Question

Using information literacy skills, locate the standards for cultural competence for your intended profession or career. Compare and contrast the requirements that you identified to the CLAS standards.

Identify two areas of similarity and one difference. Explain why the standards your profession (or major) are the same or different from the CLAS standards for cultural competency. Add the URL for the resource that you used for your comparison to CLAS.

Answer 1

#. Cultural competence :-

A set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, agency, or among professionals that enables effective work in cross-cultural situations. Competence, in context, implies "having the capacity to function effectively as an individual and an organization within the context of the cultural beliefs, behaviors, and needs presented by consumers and their communities.

Standard 1. Social Justice

Standard 2. Critical Reflection

Standard 3. Knowledge of Cultures

Standard 4. Culturally Competent Practice

Standard 5. Cultural Competence in HealthCare Systems and Organizations

Standard 6. Patient Advocacy and Empowerment

Standard 7. Multicultural Workforce

Standard 8. Education and Training in Culturally Competent Care

Standard 9. Cross Cultural Communication

Standard 10. Cross Cultural Leadership

Standard 11. Policy Development

Standard 12. Evidence-Based Practice and Research

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