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Culture:
A system of shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts that the members of society use to cope with their world and with one another, and are transmitted from generations to generation through learning.
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Cultural competence refers to the process by which individuals and systems respond and
to people of all cultures, languages, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, and other diversity factors in a manner that recognizes, , and the worth if individuals, families, and communities and the dignity of each operationally defined, cultural competence is the integration and about individuals and groups of people into specific standards, policies, practices, and attitude used in appropriate cultural settings to increase the quality of services, thereby producing better outcomes.
- RESPECTFULLY
- EFFECTIVELY
- AFFIRMS
- VALUES
- PROTECTS &PRESERVES
- TRANSFORMATION OF KNOWLEDGE
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Consists of a blend of knowledge about diverse populations, values, and attitudes including ___________________of diversity, and a high quality of social work skills.
AWARENESS AND A GENUINE VALUING
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Continuous Process
striving to provide services within a client’s cultural context
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Cross-cultural Leadership
Communicate information about diverse client groups to other professionals
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Professional Education
Advocate for and participate in educational and training programs the help advance cultural competence within the profession
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Diverse Workplace
Support and advocate for recruitment, admissions and hiring, and retention efforts in social work programs and agencies that ensure diversity within the profession.
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Language Diversity
Seek to provide or advocate for the provision of information, referrals, and services in the language appropriate to the client, which may include the use of interpreters
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