cultural competence continuum - week 3

Question 1

Six components or levels that describes your level of cultural competency

Answer 1

continuum

Question 2

1. Cultural destructiveness
2. Cultural incapacity
3. Cultural blindness
4. Cultural precompetence
5. Cultural competence
6. Cultural proficiency

Answer 2

cultural competence contiuum

Question 3

Negative: cultural destructiveness –> cultural incapacity
neutral: cultural blindness
Positive: cultural precompetence/competence –> cultural proficiency

Answer 3

the continuum

Question 4

Refusing to allow someone to use their language at work or school - aimed at destroying a certain culture

Refusal to alter the dress code policy to allow for cultural and spiritual practices (Not being able to wear a conservative swimsuit on the beach)

Making the policies so strict and stringent so as to preclude a specific culture from seeking care at your facility (We will provide language access but we will make it so difficult to get your language you won’t come back – making one set of culture go out of their way to make them not want to come)

Answer 4

cultural destructiveness

Question 5

Actively trying to keep someone from expressing their culture

Answer 5

CULTURAL DESTRUCTIVENESS

Question 6

Discriminating within hiring practices or promotion (We wont promote that culture because they don’t work hard) Lack of ability to respond effectively to culturally and linguistically diverse groups

Allocating more resources to one group over another

Messages that that culture is not welcomed

Lowered expectations for a certain culture (Letting them practice but not treating them fairly)

Answer 6

cultural incapacity

Question 7

parenting classes: this culture are terrible parents so we have to give them more education

Answer 7

cultural incapacity example

Question 8

Lack of cultural training

Lack of diversity

Policies that encourage assimilation (Bring someone into your culture and they forget their culture so they can fit into your culture best)

Answer 8

cultural blindness

Question 9

pretending cultural differences don’t exist

treating everyone exactly the same – equal is different than the same

Answer 9

cultural blindness example

Question 10

Awareness of areas for growth and strength

Committed to civil rights

Efforts to improve service delivery

Token representation

Answer 10

precompetence

Question 11

Ensuring needs of diversity are met - making a full effort

Concrete steps taken

Seeking self-assessment and training

Strong cultural knowledge

Not tolerating, but meeting needs without judgment

Answer 11

competence

Question 12

A step further

All employees get training

Policies reflect culturally sensitive language

Advocate on the behalf of certain populations

Additional resources are sought out
Instead of being preactive you are proactive

Answer 12

cultural proficiency