professional competency


Suppose you were applying for a job in a community mental health center. How would you respond to these  questions during the interview: (1) Many of our clients represent a range of diverse cultural and  ethnic backgrounds; to what degree do you think you will be able to work with them? (2) How  would you explain your own acculturation process? (e.g., your own process of being a product of  your culture; how the culture to which you belong affects your thinking, etc.). How will this  help or hinder you in working with our clientele? (3) What will be your biggest challenge in  forming trusting relationships with clients who are culturally different from you?