Jadira Working Relationship

Although I try to be culturally competent when working with Jadira; her cultural identification makes our working relationship challenging at times. Jadira’s religious affiliation relies heavily on nature and the universe to explain situations and circumstances. However, I tend to lean heavily on free will and personal responsibility. This difference causes difficulties in how Jadira and I discuss issues. It is easy for me to view Jadira’s reasoning as a way for her to place blame on “uncontrollable forces”, rather than taking responsibility for the choices that she has chosen to make.
Furthermore, Jadira continuously ask me “what do you believe in” and that question also impacts our working relationship. I try not to focus our meetings on