What is your definition of cultural competency?
Opportunity Cost In Health Care
January 11, 2023Evaluation of the Health History for Mrs. J
January 11, 2023What is your definition of cultural competency?
Description
TO PREPARE
- Review this week’s Learning Resources, including the videos, and then reflect on the following:
- What is your definition of cultural competency?
- What skills do you think are necessary for attaining cultural competence as a social worker working with that population?
- What is the difference between having knowledge about a cultural group and engaging with an individual from the stance of cultural humility?
- Then, search the Walden Library for additional information that supports the skills you selected.
BY DAY 3
Post a response to the following:
- Provide your definition of cultural humility.
- Explain how this is similar or different to how the Kirst-Ashman and Hull textbook describes cultural competence.
- Explain the skills you think are necessary for developing cultural awareness as a social worker.
