How would you define cultural competency?

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Developing diverse knowledge about other populations helps improve cultural competency. This competency can be developed through independent reading, attendance at relevant seminars, or supervision from professionals in the field with appropriate backgrounds. Cultural competency is important to the assessment process.

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this refers to an ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures and social-economic backgrounds i.e their way of handling different issues in comparison to the other ethnic groups with an aim of building each ethnic group and reaching a mutual agreement in ways of handling issues that they both face particularly in the field of government agencies whose employees work with persons from different cultural/ethnic backgrounds. Thank you for the opportunity to help you with your question!

this refers to an ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures and social-economic backgrounds i.e their way of handling different issues in comparison to the other ethnic groups with an aim of building each ethnic group and reaching a mutual agreement in ways of handling issues that they both face particularly in the field of government agencies whose employees work with persons from different cultural/ethnic backgrounds.

Cultural competence comprises four components:

(a) Awareness of one's own cultural worldview,

(b) Attitude towards cultural differences,

(c) Knowledge of different cultural practices and worldviews, and

(d) Cross-cultural skills. Developing cultural competence results in an ability to understand, communicate with, and effectively interact with people across cultures.

Please let me know if you need any clarification. I'm always happy to answer your questions.this refers to an ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures and social-economic backgrounds i.e their way of handling different issues in comparison to the other ethnic groups with an aim of building each ethnic group and reaching a mutual agreement in ways of handling issues that they both face particularly in the field of government agencies whose employees work with persons from different cultural/ethnic backgrounds.


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