Cultural Responsiveness

Why is the term cultural competence no longer used?

Why is the term cultural competence no longer used?

competence implies fully achieving which is not truly possible

what is culture?

ideas and values shared by a large group of people. Learned, dynamic, and often unconcious

what is primary culture

elements of culture you can see and would be very hard to change

what is primary culture

cultural elements that can change over our lifetime

examples of primary culture

race, gender, age, religious affiliation

examples of primary culture

socioeconomic status, education, occupation, sexual orientation

the social principles, goals, or standards held or accepted by an individual, class, society, ect

values

practices, service, and procedures that are structured, shared, and familiar

rituals

a social classification of how we appear to others

race

a state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition (biological construct)

ethnicity

self examination, exploration of biases, exploration of own culture

cultural awareness

process of learning about other cultural/ethnic groups, exploration of variations in health conditions

cultural knowledge

ability to conduct cultural assessment and identify relevant data

cultural skill

engagement in intercultural interaction, modification of existing beliefs, prevention of stereotypes

cultural encounter

natural inclination to engage in the cultural competence process, passion and motivation

cultural desire

a statement about a group of people

generalization

a judgement about an individual influenced by a mental state associated with a group

stereotype

What does LEARN stand for in cultural assesment?

listen, elicit, assess, recommend, negotiate

what are the strategies to ask cultural questions and what order should they be used?

open ended then declarative

are oral interpreters and translated documents required when needed?

yes (federally mandated)

what are some important considerations when working with an interpreter?

brief and introduce interpreter, reassure confidentiality, direct questions to the patient