of being Hispanic in a foreign country is uncomfortable, Claudia’s mother was afraid to
seek therapy for her since they are in the country illegally. However, Hispanics have a strong
belief in family, dignity, and respect that is why Claudia’s family is united and happy despite the
challenges. (Calzada, & Suarez-Balcazar, 2014)The second issue is poverty, and the family is
living in a bad neighborhood since the father can only manage manual jobs whereas the mother
has to work overnight in a nail shop. Unemployment could be as a result of their origin, cannot
secure employment in good places. The environment is dangerous to an extent Claudia witnessed
a mugging that affected her. The c...