The first step to becoming a culturally competent practitioner is to make yourself aware of your own belief system so that you can recognise your biases. This is a very important aspect of being culturally competent because once you are aware of your personal beliefs, you will be able to recognise where you need to improve and become more accepting. (Price-Wise, 2009) Another aspect of a culturally competent practitioner is that they are aware of the different cultures within their centre and they have made an effort to understand those cultures. One of the most important aspects of cultural competence is understanding because if we just allow ourselves to make assumptions without actually understanding a culture, there is a danger that we
