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Cross-Cultural Competence

Roger Williams. Cross-Cultural Competence. A Look at Bicultural Relationships. Dimensions of the issue. 5% of all marriages are bi-cultural 30 - 35% of all Asian and Hispanic marriages are bi-cultural 2.4% all people multiracial 90% of Deaf children have hearing parents

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Cross-Cultural Competence

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  1. Roger Williams Cross-Cultural Competence A Look at Bicultural Relationships

  2. Dimensions of the issue • 5% of all marriages are bi-cultural • 30 - 35% of all Asian and Hispanic marriages are bi-cultural • 2.4% all people multiracial • 90% of Deaf children have hearing parents • 90% of Deaf adults marry other Deaf adults

  3. Changing over time

  4.  Process of Adjustment

  5. Adjustment Patterns

  6. Cultural Awareness Multicultural Planning Survival Skills Your Text here Yourself Your Family The Community So what do you do now?

  7. Do your homework • Learn about other culture • Know respectful behavior • Identify a cultural guide • Gain entrée into the community

  8. Cultural Awareness • Know your own cultural background • Recognize your own stereotypes and biases • Gain knowledge of cultural history and heritage • Be aware of other’s perceptions • Recognize effects of -ism on the child/partner

  9. Community Characteristics Social Support Values Title Community Language Knowledge The Arts Customs

  10. Develop a collaborative relationship • Identify members of the community • Develop a relationship with community organizations

  11. Multicultural Planning • Have regular contact with the minority community • Have books, magazines, artwork, dolls and toys that are like your child/partner • Make friends with adults and families that are multiracial/multiethnic • Seeks services and contacts that will support your child/partner

  12. Controversy • Biracial/bicultural adoptions and marriages • Misunderstandings • Assumptions • Social pressure • Societal reactions • Family response • NABSW position paper

  13. Survival Skills • Education children about realities of _____ism • Help child/partner develop strategies to cope with prejudice or _____ism • Help the child/partner develop a sense of pride • Seek help from adults in the minority community for guidance in how to cope with ____ism • Develop strategies to deal with insensitive questions and to discourage bias

  14. Cultural Adjustment Patterns

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