Cultural Competence Reflection Cultural competence is continuum‚ in the sense that there is always room for self-assessment‚ improvement and reflection. The first time that I was exposed to the concept of cultural competence in a formal setting was this semester in pharmacy practice. I have always valued learning about different cultures. As a theology minor during my undergraduate years I took a reader course entitled ‘The Catholic Church and American Culture’ in which I learned about the various
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1. What do you understand by the term "Communication Compentence"? Many people see communication as just ‘talk’. This is not so‚ communication is a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols‚ signs‚ or behaviour. I recently learnt that the communication field focuses on how people use messages to generate meanings within and across various contexts‚ cultures‚ channels and media. So a more precise definition for communication is “the management
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about different cultures and different diverse groups increase chances of treatment of the client and interactions with the client as well. The American Counseling Association Codes of Ethics tells us a few things about diversity and multicultural competence. Counselors are to treat clients to the best of their ability regardless of beliefs‚ race‚ values‚ and behaviors. Respect client’s views that differ from their own. Multicultural competency is required for all counselors to gain knowledge
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know what my strengths and weaknesses are. As a person who is strong in interpersonal intelligence I find that I am very strong in the social competence section of this test. This section is heavily explained as a persons ability to connect and understand others. In this area or section I find I’m strong in areas of interpersonal competence‚ cultural competence‚and peaceful conflict resolution. The reason I feel strong in these areas is because I feel as though I have a pretty good understanding of
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Essay On Social Competence The physical environment within an early childhood setting can be detrimental to children’s behaviour through their developmental stages. Social competence corresponds with positive behaviour because lack of engagement to the child’s environment may cause a child to respond by boredom‚ chaotic behaviour‚ unable to express themselves through language‚ lack of concentration and overall developmental challenges (Porter‚ 2008‚ pp. 164). It is the responsibility of the educator’s
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Culturally Competent Care Name: Kristin Jones Institution: Excelsior College Introduction Cultural competence care is borrowed from the aspects of cultural competence in any other work or personal environment. Cultural competence refers to the aspect of developing awareness of the personal existence‚ thought‚ sensation as well as the environment‚ without letting this knowledge have any form of influence on other people’s backgrounds‚ thoughts and opinions (Murphy‚ 2011). This means that one has
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Prompt 1 (Just an FYI‚ this is not my final draft! Feel free to harshly/constructively criticize my essay. Thank you!) My parents’ expectations have always been a major influence on my five siblings and me‚ and my father stressed on higher education above all else. He would say‚ “Yog nej tsis kawm ntawv qib siab kom tau ib txoj hauj lwm zoo tshaj nej niam‚ ces tsis tseem yog yug nej los nyob tebchaws mekas li” (if you aren’t able to pursue a higher education to earn a better
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The Coast Guard Academy is my primary choice for college right after high school because of its excellence in higher education. If accepted into the Academy‚ I expect the four years of being a cadet to be very rigorous and challenging. I know that the Academy is not for everyone‚ but I know deep in my heart that this is for me. Ever since I was a kid‚ I have known my father to be a very brave and courageous police officer serving in the LAPD. He has really inspired me to be like him and I know that
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1. How to improve your own Interpersonal communication competence. Although the art of communication is sometimes perceived as an innate skill‚ one can learn to develop or enhance this skill. One may ask how? The answer is simple; by adapting and adjusting to the person’s behaviour in order to convey a message that is well understood‚ that will produce the desired results without compromising the communicator’s self-respect. 2. How to improve your self-esteem (pg 29) To every effort amounts
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Cultural Competence and Treatment The issue of culture has become an increasingly popular topic in the realm of health care‚ delivery of services‚ and in particular the area of addiction and treatment. When considering the area of culture one must look beyond the area of race and ethnicity. Culture is inclusive of a person’s gender‚ age‚ religious affiliation‚ socioeconomic status‚ sexual orientation and even geography. Culture may include the identification of a generation of beliefs or a new identity
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