TRAINING CURRICULUM What does cultural competency mean and why should I care?

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1 TRAINING CURRICULUM What does cultural competency mean and why should I care? Sujata Warrier, Ph.D. For Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence / APIA Health Forum January 2007

2 15 minute version TRAINING CURRICULUM Cultural Competency Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence / APIA Health Forum January 2007

3 Cultural Identity Exercise What is your cultural identity?

4 Definition Of Culture A critical definition of culture refers to shared experiences or commonalities that have developed and continue to evolve in relation to changing social and political contexts, based on: race ethnicity national origin sexuality gender religion age class disability status immigration status education geographic location (space) rural, urban time, or other axes of identification within the historical context of oppression

5 So, what does this mean? In what ways does this understanding of culture affect our work? Who are you? Who is she? How do you see her as she sees you? What is the context of your work and the principles that guide it? How do all these come together?

6 30 minute version TRAINING CURRICULUM Cultural Competency Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence / APIA Health Forum January 2007

7 What does cultural competency mean and why should I care? Sujata Warrier, Ph.D. For Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence APIA Health Forum January 2007

8 Cultural Identity Exercise What is your cultural identity?

9 Definition Of Culture A critical definition of culture refers to shared experiences or commonalities that have developed and continue to evolve in relation to changing social and political contexts, based on: race ethnicity national origin sexuality gender religion age class disability status immigration status education geographic location (space) rural, urban time, or other axes of identification within the historical context of oppression

10 Why Should We Consider Culture? Culture shapes an individual s experience of domestic violence. Culture shapes the batterer s response to intervention and acceptance of responsibility. Culture shapes access to other services that might be crucial for the victim. The culture of the system and the victim will impact outcome.

11 So, what does this mean? In what ways does this understanding of culture affect our work? Who are you? Who is she? How do you see her as she sees you What is the context of your work and the principles that guide it? How do all these come together?

12 Working Assumptions CULTURALLY COMPETENT ASSUMPTIONS: All cultures are contradictory - values can be both oppressive and nurturing at the same time. Each victim is not only a member of her/his community, but a unique individual with their own responses. The complexity of a person s response is shaped by multiple factors. Each individual comes into any encounter with cultural experiences and perspectives that might differ from those present in the system. All institutions have to develop specific policies and procedures to systematically build cultural competence.

13 45 minute version TRAINING CURRICULUM Cultural Competency Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence / APIA Health Forum January 2007

14 What does cultural competency mean and why should I care? Sujata Warrier, Ph.D. For Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence APIA Health Forum January 2007

15 Goals Of This Session To define the terms culture and cultural competence and respect the dynamics of difference. To identify ways in which culture is relevant. To recognize cultural misinformation and avoid assumptions about a person or the facts of a situation based on misinformation. To identify personal biases that are brought to any encounter that might influence the interpretation of facts and making of decisions in domestic violence cases.

16 Cultural Identity Exercise What is your cultural identity? How does your identity enhance, limit, affect your work?

17 What Is Culture? Historically and anthropologically thought to be a stable pattern of beliefs, values, thoughts, norms etc. that are transmitted from generation to generation for successfully adapting to other group members and their environment. The problem is that this is an outdated definition.

18 Definition Of Culture A critical definition of culture refers to shared experiences or commonalities that have developed and continue to evolve in relation to changing social and political contexts, based on: race ethnicity national origin sexuality gender religion age class disability status immigration status education geographic location (space) rural, urban time, or other axes of identification within the historical context of oppression

19 Intersectionality People live multiple & layered lives derived from social relations, history, and the operation of structures of power. Expose all types of discrimination that occur as a consequence of the combination. No slotting people, no single form of discrimination exposes full range of vulnerabilities as it links all structures of oppressions.

20 So, what does this mean? In what ways does this understanding of culture affect our work? Who are you? Who is she? How do you see her as she sees you What is the context of your work and the principles that guide it? How do all these come together?

21 Cultural Competence Is.. About both individual and institutional practice. Characterized by the acceptance of and respect for difference. About continuous self-assessments regarding culture with special attention to and respect for the dynamics of difference.

22 Working Assumptions CULTURALLY COMPETENT ASSUMPTIONS: All cultures are contradictory in that there is both widespread acceptance of domestic violence as part of society as well as traditions of resistance. Each victim is not only a member of her/his community, but a unique individual with their own responses. The complexity of a person s response to domestic violence is shaped by multiple factors. Each individual comes into a courtroom encounter with cultural experiences and perspectives that might differ from those present in the courtroom. All institutions have to develop specific policies and procedures to systematically build cultural competence.

23 60 minute version TRAINING CURRICULUM Cultural Competency Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence / APIA Health Forum January 2007

24 What does cultural competency mean and why should I care? Sujata Warrier, Ph.D. For Asian & Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence APIA Health Forum January 2007

25 Goals Of This Session To define the terms culture and cultural competence and respect the dynamics of difference. To identify ways in which culture is relevant. To recognize cultural misinformation and avoid assumptions about a person or the facts of a situation based on misinformation. To identify personal biases that are brought to any encounter that might influence the interpretation of facts and making of decisions in domestic violence cases.

26 Cultural Identity Exercise What is your cultural identity? How does your identity enhance, limit, affect your work?

27 What Is Culture? Historically and anthropologically thought to be a stable pattern of beliefs, values, thoughts, norms etc. that are transmitted from generation to generation for successfully adapting to other group members and their environment. The problem is that this is an outdated definition.

28 Definition Of Culture A critical definition of culture refers to shared experiences or commonalities that have developed and continue to evolve in relation to changing social and political contexts, based on: race ethnicity national origin sexuality gender religion age class disability status immigration status education geographic location (space) rural, urban time, or other axes of identification within the historical context of oppression

29 Intersectionality People live multiple & layered lives derived from social relations, history, and the operation of structures of power. Expose all types of discrimination that occur as a consequence of the combination. No slotting people, no single form of discrimination exposes full range of vulnerabilities as it links all structures of oppressions.

30 So, what does this mean? In what ways does this understanding of culture affect our work? Who are you? Who is she? How do you see her as she sees you What is the context of your work and the principles that guide it? How do all these come together?

31 Cultural Competence Is.. About both individual and institutional practice. Characterized by the acceptance of and respect for difference. About continuous self-assessments regarding culture with special attention to and respect for the dynamics of difference.

32 Working Assumptions CULTURALLY COMPETENT ASSUMPTIONS: All cultures are contradictory in that there is both widespread acceptance of domestic violence as part of society as well as traditions of resistance. Each victim is not only a member of her/his community, but a unique individual with their own responses. The complexity of a person s response to domestic violence is shaped by multiple factors. Each individual comes into a courtroom encounter with cultural experiences and perspectives that might differ from those present in the courtroom. All institutions have to develop specific policies and procedures to systematically build cultural competence.