Cultural competence

Apuntes

Cultural competence 3 main components: - Awareness - Knowledge - Skills 1) Awareness - The therapist learning about their own culture - Become less egocentric 2) Knowledge - Strategies for gaining knowledge - Heterogeneity, acceptations to cultural trends o Ex. Latino, family is really important - Acculturation strategies, response to a new cultural environment o Assimilation, rejection of the new culture, and rejecting the old o Separation, the person not connecting to the new culture, staying connected to the culture of origin o Marginalization, disconnected from both cultures o Integration, connecting to a new culture, and remaining connected to the culture of origin 3) Skills - Treatment techniques should be consistent with the client’s culture, connected with their values - Cultural adaptations, modifying evidence-based treatments for specific cultural groups 4) Discussion - Should therapists disclose information about their culture? Don’t think they should keep it a secret, but there is no need to bring it up if it feels kind of useless to the client. Would it matter to them to know your age, culture, sexuality, to make them more comfortable and secure? The...