Cultural Competence Flashcards
Cultural Destructiveness
Stage 1 - Attitudes and practices ( as well as policies and structures in an organization) that are destructive to a cultural group
Cultural Incapacity
Stage 2 - The capacity to respond to the needs, interests, and preferences of culturally and linguistically diverse groups is lacking
Cultural Blindness
Stage 3 - The predominant philosophy is one that views and treats all people as the same
Cultural Pre-competence
Stage 4 - This is awareness of strengths and areas for growth to respond effectively to culturally and linguistically diverse populations
Cultural Competence
Stage 5 - Acceptance and respect for culture is consistently demonstrated in policies, structures, practices, and attitudes
Cultural Proficiency
Stage 6 - Culture is held in high esteem and used as a foundation to guide all endeavors
What is Culture?
Integrated patterns of human behavior that include the language, thoughts, communications, actions, customs, beliefs, values, and institutions of racial, ethnic, religious, or social groups
CSAP Principles of Cultural Competence
- Ensure community involvement in all areas
- Use a population-based definition of community (that is, let the community define itself)
- Stress the importance of relevant, culturally-appropriate prevention approaches
- Employ culturally-competent evaluators
- Promote cultural competence among program staff and hire staff that reflect the community they serve
- Include the target population in all aspects of prevention planning
Cultural Consideration in Assessment
- Work with the community
- Use a culturally competent evaluator for assessment
- Ensure a mechanism for collecting cultural competence-related information/data
- Gain approval of the community for data collection and analysis
- Ensure that data is culturally responsive and appropriate
- Create a process for identifying culturally relevant risk and protective factors and other underlying conditions
- Formulate culturally-based assumptions of change
- Identify change from the community’s perspective
Cultural Considerations in Capacity
- Examine community resources and readiness
- Provide a safe and supportive environment for all participants
- Examine the breadth and depth of cultural competence
- Check cultural representation (language, gender, age)
- Develop policies (e.g., recruitment and retention, training, communication and community input) to improve cultural competence
- Ensure that tools and technology are culturally competent
Cultural Consideration in Planning
- Ensure the community is represented in the planning process
- Identify mutually acceptable goals and objectives
- When selecting programs and strategies, consider their fit with:
- Community culture
- Existing prevention efforts
- Past history
Cultural Considerations in Implementation
- Involve the community in the implementation of the strategic plan
- Create a feedback loop for communicating efforts and successes to the community
Cultural Consideration in Evaluation
- Ensure the community is represented in the evaluation process
- Ensure that data collection tools reflect community culture
- Use a culturally competent evaluator for evaluation
- Obtain permission to disseminate the evaluation findings from the organization or entity implementing the intervention
A culturally competent organization:
- Continually Assesses Organizational Diversity
- Invests in Building Capacity for Cultural Competency and Inclusion
- Practices Strategic Planning that Incorporates Community Culture and Diversity
- Implements Prevention Strategies Using Culture and Diversity as a Resource
- Evaluates the Incorporation of Cultural Competence
