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1 Self-Disclosure and Cultural Competence Angie Cook Master of Social Work, Walden University SOCW 6111: Advanced Clinical Social Work Practice Dr. Janine Holstein March 9, 2024

2 Self-Disclosure and Clinical Competence Self-disclosure and cultural competence are critical skills in effective social work. Social workers must possess self-disclosure skills that allow the client to be able to build trust with the social worker and allow for the social worker to relate to the client to allow the client to see that the social worker understands their situation and is not a robot(Pomerantz & Appelt, 2023, pp. 1- 2). Cultural competence is understanding the client's culture to respect and continue to develop a client/social worker relationship. This paper will elaborate on self-disclosure and cultural competence by discussing examples from real-life experiences in the social work profession (Grothaus et al., 2012, pp. 52-53). Ramifications of Self-Disclosure Deciding when and why a social worker will use self-disclosure is crucial. Self-disclosure can benefit a therapeutic relationship, and it can also harm a therapeutic relationship. It benefits the relationship by allowing the client to see that you are also human and can relate to the situation that they are in, providing validation and building trust between the social worker and the client (Szczygiel, 2020). Self-disclosure harms the relationship when the client feels that the focus is no longer on the client, leaving the client lacking confidence in the therapist and feeling as if they need to provide care for the therapist (Pomerantz & Appelt, 2023, p. 5). Social workers must find the delicate balance of using self-disclosure and only use it when it will benefit the client. In my experience as a social worker, I have used self-disclosure to connect and empower them. Working as a wraparound facilitator, many children have extreme behaviors, and it can be exhausting for a parent or caregiver to stay on top of it all. When a parent felt like they were going to give up because no one understood what they were going through, I used my experience

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