Social workers need to be able to identifycultural conceptions of illness and mental illness. Because studies showthat anxiety and depression differ from culture to culture and within cultures,it is important to build skill using the Cultural Formulation Interview(CFI) to elicit how an individual has actually incorporated theircultural beliefs. While the core interview is a set of 16 questions,more detailed versions expand on each area. In this Assignment, yousensitively apply the CFI to your case collaboration partner as well asresearch how to address and individualize anxiety resources for yourpartner’s culture and needs.

To prepare:

• Read the Diaz (2017) article and take note of their experience using the CFI and the advantages they found in the process. Also note the minority stress concerns that arise in those working with anxiety issues in different cultures.
• Review the CFI questions and readings in the DSM-5 on cultural variations, syndromes, and idioms.
• Meet your collaboration partner and take turns administering the CFIquestions (and any needed subsections) to each other. Your partner willrole-play an anxiety issue but otherwise be as true to their ownsituation as possible.
• Observe how the CFI administration process goes and take any notesneeded. Based on what you learn about your partner’s needs and culture, you may need to do further research in the suggested readings and library before submitting your Assignment.

I will send the interview once tutor has been identified.

references:

AmericanPsychiatric Association. (2013a). Anxiety disorders. In Diagnostic andstatistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA: Author.doi:10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596.dsm05

Diáz,E., Añez, L. M., Silva, M., Paris, M., & Davidson, L. (2017). Usingthe cultural formulation interview to build culturally sensitiveservices. Psychiatric Services, 68(2), 112–114.doi:10.1176/appi.ps.201600440