Consider the roles of universalism and cultural relativism in regard to cultural competency in social work practice as you review:

• Healy, L. M. (2007). Universalism and cultural relativism in social work ethics

Choose one of the NASW Cultural Competence standards for social work practice that are listed below.

1) Ethics & values

2) Self-awareness

3) Cross-cultural knowledge

4) Cross-cultural skills

5) Service delivery

6) Empowerment & advocacy

7) Diverse workforce

8) Professional education

9) Language & communication

10) Leadership to advance cultural competence

3. Apply the below questions to your chosen Cultural Competence standardin the context of the case of Mrs. Nguyen:

1) Summarize what the standard is about.

2) What does the standard require of the social worker?

3) Evaluate the case of Mrs. Nguyen according to the requirement(s) of your standard.

4) Provide a summary of your assessment as to how well the social worker in the case vignette followed the standard.

5) If you were to address Mrs. Nguyen's case, what, if anything, would you do differently to better follow the standard?