Competence

The initial idea that came to my mind when I thought of cultural competence was my ability to distinguish the different dietary needs of different groups of people based on religion, personal preference, and special needs. Little did I know that the topic of cultural competence is much broader and goes much deeper than just the diets of my patients. In fact, I came to realize, that I had indeed been practicing cultural competence in the workplace without even realizing it; however, not as…

Cultural Competence from MinTools Corporate, quotes, “Five elements contribute to an organization’s ability to become more culturally competent, Valuing diversity, Having the capacity for cultural self-assessment, Being conscious of the dynamics inherent when cultures interact, Having institutionalized culture knowledge, and Having developed adaptations to service delivery reflecting an understanding of cultural diversity” (Bob Little) having all these in hand basically builds culturally…

Technology & Social Media’s Role in Cultural Competence Education With the internationalization of technical exchanges and the increasing popularity of social media in the everyday lives of today’s society, the need for cultural competence education has become the focus of educators as well as the technical community. Cultural competence is the capacity to change one’s attitudes, values and behavior so as to be open and flexible with other cultures and has become increasingly crucial for…

DynaVox V, was chosen specifically for her. Using Janice Light’s Framework, it is simple to see that Mary-Jane’s DynaVox V, is compliant with her linguistic, operational, social, and strategic competence. Linguistic competence means that the user’s language skills comply with the program. Within linguistic competence, it is important for the person assessing to be aware of the patient’s receptive and expressive language skills. In Mary-Jane’s case, it is clear that she had been able to…

population in California is 61.5% (Picchi, 2015). As a future counselor, the minority demographic changes are important to be aware of. The Latino/Hispanic population in California is 14.99 million as of July 01,2014 (LA Times, 2015). Cultural Competence in Counseling There is a consensus in the Mental Health field that counselor need to be culturally competent to be effective with minority clients (APA,2017).…

Cultural competence is defined in many ways, but it all has one great positive outlook that you have an understanding of other culture not just yours an understanding of their background and why they do certain things and how things are done. Music is another language to people, it gives you an outlet to express yourself and what you have been threw. Being culturally competent you can understand why they feel that way or what gives them that view that it is or is not. The Message by Grand…

The EYLF describes cultural competence as: ‘much more than awareness of cultural differences. It is the ability to understand, communicate with, and effectively interact with people across culture.’ As an educator cultural competence can be achieved by developing educational programs that are reflective of the services values, beliefs and philosophy, and embraces the principles of equality, diversity, inclusion and fairness. (Early Years Learning and development Framework Practice Guide Four:…

physician using the SBAR tool. Benner’s Stage of Clinical Competence In this scenario, the stage of clinical competence reflected is the competent level of practice. Benner describes the competent performer as one that has a “feeling of mastery and the ability to cope with and manage the contingencies of clinical nursing” (Benner, 2001, p. 27). The competent level of practice is validated in this scenario in two areas. The first area of competence is the detection and documentation of…

professioThe following paper analyses the professional competence of nurses which refers to their cultural competency, their knowledge, and skills. The paper is broken up into five sections which discusses various topics. The topics are as follows: the impacts nurse competence has on the nursing practice, the implications it has on the health care delivery system, the impact it has on the culture of nursing, how oppression relates to nurse competence and its effect on the profession, and problem…

What is competence? Competence is a person who possesses knowledge, skills, thoroughness, and preparation in his/her field of work. Under the provisions of California rules on lawyer competence (CRPC) 3-10 states: “an attorney must not intentionally, recklessly, or repeatedly fail to perform legal services with competence.” Yet, an attorney can still practice law without certain skills as long as they know how to cure their lack of learning or skills by consulting with another knowledgeable…