Identify and research a global or displaced population to focus on for this discussion.

Imagine that you are an immigrant arriving in a new country. Perhaps you are escaping persecution, famine, or war, or
simply pursuing a better life. Perhaps you are detained at the border. You do not have any support networks in this new
country, or if you do, they are distant relations. You do not know how the legal system works. You may not know the
official language. What would you need? Where would you go?
Social workers are positioned to support new immigrants in their access to services, navigation of systems and
policies, and mental and physical health. They must demonstrate cultural humility by, for example, integrating
questions related to cultural formulation into their interviews and assessments.
In this Discussion, you research a global or displaced population and create a scenario in which a member of that
population immiarates to the United States. You then respond to a colleague’s case scenario by describing how you
would engage with the immigrant client as a social worker.
TO PREPARE:
Review the American Psychiatric Association’s information on cultural formulation, as well as the Think Cultural
Health video showing the cultural formulation interview in practice.
Identify and research a global or displaced population to focus on for this Discussion. Imagine that a member of
this population immigrates to the United States. What strengths and challenges might they have? Develop a brief
case scenario describing the immigrant’s experience.
By Day 3
Post your original case scenario involving a new immigrant to the United States. In your scenario:
*Explain your approach for working with the new immigrant as a social worker.
*Consider how you might adapt the cultural formulation interview for the particular case.
*Address what you would do if the client does not speak a language in which you are fluent.
If you integrate the Learning Resources in your posts, make sure to provide APA citations and a reference list.
Reference:
Sue, D W. Rasheed, M. N. & Rasheed, J. M. (2016). Multicultural social work practice:
A competency-based approach to diversity and social justice (2nd ed.). Jossey-Bass.
Chapter 8 Barriers to Effective Multicultural Clinical Practice (pp. 209-239)
Chapter 14 Profiles of Diverse Populations (pp. 405-492)
Note: This week, read the section on immigrants and refugees only.
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Cultural formulation. In Diagnostic and statisti-
cal manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: Author.
do:10.1176/appi.books 9780890425596 CulturalFormulation