Multicultural Competency Paper Kim Nores University of Phoenix PSYCH/535 Nino Kakulia 10/15/2012 As a psychologist it is imperative to be able to understand different cultures. We should be aware of our own biases‚ perceptions‚ attitudes and beliefs that we hold about culturally different groups. We should also be knowledgeable about the values‚ practices and experiences of individuals who are culturally different from ourselves. We should also be aware of our strengths and weakness in interacting
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In this competency‚ I learned that it is important to do evaluations because it can improve effectiveness and increase accountability. In addition‚ evaluating can help monitor the progress of a social worker. For instance‚ Dr. Mary talked about how supervisors will evaluate their social workers to ensure that they are doing a proficient job. However‚ it is equally as important that social workers evaluate their own work. By evaluating your own practice as a social worker‚ it can help us to assess
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Healthy Lifestyle In today’s society we told that we need to stop eating at fast food restaurants because that is the source of obesity‚ which is wrong there are many reasons to why people are gaining weight. One of the reasons is that we have become lazy. Exercise We sit around too much‚ we know we need to get out of the house and exercise‚ but we create so many excuses to why we can’t. For example most people say that they are too busy to exercise or that they can’t because it hurts‚ people
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Competency Goal #1 To establish and maintain a safe‚ healthy learning environment Functional Area 1‚ Safe Keeping the babies safe at the daycare is very important to me‚ I make it my number one priority Young Infants I do this by: * Laying the infants on backs at all times to sleep unless its tummy time. * Making sure all areas and toys are free of lose pieces or sharp edges. * Making sure everyone in the room knows where the first aid kit is at all times. * Taking a walky
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Connect with others. Develop and maintain strong relationships with people around you who will support and enrich your life. The quality of our personal relationships has a great effect on our wellbeing. Putting time and effort into building strong relationships can bring great rewards. Take time to enjoy. Set aside time for activities‚ hobbies and projects you enjoy. Let yourself be spontaneous and creative when the urge takes you. Do a crossword; take a walk in your local park; read a book;
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Leadership Communications Inc. 15 Warner Way‚ Suite 100 Canton‚ MA 02021 www.tolead.com Practical Questions for Building Competency Models Richard S. Mansfield Strategic Partner‚ Leadership Communications Inc.1 Presented at Insight Information Company Conference Competency-Based Management for the Federal Public Service Ottawa November 6-7‚ 2000 1 Richard Mansfield‚ 20 Lincoln Lane‚ Sudbury‚ MA 01776‚ USA. Tel.: 978-443-9668‚ Fax: 978443-9669; Email: RSMansfie@AOL.COM Leadership Communications
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Core Competency involves incorporating diversity into practice. This skill is associated with several practice behaviors that I will be linking to specific artifacts. The first practice behavior is transforming one’s behavior in response to recognition of one’s biases based in difference and culture. This practice behavior relates to an Alcohol Anonymous meeting that I attended‚ and I had to write a reflection for my substance abuse class. The second practice behavior is modifying and adapting mainstream
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Safe Haven Katie‚ a mysterious 27-year-old woman‚ moves to Southport‚ North Carolina. She maintains privacy at an extreme level‚ starts working at a restaurant named Ivan’s‚ and lives an isolated life without involving herself in anything social. It is apparent that she is hiding a secret. She becomes friends with her neighbor‚ a woman in her thirties named Jo. Katie regularly goes shopping at a store and the owner of the store‚ Alex‚ becomes attracted to her. Alex is a widower with two children
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Safe dance Safe dance 1. What is safe dance? A term coined to mean dance practises that are taught and performed with care as effective safe guards against potential injury. 2. What is the main way of avoiding injury? Not to side step troublesome movements but ensure that the body is sufficiently prepared to be able to handle them without injury. Overall Fitness 3. According to the article‚ what are the essential components of fitness? Balanced diet‚ adequate rest‚ gradual muscular exercise
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Safe Sex or Protected Sex is a set of practices that became prominent in the late 1980 ’s as a result of the AIDS epidemic (Wikipedia . Safe sex practices are designed to reduce the risk of contracting an infection during sexual intercourse (Wikipedia . Nowadays ‚ due to an increase in risk taking behavior where sexual intercourse is concerned ‚ safe sex practices are used to prevent a number of infections commonly known as Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI ’s ) or Diseases (STD ’s ‚ which
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