This question is missing the answer choices. I was able to find them online. They are the following:
a) immersion in a practicum setting.
b) professional skills.
c) personal attributes of the counselor.
Answer:
The most important component in developing cultural competence is:
c) personal attributes of the counselor.
Explanation:
Cultural competence encompasses anything that helps form a system which enables social workers to be effective in cross-cultural situations. According to Saldana, there are three paramount components when it comes to developing cultural competence: knowledge, professional skills, and personal attributes of the counselor. The most important seems to be the last one, which refers to the counselor's ability and willingness to communicate in a respectful, empathetic way with people from different cultures.
