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Cultural Competency
| Cultural Competency Self-Assessment | |||||
| This resource was adapted from “Cultural Competency Self-Assessment Checklist,” from the Refugee Assistance Program Workers website (rapworkers.com). This cultural competency self-assessment will allow you to identify your assets and weaknesses as a leader. By doing so, you will be able to gain insight into how you can improve your own self-leadership skills.
Read each entry in the categories of Awareness, Knowledge, Skills, Physical Environment, Materials, and Resources and Values and Attitudes. For each entry (row), place a number “1” in the column that corresponds with your selection (Never, Sometimes/Occasionally, Fairly Often/Pretty Well, and Always/Very Well). You will only have one selection per entry (row). This self-assessment is not a test and will not have a right or wrong answer. The self-assessment should only be used as a tool to help you identify areas of strength and areas that might need further development. |
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| Categories | Descriptions | Never | Sometimes/ Occassionally | Fairly Often/ Pretty Well | Always/ Very Well |
| Awareness | |||||
| Value diversity | My perspective on human differences is that they are positive and should be celebrated. | ||||
| Know myself | I have a clear and positive viewpoint of my own ethnic, racial, and cultural identity. | ||||
| Share my culture | I have clear awareness and undestanding of the need to be prepared to share my own culture if I desire to learn more about others. | ||||
| Be aware of discomfort | I am aware of personal discomfort when I engage ethnicities, language, sexual orientation, religious, or races outside of my own. | ||||
| Check my assumptions | I am intentionally aware of assumptions I hold true about people from cultures outside of my own. | ||||
| Check my stereotypes | I have personal strategies to counteract harmful stereotypes that arise. | ||||
| Reflect on how my culture informs my judgment | I acknowledge awareness of my cultural perspective and its influence on my judgment as to what is “normal,” appropriate, or “superior” values, behaviors, and communication styles. | ||||
| Accept ambiguity | I can experience anxiety when placed in cross-cultural situations. | ||||
| Be curious | I intentionally place myself in situations and places where I can create relationships and learn about differences. | ||||
| Awareness Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Categories | Descriptions | Never | Sometimes/ Occassionally | Fairly Often/ Pretty Well | Always/ Very Well |
| Knowledge | |||||
| Gain from my mistakes | I am aware that I will make mistakes. I will also choose to learn from them. | ||||
| Assess the limits of my knowledge | I am aware of limited knowledge of certain cultural groups; however, I am committed to creating opportunities to increase this knowledge. | ||||
| Acknowledge the importance of difference | I am aware that differences in ethnicity, race, and culture are vital parts of an individual’s identity. | ||||
| Understand the influence of cultures | I am aware that cultures can change over time and that an individual’s attachments to cultures can vary from person to person. | ||||
| Commit to lifelong cultural learning | I am commited to being a lifelong learner of cultural competencies and cultural changes. | ||||
| Know my limitations | I am aware of potential gaps in my knowledge and choose to develop and increase my capacity for personal assessment in those areas. | ||||
| Intercultural and intracultural differences | I am aware that intercultural and intracultural differences exist, and I am committed to increasing my awareness response to these differences. | ||||
| Point of referene to assess appropriate behavior | I acknowledge an awareness to culture. All individuals have their own “culture” and I have my own. I choose to regard other points of view, not just my own as a point of reference to assess appropriate and inappropriate behaviors. | ||||
| Knowledge Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Categories | Descriptions | Never | Sometimes/ Occassionally | Fairly Often/ Pretty Well | Always/ Very Well |
| Skills | |||||
| Situational adaptability | I look for opportunities to respectfully engage and interact with others who are different than me. | ||||
| Cross-cultural communication aptitude | I am adept at changing my style of communication to communicate effectively with those whose views and method of communicating is different than mine. | ||||
| Pursue opportunities to broaden crosscultural skills | I look for ways and individuals to challenge me to enhance my cross-cultural skills. | ||||
| Diversity engagement | I actively look for ways to get involved in initiatives that increase understanding among members of diverse groups. | ||||
| Cross-cultural respect | My behaviors tell others that I respect the cultures and beliefs of others. | ||||
| Relational adaptability | I am adept in relationship building and can easily build relationships with those who are different than me. | ||||
| Awareness of within-group differences | I understand within-group differences and that the behavior of one individual is not generalizable to the entire cultural group. | ||||
| Skills Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Categories | Descriptions | Never | Sometimes/ Occassionally | Fairly Often/ Pretty Well | Always/ Very Well |
| Physical Environment, Materials, and Resources | |||||
| Workshpace awareness | I include décor in my workspace that is representative of the culture and ethnic backgrounds of my internal and external customers. | ||||
