Cultural competence in social work practice refers to the fact that social workers should develop behaviors, knowledge, skills, and attitudes to work effectively across cultures.
true / false.

True                      

Explanation:

Cultural competence: The term cultural competence is defined as the capability of an individual to communicate, understand, and interact effectively with different persons varying in cultures. It focuses on an individual to be aware of his or her world view and therefore developing a positive attitude towards different cultures.

Components of cultural competence includes attitude, skills, awareness, and knowledge.

Principles: Conduct self-assessment, value diversity, manage the dynamics of cultural differences, institutionalize and acquire cultural knowledge, and to adapt diversity and different cultural contexts.

the earth’s crust is broken into separate pieces called tectonic plates (fig. 7.14). recall that the crust is the solid, rocky, outer shell of the planet. it is composed of two distinctly different types of material: the less-dense continental crust and the more-dense oceanic crust. both types of crust rest atop solid, upper mantle material. the upper mantle, in turn, floats on a denser layer of lower mantle that is much like thick molten tar.

each tectonic plate is free-floating and can move independently. earthquakes and volcanoes are the direct result of the movement of tectonic plates at fault lines. the term fault is used to describe the boundary between tectonic plates. most of the earthquakes and volcanoes around the pacific ocean basin—a pattern known as the “ring of fire”—are due to the movement of tectonic plates in this region. other observable results of short-term plate movement include the gradual widening of the great rift lakes in eastern africa and the rising of the himalayan mountain range. the motion of plates can be described in four general patterns:

collision: when two continental plates are shoved together

subduction: when one plate plunges beneath another (fig. 7.15)

spreading: when two plates are pushed apart (fig. 7.15)

transform faulting: when two plates slide past each other (fig. 7.15)

permafrost layer, it exists beneath a layer of soil, rock or sediment.