Question 11 out of 1 pointsPick the option that correctly lists the components of the Cultural Competence Continuum in thecorrect order:
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Question 21 out of 1 pointsTrue or False? The cultural pre-competence stage is a stage health care providers should feelcomfortable staying for a while because it means they are recognizing the need to provideculturally and linguistically appropriate care.
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Question 31 out of 1 pointsTrue or False? Once someone is culturally proficient he/she no longer needs to worry aboutcultural competence.
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Question 41 out of 1 pointsCampinha-Bacote describes cultural competence as:
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Question 51 out of 1 pointsAll Indians like to be in close proximity to another person when talking to them.
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HSA3412CExam #2Chapter 4:1.The first level of the cultural competence continuum is cultural blindness.A. TrueB. False
2.The second level of the cultural competence continuum is cultural competence.
3.Each of the following are components of the cultural competence continuum except
4.Cultural destructiveness is one of the highest levels of the continuum.
5.Cultural incapacity refers to the lack of capacity to respond effectively toA. DoctorsB. NursesC. Culturally and linguistically diverse groupsD. The President and CEO
6.Cultural blindness refers to all people as
7.True or False: Cultural Pre-Competence is when a healthcare organization is aware of itsstrengths and areas of growth and there is a clear commitment to human and civil rights.8.True or False:Cultural Pre-Competence per the continuum, involves ensuring that the needsof diverse patients/clients/customers are met.9 .Cultural proficiency does not take the process of cultural competence further.
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for Everyone
- AGAPE – Hudson Valley
- AGAPE – Long Island
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- NYS Post Adoption Support Centers
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- Parents Support Groups
- Find Parent Support Groups
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- Conference and Training
- Conference
- Training Workshop Menu
- Coalition Hosted Trainings and Events
- Coalition Videos
- Parents Support Groups
- Adoptive and Foster Care Therapist Network (AFCTN)
- AFCTN Sevrices Directory
- Add or Update Listing
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- Adoption 101
- Issues to Consider
- A Guide to Adoption Options
- How to Adopt a Child
- Understanding the Adoption Process
- Requirements to Adopt a Child in New York
- Finding an Adoption Agency
- Choosing an Adoption Attorney
- Post Adoption Support Services
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- Post Adoption Support Centers
- How to Adopt a Child
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Cultural competence is a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes and policies that come together in a system, agency or professional and enable that system, agency or professional to work effectively in cross-cultural situations. The word culture is used because it implies the integrated pattern of human behavior that includes thought, communication, actions, customs, beliefs,
values and institutions of a racial, ethnic, religious or social group. The word competence is used because it implies having the capacity to function effectively. A culturally competent system of care acknowledges and incorporates–at all levels–the importance of culture, the assessment of cross-cultural relations, vigilance towards the dynamics that result from cultural differences, the expansion of cultural knowledge and the adaptation of services to meet culturally unique needs. Certainly
the description of cultural competence seems idealistic. How can a system accomplish all of these things? How can it achieve this set of behaviors, attitudes and policies? Cultural competence may be viewed as a goal toward which agencies can strive. Accordingly, becoming culturally competent is a developmental process. No matter how proficient an agency may become, there will always be room for growth. It is a process in which the system of care can measure its progress according to the agency’s
achievement of specific developmental tasks. As the tasks are defined the system will be guided toward progressively more culturally competent services. First, it is important for an agency to internally assess its level of cultural competence. To better understand where one is in the process of becoming more culturally competent, it is useful to think of the possible ways of responding to cultural differences. Imagine a continuum which ranges from cultural proficiency to cultural
destructiveness. There are a variety of possibilities between these two extremes. Here we discuss five points along the continuum and the characteristics that might be exhibited at each position. The most negative end of the continuum is represented by attitudes, policies and practices which are destructive to cultures and consequently to the individuals within the culture. The most extreme example of this orientation are programs which actively participate
