Admin Table of Contents
- 1 What are the 5 components of cultural competence?
- 2 What two or three strategies can you use to develop cultural competence?
- 3 What are 4 strategies that support cultural competence?
- 4 What are the 4 components of cultural competence?
- 5 How do you manage and maximize your employees potential considering their different backgrounds beliefs and nationalities?
- 6 How can you increase understanding of cultural differences?
What are the 5 components of cultural competence?
Contained within this guide is a walkthrough of the five building blocks of cultural competence: open attitude, self-awareness, awareness of others, cultural knowledge, and cultural skills.
What two or three strategies can you use to develop cultural competence?
How do I become culturally competent?
- Learn about yourself. Get started by exploring your own historical roots, beliefs and values, says Robert C.
- Learn about different cultures.
- Interact with diverse groups.
- Attend diversity-focused conferences.
- Lobby your department.
What can you do to increase your awareness and knowledge in the area of cultural diversity?
SEVEN PRACTICES YOU CAN IMPLEMENT TO INCREASE CULTURAL AWARENESS IN THE WORKPLACE
- Get training for global citizenship.
- Bridge the culture gap with good communication skills.
- Practice good manners.
- Celebrate traditional holidays, festivals, and food.
- Observe and listen to foreign customers and colleagues.
What resources could help you to become more informed regarding cultural diversity?
General Resources
- Addiction Technology Transfer Centers.
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality–Minority Health.
- American Translators Association.
- Center for Research on Ethnicity, Culture, and Health.
- Community Toolbox: Cultural Competence in a Multicultural World.
- The Cross Cultural Health Care Program.
What are 4 strategies that support cultural competence?
Best Practices for Cultural Competency:
- Value Diversity. Respect all cultures.
- Self-Awareness. Recognize any personal biases against people of different cultures and work to eliminate them.
- Awareness and Acceptance of Differences.
- Dynamics of Differences.
- Accept Responsibility.
- Knowledge of Patient’s Culture.
- Adaptation.
What are the 4 components of cultural competence?
Cultural competence has four major components: awareness, attitude, knowledge, and skills.
What factors influence cultural identity?
Cultural identities are influenced by several different factors such as ones religion, ancestry, skin colour, language, class, education, profession, skill, family and political attitudes. These factors contribute to the development of one’s identity.
How can cultural consideration improve workplace relationships?
Not only can the expression and appreciation of all staff members’ cultures promote synergy, it can also bring a wider range of experiences and skills to the forefront. Some of the other benefits include the following: Awareness of each staff members’ strengths and abilities to promote productivity.
How do you manage and maximize your employees potential considering their different backgrounds beliefs and nationalities?
Here are five tips to help you manage a diverse workforce for the best results:
- Start with Hiring.
- Create inclusive policies and practices.
- Provide diversity training.
- Facilitate effective communication.
- Encourage interaction.
How can you increase understanding of cultural differences?
Use these tips from the American Psychological Association to be more culturally aware:
- Think beyond race and ethnicity. A person’s culture is shaped by more than the color of their skin or the way that they dress.
- Learn by asking.
- Make local connections.
- Pay attention to non-verbal behaviors.
- Exchange stories.
What behaviors and considerations are considered key to valuing diversity?
When we focus on diversity, we’re focusing on more than the race, ethnicity, gender, age, physical or mental abilities, sexual orientation, and origin of our workforce. We’re overcoming barriers and adopting open attitudes, communication, and behaviour that make us stronger in all three areas.
What are the 6 stages of cultural competence?
The Cross framework emphasizes that the process of achieving cultural competency occurs along a continuum and sets forth six stages including: 1) cultural destructiveness, 2) cultural incapacity, 3) cultural blindness, 4) cultural pre-competence, 5) cultural competency and 6) cultural proficiency.