| Multimedia resource awareness | The multimedia resources that I use in my work reflect the culture and ethnic backgrounds of my internal and external customers. | ||||
| Verbal communication awareness | In instances in which I interact with internal and external customers whose English proficiency is limited, I keep in mind that the ability to effectively communicate in English is in no way representative of their ability to effectively communicate in their primary language. | ||||
| Written communication awareness | When possible, I make sure that all written communication is provided in the primary language of internal and external customers. | ||||
| Physical Environment, Materials, and Resources Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Categories | Descriptions | Never | Sometimes/ Occassionally | Fairly Often/ Pretty Well | Always/ Very Well |
| Values and Attitudes | |||||
| Personal values awareness | I make it a point to not impose my values that are in contrast to those from other cultures or ethnic groups. | ||||
| Observational awareness | When I observe others engaging in behaviors that reflect prejudice, bias, and are culturally insensitive, I intercede. | ||||
| Value acceptance | I accept others even when their values differ from mine. | ||||
| Diversity skills advancement | I seek to improve myself through professional development and training to enhance my knowledge and skills in supporting and serving diverse groups. | ||||
| Values and Attitudes Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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The VARK Questionnaire
VARK Questionnaire version 8.01
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When choosing a career or area of study, these are important for me:
Communicating with others through discussion.
Working with designs, maps or charts.
Using words well in written communications.
Applying my knowledge in real situations.
I want to learn how to play a new board game or card game. I would:
watch others play the game before joining in.
listen to somebody explaining it and ask questions.
use the diagrams that explain the various stages, moves and strategies in the game.
read the instructions.
I want to learn how to take better photos. I would:
use diagrams showing the camera and what each part does.
ask questions and talk about the camera and its features.
use the written instructions about what to do.
use examples of good and poor photos showing how to improve them.
I want to save more money and to decide between a range of options. I would:
read a print brochure that describes the options in detail.
use graphs showing different options for different time periods.
consider examples of each option using my financial information.
talk with an expert about the options.
I want to assemble a wooden table that came in parts (kitset). I would learn best from:
advice from someone who has done it before.
diagrams showing each stage of the assembly.
written instructions that came with the parts for the table.
watching a video of a person assembling a similar table.
A website has a video showing how to make a special graph or chart. There is a person speaking, some lists and words describing what to do and some diagrams. I would learn most from:
watching the actions.
reading the words.
seeing the diagrams.
listening.
I need to find the way to a shop that a friend has recommended. I would:
ask my friend to tell me the directions.
find out where the shop is in relation to somewhere I know.
use a map.
write down the street directions I need to remember.
I want to learn about a new project. I would ask for:
an opportunity to discuss the project.
examples where the project has been used successfully.
a written report describing the main features of the project.
diagrams to show the project stages with charts of benefits and costs.
I want to learn to do something new on a computer. I would:
start using it and learn by trial and error.
read the written instructions that came with the program.
talk with people who know about the program.
follow the diagrams in a book.
I have a problem with my heart. I would prefer that the doctor:
described what was wrong.
gave me something to read to explain what was wrong.
showed me a diagram of what was wrong.
used a plastic model to show me what was wrong.
I want to find out more about a tour that I am going on. I would:
use a map and see where the places are.
look at details about the highlights and activities on the tour.
talk with the person who planned the tour or others who are going on the tour.
read about the tour on the itinerary.
When learning from the Internet I like:
audio channels where I can listen to podcasts or interviews.
interesting design and visual features.
videos showing how to do or make things.
interesting written descriptions, lists and explanations.
I prefer a presenter or a teacher who uses:
handouts, books, or readings.
question and answer, talk, group discussion, or guest speakers.
demonstrations, models or practical sessions.
diagrams, charts, maps or graphs.
When I am learning I:
see patterns in things.
read books, articles and handouts.
like to talk things through.
use examples and applications.
I have finished a competition or test and I would like some feedback. I would like to have feedback:
using examples from what I have done.
using graphs showing what I achieved.
using a written description of my results.
from somebody who talks it through with me.
I want to find out about a house or an apartment. Before visiting it I would want:
a discussion with the owner.
to view a video of the property.
a printed description of the rooms and features.
a plan showing the rooms and a map of the area.
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