ToijyaCultural competence

Cultural competence or culturally competent means the ability and the will to respond to the unique needs of an individual client or family that arise from the client’s culture and the ability to use the person’s cultural strengths as resources to assist with the treatment, intervention or helping process.

Provider specific skills:

  • Facilitating communication
  • Self-awareness
  • Tolerance for ambiguity
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