CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Cross framework emphasizes that the process of achieving cultural competency occurs along a continuum and sets forth six stages including: 1) cultural destructiveness, 2) cultural incapacity, 3) cultural blindness, 4) cultural pre-competence, 5) cultural competency and 6) cultural proficiency.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cultural competence is comprised of four components: (a) Awareness of one’s own cultural worldview, (b) Attitude towards cultural differences, (c) Knowledge of different cultural practices and worldviews, and; (d) Cross cultural Skills.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Cultural Proficiency Continuum provides language to describe unhealthy and healthy values and behaviors of persons and policies and practices of organizations. Additionally, the continuum can help you assess your current state and project your desired state.

Detailed explanation-4: -Have the capacity to (1) value diversity, (2) conduct self-assessment, (3) manage the dynamics of difference, (4) acquire and institutionalize cultural knowledge, and (5) adapt to diversity and the cultural contexts of communities they serve.