Cultural Competence Knowledge Acquisition Worksheet
Cultural Competence Knowledge Acquisition Worksheet
Cultural competence refers to a lifelong process of committing oneself to developing the awareness, knowledge, and skills necessary to engage in actions and produce conditions that allow for the optimal development of clients and systems. Cultural competence involves the ability to engage in actions and create conditions that promote the optimal development of clients and client systems. Cultural competence is a way of being as opposed to a way of doing and for that reason, it is a lifelong process with no endpoint.
This week you will focus on the knowledge acquisition component of cultural competency. For the purposes of this assignment, you should stick with the culturally diverse group that you selected to work with in last weeks Self-Assessment of Cultural Humility Assignment.
Step 1: Conduct research on the group that you selected and identify a minimum of 3 credible sources (the textbook may be one of them) that enhance your knowledge of the following:
The historical ways in which the group you have selected has engaged in healing practices that target the mind, body, and spirit.
The significance of collectivistic vs. individualistic orientations and perspectives in the cultural worldview of the group you have selected.
The sociohistorical context through which the group you have selected has experienced EuroAmerican values and Western endorsed ideals.
The institutional barriers that may prevent members of the group you have selected from using mental health services.
Empirically supported culturally adapted treatments that have incorporated relevant patient characteristics, preferences, and cultural factors for the group you have selected.
Complete the table below:
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Now that you have completed this Cultural Competence Knowledge Acquisition Worksheet, go back to the assignment and follow the prompt to complete the written component of this assignment.