in cultural genocide–the purposeful destruction of a culture. The next position on the continuum is one at which the system or agencies do not intentionally seek to be culturally destructive but rather lack the capacity to help minority clients or communities. The system remains extremely biased, believes in the racial superiority of the subdominant group and assumes a paternal posture towards “lesser” races. These agencies may disproportionately apply
resources, discriminate against people of color on the basis of whether they “know their place” and believe in the supremacy of dominant culture helpers. Such agencies may support segregation as a desirable policy. They may act as agents of oppression by enforcing racist policies and maintaining stereotypes. Such agencies are often characterized by ignorance and an unrealistic fear of people of color. The characteristics of cultural incapacity include: discriminatory hiring practices, subtle
messages to people of color that they are not valued or welcome, and generally lower expectations of minority clients. At the midpoint on the continuum the system and its agencies provide services with the express philosophy of being unbiased. They function with the belief that color or culture make no difference and that we are all the same. Culturally blind agencies are characterized by the belief that helping approaches traditionally used by the dominant
culture are universally applicable; if the system worked as it should, all people–regardless of race or culture–would be serviced with equal effectiveness. This view reflects a well intended liberal philosophy; however, the consequences of such a belief are to make services so ethnocentric as to render them virtually useless to all but the most assimilated people of color. Such services ignore cultural strengths, encourage assimilation and blame the victims for their problems. Members of
minority communities are viewed from the cultural deprivation model which asserts that problems are the result of inadequate cultural resources. Outcome is usually measured by how closely the client approximates a middle class non-minority existence. Institutional racism restricts minority access to professional training, staff positions and services. Eligibility for services is often ethnocentric. For example, foster care licensing standards in many states restrict licensure of extended
family systems occupying one home. These agencies may participate in special projects with minority populations when monies are specifically available or with the intent of “rescuing” people of color. Unfortunately, such minority projects are often conducted without community guidance and are the first casualties when funds run short. Culturally blind agencies suffer from a deficit of information and often lack the avenues through which they can obtain needed information. While these agencies
often view themselves as unbiased and responsive to minority needs, their ethnocentrism is reflected in attitude, policy and practice. Culturally competent agencies are characterized by acceptance and respect for difference, continuing self-assessment regarding culture, careful attention to the dynamics of difference, continuous expansion of cultural knowledge and resources, and a variety of adaptations to service models in order to better meet the needs of
minority populations. The culturally competent agency works to hire unbiased employees, seeks advice and consultation from the minority community and actively decides what it is and is not capable of providing to minority clients. The most positive end of the scale is advanced cultural competence or proficiency. This point on the continuum is characterized by holding culture in high esteem. The culturally proficient agency seeks to add to the knowledge
base of culturally competent practice by conducting research, developing new therapeutic approaches based on culture and publishing and disseminating the results of demonstration projects. The culturally proficient agency hires staff who are specialists in culturally competent practice. Such an agency advocates for cultural competence throughout the system and improved relations between cultures throughout society. In conclusion, the degree of cultural competence an agency achieves is not
dependent on any one factor. Attitudes, policies, and practice are three major arenas where development can and must occur if an agency is to move toward cultural competence. Attitudes change to become less ethnocentric and biased. Policies change to become more flexible and culturally impartial. Practices become more congruent with the culture of the client from initial contact through termination. Positive movement along the continuum results from an aggregate of factors at various levels of
an agency’s structure. Every level of the agency (board members, policymakers, administrators, practitioners and consumers), can and must participate in the process. At each level the principles of valuing difference, self-assessment, understanding dynamics, building cultural knowledge and adapting practice can be applied. As each level makes progress in implementing the principles, and as attitudes, policies and practices change, the agency becomes more culturally competent. by
Terry L. Cross, MSW. Reprinted with permission from the Fall, 1988 issue of “Focal Point”, the bulletin of The Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children’s Mental Health, Portland State University.Cultural Competence Continuum
Cultural Destructiveness
Cultural Incapacity
Cultural Blindness
Cultural Pre-Competence
Advanced Cultural Competence