{"id":3559,"date":"2018-03-16T23:21:51","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T23:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/?p=3559"},"modified":"2018-04-01T23:47:16","modified_gmt":"2018-04-01T23:47:16","slug":"what-is-your-level-of-cultural-competence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/2018\/03\/16\/what-is-your-level-of-cultural-competence\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Your Level Of Cultural Competence?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/Cultural-Competence-Continuum-e1522625395670.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3560\" src=\"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/nicholascomninellis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/04\/Cultural-Competence-Continuum-e1522625395670.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Cultural Competence Continuum<\/em>, drawn from the work of Arthur Kleinman, suggests that there are definable levels in individual and organizational responses to cross-cultural interaction. <em>What is your level?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Cultural Destructiveness <\/em>is the most negative stage, characterized by <em>intentional<\/em> responses to eliminate individuals, groups, or cultural practices. These often underlie genocidal, racial-ethnic, and other minority exclusion efforts. Can you think of modern day examples?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Cultural Blindness<\/em> is characterized by beliefs, attitudes, and behavior which convey that cultural differences are of no material importance. A person or organization with this attitude considers these differences irrelevant to \u201cthe way we do our business.\u201d This perspective was once dominate in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Cultural Pre-Competence<\/em> indicates intentional movement <em>towards<\/em> cultural proficiency, and C<em>ultural Competence<\/em> is characterized by acute awareness of cultural biases, deliberate efforts to communicate respect, growth in knowledge of cultures, and intentional effort to resolves conflict surrounding differences.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Whatever your current level of cultural competence, the process of moving upward can be one of the most enlightening and virtuous experiences of your life.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Cultural Competence Continuum, drawn from the work of Arthur Kleinman, suggests that there are definable levels in individual and organizational responses to cross-cultural interaction. What is your level? &nbsp; Cultural Destructiveness is the most negative stage, characterized by intentional responses to eliminate individuals, groups, or cultural practices. 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