Question

Describe and explain what is cultural competency? 150 words

Answer 1

Answer is as follows:

'Culture' means the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society and the word 'Competence' means the ability to do something successfully or efficiently.So if we join it together the whole like "cultural competence " means a ability of a person to interact effectiely with the people of different ideas,customs,set of behaviour ,policies and attitude.It means to be respectful and responsive to the health beliefs,languages, communications, actions, values, religious beliefs, social groups, and ethic perceptions of diverse population growth.THe five essential elements are;

• Value Diversity
• Respect for diverse culture
• Accept the different point of view from the practices of different cultures
• Interact consciously with the changing culture
• Self ability to assess the culture of diverse population.

Cultural competence makes the relations smoother and stronger.For example -if a patient have a religious restriction of not eating non-veg,then the doctor who is cultural competent can skip the medicines made from non-veg and will give another medicines which are dietary acceptabke to patient's body.So culture competence helps us to stay comfortably with each and everyone .