Culturally responsive evaluation is a contemporary evaluation approach primarily relevant to racial and ethnic minorities in the US. An evaluation is culturally responsive if it fully takes into account the culture of the program that is being evaluated (Frierson, Hood, and Hughes, 2002). A responsive evaluator was also described by Hood (2004) “To be responsive means to attend substantively and politically to issues of culture and race in evaluation practice” (Hood, 2001, P.32). This approach focuses on integration of the African American culture and values in the practice of program evaluation.…
407 1. An important step for the organization when establishing a plan to provide the staff with cultural competence training is determining what is the staff current cultural competence level through assessment and which will also determine what all should be covered in the training. The organization should also learn about the cultures of the communities. The healthcare organization must develop a plan that focus on the populations being serve and explain that different behaviors, thoughts, actions, and treatment practices are practiced in different cultures. It's also important that the plan is relevant to the mission and goal of the organization.…
As healthcare workers, we want to provide the best quality care to all the patients we serve regardless of their ethnic makeup or culture. People of different ethnic backgrounds and cultures have their own perceptions about illness. As health care workers, we must be able to identify and be aware of our biases of others so when we practice and provide care to those that are different, we can practice in unbiased ways. Administering culture competency tests to health care workers is one way administrators can ensure that staff is properly trained and prepared to service…
Cultural identities are not only socially constructed, but they are psychologically constructed.…
Cultural Identity is the combined values and characteristics that shape how an individual perceives themselves. An individual's role in society can be affected by how others perceive the individual based on the values associated with his or her cultural identity. As shown in A.S. King and Mireya Navarro’s writing, the cultural elements of social organization and customs and traditions affect an individual’s role in society. Customs and traditions affect how an individual and society interact with each other. Customs are often particular to a culture and can have certain meanings depending on which culture the custom is from.…
The self-evaluation artifact for the cultural competence project provides a schematic diagram for analyzing my strengths, challenges & growth opportunities to become more culturally competent in regards to providing pharmaceutical care. A series of 3 parts were completed to further my understanding of various cultures and their impact in providing patient-centered care. The first 2 parts entailed watching a series of provider perspective videos and writing reflections in regard to questions being asked. The third part of this project is the completed self-evaluation artifact sheet that represents my view and improvements that need to be made moving forward in order to be more culturally competent. This project was assigned by Dr. Christine…
Cultural Identity is something that makes people who they are; it can deeply affect how you see the world because it shapes how you perceive new things. And as a child, many people do not realize the impact observed actions can have on someone when forming cultural identity. How a person grows up can really change who they are as a person, due to the great influence that parents and caregivers have on the children in their early years. Not only that but, when a child is exposed to a new environment or community they can begin to do things differently than their parents and that can begin to change them.…
My personal identity has developed heavily from my role as a military dependent. With both parents serving in the Air Force during childhood, my family constantly moved from place to place—to which I attribute my early understanding of race. In each new location, I gained insight and experienced cross-cultural traits of non-white…
1. Intersectionality is how we are divided throughout or society by different microcultures. For example, race,class, and gender. Out of the three microcultures I am dominant in one which is class. Because I am dominant it has no effect on my cultural identity.…
Each of these components work together to make my cultural identity. I feel that independence is very important and with it, it can help a…
o Generalizations and Stereotypes: http://bit.ly/2eDH2PJ o Observations versus Judgments: http://bit.ly/2egVbOc o Cultural Influences on Judgments: http://bit.ly/2eipVQo o Culture and Values: http://bit.ly/2dVRras o Understanding Self-Identity: http://bit.ly/1MYGTfE Projected Outcome: Students will have a deeper understanding how generalizations about various cultures lead to stereotyping. Students will be able to identify cultural factors that shape personal identity and lead to the formation of judgments. Data Collection/Feedback: Evidence and application of increased understanding of cultural generalizations, stereotyping, factors that shape personal identity, and the formation of judgments should be documented: o through daily classroom lesson plans; o through both informal and formal classroom observations; o through student generated products and projects. Goal 2: Increase understanding of diverse cultural beliefs while strengthening cultural…
Journal: Multicultural Awareness This journal will discuss my multicultural awareness and explain the results of my multicultural assessment. It will then journey through my realization of other and explains the impact it had on my cultural beliefs. Lastly, it will contain my counselor identity and the changes I plan to implement as a result of my self – assessment.…
When I was a kid, I remember that my grandmother used to make the best chicken stew I had ever tasted. It was the Puerto Rican family recipe. Well that is what she called it. She always made it in this big blue pot with dots all over it. Every time I seen that pot on the stove, I knew right away it was chicken stew day.…
Cultural assessments are important in identifying exclusive necessities a patient may present with. In this paper I 'm going to discuss the key components of conducting a comprehensive cultural assessment. I will then go on to choose two of these components and reflect on my culture and how it impacts my attitude towards those aspects of providing cultural diverse care. Finally, I will create two nursing diagnosis is that reflect cultural diversity. Key Components of a Comprehensive Cultural Assessment There are twelve key components of conducting a comprehensive cultural assessment which include biocultural variations and aspects of the incidence of disease, communication, cultural affiliation, cultural sanctions and restrictions, developmental considerations, economics, education background, health related beliefs, kinship and social networks, nutrition, religion and spirituality, and values orientation.…
One important value of my cultural identity would be respect. For as long as I can remember, my parents have taught my brother and I to be humble and respectful. They told us that you…