Cultural Competence And Humility

Question 1

3 aspects of cultural competence

Answer 1

Awareness
Knowledge
Skills

Question 2

Awareness

Answer 2

Their own cultural heritage, values and beliefs

Their racist, sexist, heterosexist attitudes, beliefs and feelings and how those can affect clients

Question 3

Knowledge

Answer 3

History of cultural groups
The system
Institutional barriers preventing clients from getting services

Question 4

Skills

Answer 4

• skills with cultural groups
• verbal and non verbal communication
• advocacy/institutional intervention
• excercise environmental interventions outside counseling office

Question 5

Critiques of cultural competence

Answer 5

1. Competence indicates there is a level of knowledge that can be reached
2. Assumes cultures are monolithic (doesn’t apply to multiple cultures)
3. Feels like it breaks down to the application of stereotypes

Question 6

5 aspects of cultural humility

Answer 6

• process oriented (how are you learning about the client)
• a “way of being” instead of “doing”
• an attitude of openness
• respect for others, egalitarian stance, diminished superiority over clients
• “other orientation” instead of “self focused”

Question 7

The ability to maintain an interpersonal stance that is other-oriented in relation to aspects of cultural identity that are most important to the person

Answer 7

Cultural humility

Question 8

Three factors of cultural humility

Answer 8

1. Lifelong commitment to self evaluation
2. Fix power imbalances
3. Institutional accountability