Culture Competency in Social Work Flashcards
What is a world view?
a way that ind.’s perceive their relationship to:
- nature
- institutions
- other people
- objects
how ind.’s:
- think
- behave
- make decisions
- understand phenomena
crucial for assessment, dx, and tx of mental health
Describe cultural competence of ind. practitioner
***ongoing practice, education
awareness and acceptance of differences
awareness of one’s own cultural values
understanding dynamics of difference
development of cultural knowledge
ability to adapt practice to client’s culture
Describe cultural competence of an institution
practice skills, attitudes, policies, and structures united in a system, agency or professionals which work with cultural differences
values diversity
- diverse staff
- policies that respect differences
- use for cultural assessment
institutionalization - diversity is integrated into organization
Describe a culturally competent social worker
regard for individuality/confidentiality
understands opinions/experiences are affected by
stereotypes/previous experiences
acknowledges beliefs, attitudes, biases, and prejudices
that may affect work
awareness of impact of cross-cultural factors
informed about poverty, racism, and disenfranchisement
What are the actions of a culturally competent s.w.?
uses language and communication
speaks target language
uses interpreters
participates in cultural events
forms friendships with different cultural groups
acquires cultural/historical info
learns about barriers
understands socio-poilitical system in US
Identify limitations to cultural differences
illegal or unacceptable cultural practices
- child labor
- honor killings
- child marriage
- denial of medical care
- extreme discipline
Describe Hall’s Theory of Communication
High Context Comm. Skills
-Asian, Latino, Black, and Native Americans
- strong reliance of contextual cues
- flexible sense of time
- intuitive
- social roles shape interaction
- personal and affective
- oral arguments are binding
Low Context Comm. Skills
-Northern European; white groups in US
- formal
- complex codes
- disregard contextual codes
- reliance on verbal communication
- inflexible sense of time
- highly procedural
- relationships are functional
What are the Stages of Development in Organizations?
Cultural Destructiveness
Cultural Incapacity
Cultural Blindness
Cultural Pre-competency
Cultural Competency
Cultural Proficiency
Describe Cultural Destructiveness
devaluing different cultures
viewing them as inferior
Describe Cultural Incapacity
aware of cultural need
feels incapable of providing services (immobility)
Describe Cultural Blindness
lack of recognition between cultural groups
denial of oppression
institutional racism
Describe Cultural Pre-Competency
beginning to recognize needs of different groups
seeking to recruit diverse staff/appropriate training
Describe Cultural Competency
addresses diversity issues with staff/clients
staff is trained
staff is confident with range of differences
Describe Cultural Proficiency
***Ideal
ability to incorporate/respond to new cultural groups
Name some barriers to cross-cultural practice
ethnocentrism
language barriers
class values
culture values
