A client shows up for the initial session with a coworker. The best response for a social worker is to _________.

Cultural competence involves working in conjunction with natural, informal support and helping networks (i.e., neighborhoods, coworkers, churches, spiritual leaders, healers). The coworker is probably a member of the client’s support network and can be useful in the problem-solving process. It is the client’s decision of whether information can be shared. The social worker should use the coworker as a valuable source of information about the problem as the coworker is a collateral source.