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- 2. Due to the objective nature and perception of _________, we should strive to never underestimate or make assumptions about our client’s experiences that they deem troublesome.
- 5. While research has shown that ethnic minorities are more likely to pursue aggressive end-of-life care interventions rather than hospice care or other palliative care options, further research is needed to illuminate possible ________ issues and factors related institutionalized racism. (Hint: macro practice)
- 9. As a social worker, one should strive to empower clients and their right to ______________________________________ as it relates to health care decisions.
- 11. Only a ______ of black patients are enrolled in hospice care, compared to over half of white patients.
- 13. As social work practitioners, we should strive to operate from a _____________ model, rather than a medical model, when caring for clients.
- 15. ____________ exists when there are differences or inequalities present. An example of this could be inequality related to income and racial differences; “African-American men earn less than 75% of what White men earn” (Xanthos et al., 2010, p.13).
- 16. “You just go there and die” is an example of a common _______ of hospice care.
- 17. When working with clients and assisting them in making health care decisions, it’s important to be mindful of how their __________ influences certain decisions and aspects of care.
- 19. Social determinants of health are those that are directly influenced by a person’s ____________________.
- 20. A person’s ______________ or spirituality may greatly influence their health care decisions.
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- 1. It’s important to ____ individuals how they would like to approach making health care decisions.
- 3. An individual’s ______________________ status is an example of a social determinant of health.
- 4. ______________________ is a social determinant for health as it enables individuals to get to necessary destinations in a safe and reliable fashion.
- 6. Inadequate and unsafe ___________ can not only create stressors that impact an individual’s mental health, but also have detrimental physiological impacts.
- 7. _____________ greatly influences a person’s end of life care costs, increasingly so for Blacks and Hispanics who are more likely to live in urban areas.
- 8. As an attempt to resolve health disparities that African Americans experience, a social worker can advocate for clients by in their agency in hopes of creating a greater __________________ change. (Hint: macro practice)
- 10. Although an individual may have access to care, we should also be concerned with the _________ of care a client receives.
- 12. It is important to remember the incredible amount of _____ older adults may experience when addressing and treating mental health concerns. Examples: death of a spouse or close friend, making sense of one’s own mortality, loss of physical or psychological function and ability, retirement and employment changes, etc.
- 14. Community ___________________ is another way in which social work practitioners can work to alleviate health disparities experienced by ethnic minorities.
- 18. We can __________ our clients by allowing them the freedom to tell us their stories.