What Are the Three Factors That Are Important to Assess

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Essay

What are the three factors that are important to assess in Arab/Muslim clients before moving forward with any intervention? Describe each in detail and discuss how understanding each factor is important to a productive intervention.

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Definitions:

Status Offense

An action that is prohibited only to a certain class of people, and most often applied to behaviors forbidden to minors, such as truancy and underage drinking.

Underage Drinking

The consumption of alcoholic beverages by individuals below the legal age of consumption in their respective jurisdiction.

Ethnic Identity

The part of an individual's self-conception and sense of belonging that is related to their ancestry, cultural heritage, and personal identification with a specific ethnic group.

Moratorium

A period or stage of delay; in developmental psychology, a phase where an individual delays making decisions about identity, often exploring various alternatives.