Question

Multicultural competence is necessary to insure therapists do not impose their values on families. One way to avoid serious ethical errors in working with minority culture families is the _____ perspective, which identifies what is culturally significant from the family's perspective rather than from a prescribed cultural perspective that may not be relevant to a family
a) gender
b) neutrality
c) culturally relevant
d) interactional

Answer 1

Answer: c. Culturally relevant

Explanation: culture plays a role not not just in communicating and receiving information, but also in restructuring and shaping of the thinking process of groups, families and individuals. A culturally relevant perspective tries to avoid serious ethical errors that usually occur while working with minority culture families. It identifies from a family's perspective what is culturally significant to them rather than from a prescribed cultural perspective that may or may not be relevant to the family. It calls for engaging groups whose experiences and cultures are traditionally excluded from those of the mainstream settings, to help them develop positive ethnic and cultural identities while simultaneously helping them achieve goals that are culturally significant to them. Culturally relevant therapists or practitioners that center these goals in their practice, can empower families not only intellectually but socially, emotionally, and politically among others.