Cultural Awareness. Cultural Competency. Cultural Awareness. Culture includes the following elements. Define Culture 12/6/2015

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1 Cultural Awareness Speaker, Educator, Cultural Awareness Learn about elements of culture and how that compares/ contrasts to their own culture. Participate in the experiential activity Flash Judgments Goal: To minimize quick judgments of people Cultural Competency Domain 1: Planning and Evaluation Incorporate cultural responsiveness into all planning and evaluation activities. Domain 2: Prevention Education and Service Delivery Serve as a resource to community members and organizations regarding prevention strategies and best practices. Domain 3: Communication Communicate effectively with various audiences. Domain 4: Community Organization Identify a diverse group of stakeholders to include in prevention programming activities. Offer guidance to stakeholders and community members in mobilizing for community change. Domain 5: Public Policy and Environmental Change Collaborate with various community groups to develop and strengthen effective policy. Domain 6: Professional Growth and Responsibility Demonstrate cultural responsiveness as a prevention professional. Define Culture People typically think of culture in terms of race or ethnicity, but culture also refers to other social groups defined by characteristics such as age, gender, religion, income level, education, geographical location, sexual orientation, disability, or profession. Culture includes the following elements Norms (how people behave) Values (what is important to people) Beliefs (what people think about something) Symbols (how people express themselves through art, stories, music, language, etc.) Practices (customs or patterns of behavior that may not be connected to beliefs and values) 1

2 A Definition of Culture Culture is the knowledge, experience, values, ideas, attitudes, skills, tastes and techniques that are passed on from more experienced members of a community to new members. Carriers of Culture Carriers of culture include families, religious organizations, peer groups, neighbors and social groups. Your Culture Think about the culture you belong to. Tell us about something that demonstrated your culture and would give us a better understanding of you. Do people belong to more than one culture? Is it difficult to remain neutral about all cultures? What biases do people have about their own culture? 2

3 How might biases affect your service as a prevention professional? What could you do as a prevention professional to be more aware of different cultures? Cultural Competence Cultural Competence The understanding and appreciation of cultural differences and similarities within and between groups. A willingness and ability to draw on community-based values, traditions, and customs and to work with knowledgeable persons of and from the community in developing prevention strategies. (CSAP 1994). Cultural: 1. Knowledge 2. Awareness 3. Sensitivity 4. Competence 1. Cultural Knowledge Knowledge of some cultural characteristics, history, values, beliefs and behaviors of a different group 3

4 2. Cultural Awareness Openness to the idea of changing cultural attitudes 3. Cultural Sensitivity Knowledge of cultural differences without assigning values to the differences 4. Cultural Competence Ability to bring together different behaviors, attitudes and policies and work effectively in crosscultural settings to produce better results Cultural Inclusion The practice of intentionally working to ensure the right of all of a community's diverse populations to participate fully and equally in decision-making, policy development, and implementation of programs, policies and practices. Respectful Being respectful of the health beliefs, practices, and cultural and linguistic needs of diverse people and groups. This includes: Valuing cultural differences Having an open mind Responsive Being responsive to the health beliefs, practices and cultural and linguistic needs of diverse people and groups. This includes: Knowing something about the culture of the group that the interventions focus on. Customizing prevention and promotion in a way that respects and fits with the culture of the group that selected interventions target. 4

5 Responsive Being responsive to the health beliefs, practices and cultural and linguistic needs of diverse people and groups. This also includes: Involving people from the targeted cultural group in assessing needs, developing resources, planning and implementing interventions, and evaluating their effectiveness. Cultural Competence Continuum Cultural destructiveness Attitudes and practices (as well as policies and structures in organizations) are destructive to a cultural group. Culture incapacity The capacity to respond effectively to the needs, interests, and preferences of culturally and linguistically diverse groups is lacking. Cultural blindness The predominant philosophy is one that views and treats all people as the same. Cultural pre-competence There is awareness of strengths and areas for growth to respond effectively to culturally and linguistically diverse populations. Cultural competence Acceptance and respect for culture is consistently demonstrated in policies, structures, practices, and attitudes. Cultural proficiency Culture is held in high esteem and used as a foundation to guide all endeavors. Describe the youth culture today. Youth Around Us Matching- who is Class President Artist Future Homemakers of America, President Taiwan immigrant Hockey player Class Salutatorian Homeless High school drop-out Gang member Deaf Biographical Sketch Please select an individual from the photo sheet and answer the following questions about their photo. 1) Who is this person? 2) Give the person a name, ethnic heritage, age, occupation, educational background, etc. 3) Where does this person live? 4) Where did the person grow up? 5) Describe his/her home situation. 6) What kind of car does this person drive? 7) What kind of hobbies does this person have? 8) What is the most notable thing this person has done in his/her life? 9) What is his/her biggest problem? 10) What are his/her favorite movies, TV show and music? 11) Would this person be a friend of yours? Explain why or why not. 12) Will this person succeed? Explain why or why not. Flash Judged Flash judgments are judgments that we make about people based upon their appearances and our first impressions of them. Take a minute to think silently about a time that you feel you have been flash judged. 5

6 Flash Judged Write about a time when someone (or a group of people) made a flash judgment about you, relying on stereotypes about what you look or act like. Describe what happened and how it made you feel. Some Elements of Culture Which elements: 1. Are easy to discover if you know someone just slightly? 2. Are easy to discover if you know someone very well? Some Elements of Culture Which elements: 3. Are difficult to discover even if you know someone well? 4. What implications does this have for prevention professionals? 6