Essential Elements of Cultural Proficiency

Question 1

What do the essential elements of cultural proficiency do?

Answer 1

The essential elements of cultural proficiency provide the standards for individual values and behavior and organizational policies and practices:

Question 2

What are the essential elements of cultural proficiency? (5 of them)

Answer 2

1. Assess Culture
2. Value Diversity
3. Manage the Dynamics of Difference
4. Adapt to Diversity
5. Institutionalize Cultural Knowledge

Question 3

What does Assess Culture mean?

Answer 3

-Claim your differences
-Counselors acknowledge the differences among the people in their environment
They claim their own differences

Question 4

What does Value Diversity mean?

Answer 4

Counselors embrace these differences, acknowledging that differences are something that add value to the environment

Question 5

What does manage the dynamics of differences mean?

Answer 5

When there are conflicts, reframe differences so that diversity is not perceived as a problem to be solved.

Question 6

What does adapt to diversity mean?

Answer 6

Change to make a difference

One can teach and learn about differences and how to respond to them effectively

Question 7

What does institutionalize cultural knowledge mean?

Answer 7

Train about differences
The institution offers trainings about differences
Change systems to ensure healthy and effective responses to diversity