OVERVIEW

Is there a difference between cultural awareness, diversity, and cultural humility? These concepts are often interchanged but each individually and collectively enhances our understanding and application of the importance of cultural competence. In this advanced level webinar, the presenter will start the dialogue on cultural awareness and the role of ethics to help professionals become culturally humble. Per Sufin (2019) there are four main elements of cultural humility: 1) We are part of several cultures, 2) Cultural humility is different than cultural competency, 3) Cultural humility implores historical awareness and 4) Cultural humility is life-long. We will explore these four elements and focus on analyzing various ethical codes and decision-making models.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

As a result of attending this presentation, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the core issues of cultural awareness and diversity to enhance and promote cultural humility;

2. Articulate the connection between appropriately applied decision-making models and principles resolving ethical conflicts;

3. Appraise and apply tools such as the personal and social identity wheel to help with transference and countertransference in relationship to building cultural competency; and

4. Analyze the various codes of ethics and directly apply ethical principles and codes to enhance and promote cultural awareness.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Social workers and other social service providers.

PRESENTER