Course Description
As organizations turn to hiring employees from many parts of the world, there in an increased need for cultural understanding as diversity continues to grow in the workplace. Culture is the shared values, traditions, norms, customs and institutions of a specific group of people.
The Cultural Competency Training course teaches the willingness and ability to interact respectfully and effectively with individuals and groups, acknowledging the common and different elements of our cultural identities. The result is words and actions that recognize, affirm and value the worth of individuals and communities and protect and preserve the dignity of each.
Objectives
In the Cultural Competency Training course, you will:• Identify the elements of cultural competence in the workplace.
• Increase an understanding of one’s own culture and how it affects perceptions of other cultures.
• Recognize the three dimensions of cultural awareness when interacting with other cultures.
• Develop the skills needed to practice respectful and caring behavior toward culturally diverse individuals and groups.
• Adapt behaviors that support cultural competency and minimize behaviors that undermine it.
Agenda
Module One: Cultural competency skills
· What is cultural competency?
· Elements of cultural competence
· Awareness of self
· Identifying common dimensions
· Examining your own culture
Module Two: Generating awareness about the world around us
· Developing your cultural awareness
· Dimensions of cultural awareness
· Five senses activity
· How values differ among cultures
· Recognizing norms and values
· Acknowledging differences
Module Three: Effective communication skills
· Build rapport
· Communicate with your entire body
· Techniques for giving feedback
· Techniques for receiving feedback
· Hall’s patterns of communication
Module Four: Respectful behaviors
· Building bridges
· Behaviors that support cultural competency
· Handling sensitive situations
· Case study practice