Cultural Awareness Student PDF

Cultural Awareness ISSUES AND CONCERNS H L S C 3 4 4 : S M A L L G R O U P P R O C E S S F O R T H E H E A LT H P R O F E S S I O N A L  Culture Taken from: https://extension.psu.edu/what-is-cultural- competence-and-how-to-develop-it “Sha...

Cultural Awareness ISSUES AND CONCERNS H L S C 3 4 4 : S M A L L G R O U P P R O C E S S F O R T H E H E A LT H P R O F E S S I O N A L  Culture Taken from: https://extension.psu.edu/what-is-cultural- competence-and-how-to-develop-it “Shared beliefs, values, and assumptions of a group of people who learn from one another and teach to others that their behaviors, attitudes, and perspectives are the correct ways to think, act, and feel." What is Culture? WHAT DO YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU HEAR THE WORD CULTURE?  Cultures arise from the need of people to interact to survive. Regional mores and norms – can vary within a geographical area What is Culture? Affected by the physical environment and the demands on survival Is always evolving…  Ethics and cultural competence Facilitate group Bridge the cultural cohesiveness by increasing boundaries to ensure that understanding of one Cultural competence is a we are holistic and sensitive another related to culture, factor of beneficence. to individual needs. race, gender and socioeconomic status  Practicing Cross Cultural Skills taken from https://extension.psu.edu/what-is-cultural-competence-and-how-to-develop-it Practice openness by demonstrating acceptance of difference. Be flexible by demonstrating acceptance of ambiguity. Demonstrate humility through suspension of judgment and the ability to learn. Be sensitive to others by appreciating cultural differences. Show a spirit of adventure by showing curiosity and seeing opportunities in different situations. Use a sense of humor through the ability to laugh at ourselves. Practice positive change or action by demonstrating a successful interaction with the identified culture.  Why be culturally competent? ❑Reduce conflict ❑Increase resilience ❑Increase social sphere ❑Increase opportunity  Developing cultural competency Group Group leaders need to: Understand Understand own personal biases, feelings and responses Develop Develop awareness of cultural assumptions Resolve Resolve biases and explore cultural concepts Develop Develop a plan for learning about cultural differences  Group Leaders ❑ Must be aware of the potential for challenges due to cultural diversity ❑ If necessary, must address cultural barriers or issues that arise in the group. ❑ Must incorporate awareness of cultural diversity into group planning.  Impact on Group Participation ❑Verbal Participation ❑Inclusion and Exclusion ❑Influence and Power ❑Expression of Feelings ❑Decision Making ❑Norms of individual’s backgrounds. ❑Group Atmosphere Many factors impact participation: personality, emotional state, topic being discussed, etc. May be of a culture in which men speak first. Verbal Participation May expect that the leader will ask him or her to speak. Perception of silence: Lack of response to a question may be perceived as disinterest or indifference There are always some power differences within the group. Deference may be given based on education, socioeconomic status, age, gender, or other factors. Influence and Power  Group leader must be Members being able to viewed as a credible relate to the leader is a authority figure major factor How much attention is Leader’s age, gender, given to members that are race/ethnicity play a role different than the others? in how leader is perceived by group members Are they made to feel welcome and respected? Group Atmosphere  Decision Making Consider how decisions are made relative to the culture of group members. Providing support for fellow members and their decisions. Pushing ideas onto other members. Conforming to a group decision even if in disagreement. Potential Issues Inclusion and Exclusion Pay attention to What do you think may whether group Observations provide happen if a person members of any helpful information for does not feel culture are included or group facilitators. included? excluded. In some cultures, expression of feelings is discouraged and unexpected. Group members who have been socialized to restrain themselves emotionally will have a very difficult time if pushed to disclose or “share.” Feelings  Disability Culture History https://www.independentliving.org/docs3/br own96a.html ❑Disability Rights movement began in the mid 1960s. ❑People challenged dominant social stereotypes. ❑Ed Roberts, post-polio, ventilator-using quadriplegic: 1st person with significant disability to attend college. ❑Political Activism 1970s-1980’s ❑Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 Increasing awareness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv1aD EFlXq8&t=76s  Disability Culture Taken from: https://www.independentliving.org/docs3/brown96a.html People with disabilities have forged a group identity. We share a common history of oppression and a common bond of resilience. We generate art, music, literature, and other expressions of our lives, our culture, infused from our experience of disability. Most importantly, we are proud of ourselves as people with disabilities. We claim our disabilities with pride as part of our identity. We are who we are: we are people with disabilities." (Brown, 1996) (Co-founder of the Institute on Disability Culture) People First Language ❑Words have power; change the language, change the thought. ❑A person is not the disability. ❑People first language is used to speak appropriately and respectfully about an individual with a disability. ❑People first language emphasizes the person first not the disability. ❑ When referring to a person with a disability, refer to the person first by using phrases such as: “a person with …” or, “person who has…” This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND  Resources What is Cultural Competence and How to Develop It? (psu.edu) http://www.livescience.com/28945-american-culture.html https://odr.dc.gov/page/people-first-language https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/da/challenge/#content https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/da/cinit/#content https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/da/cresource/q1/p01- 2/#content Group Activities: Posted on Blackboard