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What is cultural competency?
What is cultural competency?
Cultural competence is the ability to understand, communicate with and effectively interact with people across cultures. Cultural competence encompasses these four features: source (Framework for School Age Care in Australia)
being aware of one’s own world view
developing positive attitudes towards cultural differences
gaining knowledge of different cultural practices and world views
developing skills for communication and interaction across cultures.
The Case for Cultural Competence (Chapter 1 of Cultural Competence NOW)
What is racial identity?
What is racial identity?
Racial Identity
What is Racial identity?
Racial identity is externally imposed: “How do others perceive me?”
Racial identity is also internally constructed: “How do I identify myself?”
Understanding how our identities and experiences have been shaped by race is vital. We are all awarded certain privileges and or disadvantages because of our race whether or not we are conscious of it.
“Race matters. Race matters … because of persistent racial inequality in society - inequality that cannot be ignored.” JUSTICE SONYA SOTOMAYOR United States Supreme Court
Understanding white privilege as a concept
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