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Cultural Competence vs. Cultural Humility

California State University, Northridge

PSY 471: Cultural-Clinical Psychology

Jonathan I. Martinez, Ph.D.

Agenda

• Week 4 Quiz Review

• Slides

• Breakout Activity

• Article Discussion: Yeager and Bauer-Wu(2013)

• Thought Questions

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Cultural Humility

• A process of self reflection/critique and discovery to examine one’s own cultural identities, beliefs, and biases

• Understanding of others to build honest and trustworthy relationships

• Not as a discrete end point but as a commitment and active engagement in a lifelong process

• Recognizes the dynamic nature of culture since cultural influences change over time and vary

Cultural Competence

• Goal is to produce confident, competent providers with specialized knowledge/skills to serve racial/ethnic minority groups

• The focus is to learn and examine other’s belief system

• Culture typically circumscribed to race/ethnicity, with little attention to other aspects of culture

• Does not incorporate self-awareness since goal is to learn about other’s culture rather than reflection of own background

• Has been criticized for potentially promoting stereotypes

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Cultural Humility vs. Cultural Competency

Cultural Humility

• Improves the way vulnerable groups are treated and researched

• Does not focus on competence or confidence

• Humility: Recognizes that the more you are exposed to cultures different from your own, you often realize how much you don’t know about others

• Strengths and challenges of individuals are explored as well as the advantages and privileges of certain group membership

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Breakout Activity

• Reflect on your own cultural identities

• In what ways have certain identities offered advantages and/or disadvantages (i.e., privileges and /or obstacles) to you

• Share with your partner (5 min)

Case Example of Potential Harm

• 12-year old, Latino boy, in 7th grade • Referred by school for Significant Absences, Learning Difficulties, and Socially

Withdrawn • Parents report that boy complains of stomach pains, difficulty breathing, and

tantrums when forced to attend school • Repeated visits to Primary Care Physician due to bodily complaints • What’s going on?

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Cultural Mapping Paper

• Interview a family member, friend, or partner

• Use cultural identity wheel or any info from slides to provide info

• Describe cultural identities that impact who they are

• Describe how is this similar or different to your own cultural identities

• Discuss anything new you learned from doing this interview

• See syllabus for instructions on paper format

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