Process of Cultural Competence
The deliberate self-examination of our personal beliefs that we hold about individuals who are different from us
What is Cultural Awareness?
The outermost ring of cultural influence in the Purnell model
What is global society?
the mistaken assumption that everyone in a given culture is alike
What is a stereotype?
The number of service-learning hours you are required to complete
What is 15?
The act of directly interacting with clients from culturally diverse backgrounds
What is cultural encounter?
Aspects of culture, such as communication, family, roles, and spirituality, in which a health provider can seek to gain understanding and awareness.
What are cultural domains?
A nonscientific term referring to certain physical characteristics and/or genetic or biological makeup
What is Race?
An event at the end of the semester in which you will present posters about your service learning experience
What is the School of Public Health Expo?
The ability to collect relevant cultural data and perform a culturally based assessment in a culturally sensitive manner.
Cultural Skill
The characteristics of people who share a common and distinctive racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage
What is Ethnicity?
What is Sunday?
The process of seeking and obtaining a sound educational base about culturally diverse groups.
Cultural Knowledge
differences in health outcomes and their determinants between segments of the population, as defined by social, demographic, environmental, and geographic attributes
What are Health Disparities?
Time set aside when you can find the instructor in her office - in this case, from 10-11 am on Mondays and Wednesdays
What are office hours?
The motivation to “want to” engage in the process of becoming culturally competent, not the “have to.”
Cultural desire
The belief that one’s own culture is superior to another one
What is ethnocentricity?
The area of Canvas that you should consult for up-to-date information on readings, assignments, and a weekly overview for the class
What is Modules?