CULTURAL COMPETENCE
Transcript: Mutual respect means “honoring each other’s right to represent moral worldviews in public and avoiding demonizing one another. It requires that, even if I think you are tragically mistaken, I honor your right to participate in the American enterprise of public moral conversation.” Chernotsky, H.I., Hobbs, H.H., (2015) Crossing Borders: International Studies for the 21st Century (2nd ed.).London, UK: Sage Publications. Civil-discourse dictionary definition | civil-discourse defined. (n.d.). Retrieved December 2, 2015, from http://www.yourdictionary.com/civil-discourse Cultural ompetence. (n.d.) Medical Dictionary. (2009). Retrieved December 2 2015 from http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/cultural+competence Facebook logo. (n.d.). Retrieved December 2, 2015, from https://www.facebook.com/thisisinsider/videos/1492105597763500/ Op-Ed, P. (n.d.). What exactly is civil discourse today? Retrieved December 2, 2015, from http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/index.ssf/2011/01/what_exactly_is_civil_discours.html What is Voluntourism? (2013, February 25). Retrieved December 2, 2015, from https://volunteertourismviews.wordpress.com/2013/02/25/what-is-voluntourism/ Why Cultural Competence? (n.d.). Retrieved December 2, 2015, from http://www.nea.org/home/39783.htm Global Citizens: Individuals who perceive themselves as members of a global community. Such people are aware of the wider world, respect and value diversity, and are willing to act to make the world a more equitable and sustainable place. (Crossing Borders pg. 17) Civil Discourse CULTURE An engagement in conversation intended to enhance understanding. James Calvin Davis—professor of religion at Middlebury College-- defines civility as “the exercise of patience, integrity, humility and mutual respect in civil conversation, even [or especially] with those with whom we disagree.” Why Care? Cultural Competence This-cultural competence-is something that impacts us on a daily basis as we live in an increasingly global and diverse community not only at VCU, but in the communities surrounding VCU that we interact with on a regular day basis. Relevant to careers and the workplace, as well as daily interactions with others. Education, Healthcare, and social work are main areas that focus on cultural competence. We must learn patience and “hear our neighbor’s position in his or her own terms.” In short, we have to listen to those who disagree with us. Humility requires that “we enter every public conversation open to the possibility that we could change our minds.” References SET OF DISTINCITIVE SPIRITUAL, MATERIAL, INTELLECTUAL, AND EMOTIIONAL FEATURES OF SOCIETY OR A SOCIAL GROUP THAT ENCOMPASSES, NOT ONLY ART AND LITERATURE, BUT LIFESTYLES, WAYS OF LIVING TOGETHER, VALUE SYSTEMS, TRADITIONS, AND BELIEFS-AS DEFINED BY UNESCO-UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS.(Crossing Border pg. 213) Relavance Do's of Civil Discourse Cultural competence is having an awareness of one’s own cultural identity and views about difference, and the ability to learn and build on the varying cultural and community norms of students and their families. It is the ability to understand that within group differences that make each student unique, while celebrating the between-group variations that make our country a tapestry. This understanding informs and expands teaching practices in the culturally competent educator’s classroom. Do's of Civil Discourse Cont. Civil Discourse