Cultural competence

Cultural competence occurs among the understanding of others and the respect towards others that would strengthen the dignity and equality among the individuals who treasure distinct and unique practices and values. Culture itself means the identity of an individual; thus if we don't treasure other people's cultures, we don't deeply appreciate their origin and their sense of who they are. Culturally competent is the concept that serves the best outcome from the client's point of view and the…

themselves at different levels. After completing the exercise, Self-Assessment 1.4. Cross-Cultural Development, in the book Culture and Health: Applying Medical Anthropology by Michael Winkelman, I discovered many surprising skills that I possess. I will be reflecting on my answers and results while answering the questions from Self-Assessment 3.1. Cultural Competence Assessment which will reveal to me my cultural competence…

Having a cultural competence comes very easy to my cultural background, mainly because of my own diversity. I was born in Scotland and lived there for the first seven years of my life. Our family migrated to Canada from Great Britain and I became a Canadian citizen. It was through later on in my life that I moved down here too Texas to work in ministry. I believe that with all the adjustments I have made to various cultures it has given me a little insight to others who are of a different…

Cultural Competence Self-Assessment This paper will examine how to recognize the extent to which a culture’s structures and values may oppress, marginalize, alienate, or create or enhance privilege and power, and how to recognize and manage personal values in a way that allows professional values to guide practice. By using self-assessment tools such as the Cultural Paradigm Survey and the Project Implicit Attitudes Tests (IATs) the author identified the strengths that she wish to enhance, and…

work with diverse clients. The National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics (2008) states that social workers should be sensitive to cultural and ethnic diversity and strive to end discrimination, oppression, poverty, and other forms of social injustice. The N.A.S.W. specifically addresses the following in regard to cultural humility and competence. Social workers should understand culture and its function in human behavior and society, recognizing the strengths that exist in all…

Lovell, David Eisenhauer, Mary Pettitt, Spokesperson for KIK, Natalie Keepers, Tammy Weeks, b. Mezzo: Seventh-graders, engineering Students c. Macro: Virginia Tech, Facebook, KIK, Blacksburg Police Department 1.05(a)- Cultural Competence and Social Diversity In Cultural Competence and Social Diversity, section A, of Social Workers Ethical Responsibility to Clients, it says “Social Workers should understand culture and its function in human behavior and society, recognizing the strengths that…

Cultural Competence as a School Psychologist To be culturally competent is to understand how the culture of others effects and influences everything in a person’s life. From race, to religion to socioeconomic status, to gender, to sexual orientation and so on. Having the ability to understand and respond in a respectful manner to people with a multitude of backgrounds is to be culturally competent. The articles all touch on the idea that every school psychologist working with children need to…

values. The mental health field has adopted cultural competency practices ,because of the variety of ethnic miniorty groups. Cultural competence is the ability to relate effectively to individuals from a variety of cultural, ethnic, and religious backgrounds. Culturally competent services respond to the unique needs of members of miniority populations and are also sensitive to the ways in which people with disabilities experience the world. Cultural competence is essential to all five elements…

Cultural Competency in Healthcare Organizations Culture refers to a framework that directs the way societal members behave and interpret other people’s behaviors (Rose, 2013). Culture provides us with guidelines on how to interact, how to solve conflicts, and how to express ourselves. In a health care context, culture impacts the way people experience illness, express illness, pain, and how people make health care decisions (Ihara, 2004). Cultural competence in health care is the ability of…

ability to recognize cultural differences but realized I have a long way to go in continuing to educate myself about cultural competent practices. My Analysis: The reading “Cultural & Linguistic Competence in Health Promotion Training: Cultural Competence Continuum” states, “Cultural competence is a developmental process that evolves over an extended period of time. Both individuals and organizations are at various levels of awareness, knowledge, and skills along the cultural competence…