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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Marketing Diary-by Da Zhang Sessions11-Models of Competitive Analysis My Key Concept- Core competence Core competencies are the collective learning of the organization and the guiding parameters for new markets and diversification. A company with core competencies‚ will be able to create more value. The process of developing core competencies starts with the strategic intent of being a leader in the market by leveraging the resources which requires three investments‚ technology‚ governance process
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Cultural Competence: Is it necessary? What is Cultural Competence? Many different definitions of cultural competence are out there‚ but probably the most widely accepted is the following: “Cultural and linguistic competence is a set of congruent behaviors‚ knowledge‚ attitudes‚ and policies that come together in a system‚ organization‚ or among professionals that enables effective work in cross-cultural situations. “Culture” refers to integrated patterns of human behavior that include the
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Critically analyze definitions of cultural competence and describe in your own words‚ what is the definition of cultural competence? According to (Leininger‚ 1979)‚ Cultural competence is divided in to two categories‚ the first one is the organizational cultural competence which is according to the National Center of Cultural Competence should hold a defined set of values and principles to be utilized to assess‚ work and measure the effectiveness of the serviced communities. The second category
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Interacting with other people and the world is a daily occurrence for most. The interaction with others meets interpersonal needs‚ but how do we interact? We interact through communication. Hundreds of years ago‚ one could only communicate with another person if they were face to face; however‚ since the invention of papyrus and the printing press‚ the human race has progressed immensely. We now have advanced technologies that aid in communication such as email‚ voicemail‚ phone calls‚ live-chat
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Assessing one’s position on the cultural competence continuum is a task of ironic proportions. Because it is a fluid process‚ it is difficult to precisely place one’s self on a continuum that is not quite linear. It seems that as soon as one feels that they are becoming competent and embodying the characteristics of one who completely respects and accepts another culture‚ there is yet another dimension of this competence that requires assessment and adaptation. For the time being and that being
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Communication Competence Communication competence is the ability to choose a communication behavior that is both appropriate and effective for a given situation. Interpersonal competency allows one to achieve their communication goals without causing the other party to lose face. The model most often used to describe competence is the component model (Spitzberg & Cupach‚ 1984) which includes three components: 1) knowledge‚ 2) skill‚ and 3) motivation. Knowledge simply means knowing what behavior
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20120419 Core Concepts in Cultural Competence Key Concepts (printable) |Cultural Competence | | | | |Definition: |Cultural Competence is a set of values‚ behaviors‚ attitudes and practices within a system‚ organization
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The conscious competence model helps us to sort through the stages required to acquire a skill and an awareness of our level of acquisition. When we learn new skills‚ there are different emotions that we experience at different stages of the learning process. As we move through the following levels‚ we are able to build competence in a new skill. By understanding the emotions experienced during the learning process‚ we are able to stay motivated when times get tough and are able to manage expectations
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understand how organizations acquire‚ exploit and adjust their core capabilities in responding to complex circumstances. Many scholars refer to learning as a context-dependent process leading to the creation‚ storage‚ and further refinement of routines‚ competences and capabilities (Nelson and Winter‚ 1982; Teece et al. 1997; Prahalad and Hamel‚ 1990; Leonard-Barton‚ 1992). In this respect‚ learning is critical since (i) it represents the act to acquiring organizational knowledge‚ and (ii) capabilities
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