When Working with Different Communities, Social Workers Should

question 2

Multiple Choice

When working with different communities, social workers should:

• A) Be aware and responsive to the types of boundaries that community members believe are appropriate
• B) Maintain very clear, formal, and firm boundaries with everyone in the community, at all times
• C) Maintain very relaxed, informal, and flexible boundaries with everyone in the community, at all times
• D) Avoid meeting one-to-one with any community member

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Definitions:

Edward T. Hall

An anthropologist known for his work in the areas of body language, proxemics, and cultural communication theories.

Complicating Factor

An element that introduces difficulty, making a problem harder to solve or a situation more challenging to navigate.

Informal Language

A casual form of language that is used among friends or in less formal settings, characterized by the use of slang, colloquialisms, and contractions.

Gossip Chain

A communication process in which information (often personal or private) is spread from one person to another through a network of acquaintances.