Cross-cultural work is essential in the field of human services, especially as the cultural diversity of the U.S. population increases. Think about how you will prepare to work with clients whose culture or ethnicity you are unfamiliar with. For example, perhaps you have no knowledge of a specific cultural group, or maybe you focus too much on how different the group is from your own, resulting in stereotypes of the group.

Please respond to the following:

• In the Baltra-Ulloa article, you read about why decolonized social work is more than multiculturalism. How does the author's thesis support the need for decolonized practices in multicultural work with diverse client populations?
• In your cross-cultural work with South Asian Americans, what impact, if any, does the myth of the model minority have on your practice?
• What factors influence how South Asian Americans seek help and common problems brought into the helping relationship?