Understanding Self as a Tool for Cultural Competence

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FOUR AGREEMENTSSPEAK YOUR TRUTH

EXPERIENCE DISCOMFORT

STAY ENGAGED

EXPECT & ACCEPT NON-CLOSURE

Courageous Conversations About Race

(Singleton & Linton, 2006)

Definitions

Diversity & MulticulturalCultural Competency

Social Justice

Awareness

Awareness of one’s self, your own socialization, stereotypes, beliefs and cultural norms

Knowledge

Knowledge of others whose experiences and values are different from yours

Skills

Skills in cross-cultural interactions

Action

Action and Advocacy to make changes beyond individual relationships.

CULTURAL COMPETENCY

Activity: Meet Your Neighbor

The Identity Wheel

FOUR DIMENSIONS

1. Personality

2. Who I am (internal)

3. Who I choose to be (external)

4. Work Environment (organizational)

Who I Am: Internal Social Identity Categories Social Identity Categories Social Group Members

Race Black, White, Asian, Latino, Native American, Multiracial

Assigned Sex Female, Male, Intersex

Gender Identity & ExpressionMen, Women, Cisgender, Transgender, Genderqueer

Religion Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Mormon

Sexual Orientation Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Heterosexual

Class Owning, Poor, Upper Middle, Middle, Working Class

Ability Disabled, Temporarily Able-Bodied

Age Elders, Adults, Young People

Social StratificationAgent/Dominate Group Target/Subordinate Group

Age Mid-30’s to early 50’s Younger; Older

Race White Person of Color; biracial/multiracial

Assigned Sex Male Female

Gender Identity Cisgender Transgender; Gender Variant; Gender Queer

Gender Expression Appearances and behaviors that are congruent with the Gender Binary System either feminine or masculine

Transgender; Gender Variant; Gender Queer

Sexual Orientation Heterosexual Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer, Questioning

Class Upper Class; middle class Working class; Living in poverty

Education Level Graduate or College Degree; private schooling High school degree; public schooling; 1st generation college

Religion/Spirituality Christian; Protestant; Catholic Muslim; Buddhist; Atheist; Hindu; Jehovah Witness; Jewish…

National Origin U.S. Born “Foreign Born”; born in a country other than the U.S.

Ability Level Physical, mental, emotional, learning able Physical, mental, emotional, learning disability

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Multiple identities- some dominate and some subordinate Dominate identities experience privilege Subordinate identities experience oppression And we are often navigating in and out of these identities

Privilege

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unearned, unasked for, often invisible benefits and advantages not available to members of targeted groups Socially constructed to benefit dominant groups

OppressionA set of policies, practices, traditions, and norms that function to systematically exploit one social group to benefit another social group.

Ozlem Sensoy and Robin DiAngelo, Is Everyone Really Equal? An Introduction to Key Concepts in Social Justice

Social StratificationAgent/Dominate Group Target/Subordinate Group

Age Mid-30’s to early 50’s Younger; Older

Race White Person of Color; biracial/multiracial

Assigned Sex Male Female

Gender Identity Cisgender Transgender; Gender Variant; Gender Queer

Gender Expression Appearances and behaviors that are congruent with the Gender Binary System either feminine or masculine

Transgender; Gender Variant; Gender Queer

Sexual Orientation Heterosexual Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Queer, Questioning

Class Upper Class; middle class Working class; Living in poverty

Education Level Graduate or College Degree; private schooling High school degree; public schooling; 1st generation college

Religion/Spirituality Christian; Protestant; Catholic Muslim; Buddhist; Atheist; Hindu; Jehovah Witness; Jewish…

National Origin U.S. Born “Foreign Born”; born in a country other than the U.S.

Ability Level Physical, mental, emotional, learning able Physical, mental, emotional, learning disability

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Multiple identities- some dominate and some subordinate Dominate identities experience privilege Subordinate identities experience oppression And we are often navigating in and out of these identities

INTERSECTIONALITY

The study of the intersections between different systems of oppression and domination including the privileges that accompany gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, religion, ability, sexual orientation, etc.

RACIAL IDENTITY

GENDER

NATIONALITYDISABILITY

SEXUALITY

How do these work together?

1. Pick one identity from each dimension◦ How do they impact each other?

2. Pick one of our privileged identities◦ How does it show up in the work you do?

3. Pick two identities from the internal category, how do they intersect?

Understanding others

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Another component of cultural competence is knowledge of others. This means understanding people can be in the exact same location, such as your workplace, and see the world from completely different perspectives. Such is the case in these pictures of the same location. Many organizations think about understanding cultural differences such as hand-shaking, eye-contact, food and multicultural festivals. Although these are important, it is also critical to consider how social and political systems effect marginalized and privileged groups.

Skills

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Now you’re probably wondering, but what can I do? That’s a great question and it is important to understand that cultivating self-awareness and knowledge of privilege, oppression, culture and systems is an action step. If we try to jump into skills without first understanding the problem and our role in it, we are likely to repeat the same mistakes, further alienate marginalized communities, and cause burn-out among those working for justice. It’s like these workers who were hired to install posts to prevent people from parking on the sidewalk. If they had more awareness of themselves, in particular where their own van is parked, and a better thought out plan, they might not be in this position. For those who don’t see the problem, here’s a hint, how will they move their van? �On the flip side, once you have awareness of yourself and knowledge of others, you’ll naturally start to develop skills. Because I understand my own cultural bias and have knowledge of this difference Some call this the platinum rule: Treat others how they would like to be treated. Skills in this framework are more about our cross-cultural relationships with colleagues and community members.

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