Cultural Humility

Question 1

What is Cultural Safety?

Answer 1

Definition: Respecting clients’ identities while addressing their social, economic, and spiritual realities.
Example: Providing culturally appropriate care, like offering a private space for prayer.

Question 2

What is Cultural Humility?

Answer 2

• Definition: Lifelong learning, self-reflection, and respect for clients’ cultural values.
• Key Practices:
  o Being comfortable with not knowing.
  o Practicing lifelong learning.
  o Recognizing the dynamics of power and privilege.
  o Exercising self-reflection and critique.

Question 3

How Does Cultural Humility Promote Safety?

Answer 3

• Recognizes power dynamics, fostering environments where clients feel respected, valued, and safe to express their cultural identities and needs.

Question 4

Health Literacy: Definition and Importance

Answer 4

Definition: The ability to access, understand, and use health information to make decisions.
Impact:
Effective communication fosters shared understanding.
Barriers like language or low education can affect care quality.

Question 5

Culture

Answer 5

Dynamic, influenced by age, ethnicity, gender, etc.; shapes beliefs, communication, and health views.

Question 6

The Culturally Connected

Answer 6

• Combines health literacy and cultural humility to create shared understanding of values, beliefs, and priorities.
• Together, these approaches improve communication, build respectful partnerships, and address complex factors influencing how individuals process and use health information.

Question 7

Reflection on Anti-Racism in Assessments

Answer 7

Question to ask yourself: Do I have biases?
* Why it matters: Biases stem from personal histories, environments, interactions, and available information.
* Goal: Recognize and understand where and when biases occur to actively work on changing them.

Question 8

Employing Cultural Humility in Health Interactions

Answer 8

Before the Interview
* Reflect on biases and power dynamics.
* Ensure the environment is private, comfortable, and inclusive.
* Accommodate cultural/religious needs (e.g., prayer space, privacy for exams).
During the Interaction
* Use active listening, open-ended questions, and inclusive language.
* Ask about pronouns, health beliefs, and cultural practices without assumptions.
o Example: “Are there any foods or practices important to you that I should consider in your care?”
* Validate the patient’s experiences to tailor care.
After the Interview
* Reflect on your assumptions and patient feedback.
* Document cultural preferences to ensure continuity of care.
o Example: Note if the patient prefers female practitioners for specific procedures.