Cultural Humility
Like cultural competence, cultural humility was initially proposed in the healthcare field to address inequities, but has since been utilized in various other fields.
Cultural humility is a step beyond cultural competence and includes:
Cultural Competence
Cultural competency is the "ability of individuals and systems to respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and faiths or religions in a manner that recognizes, affirms, and values the worth of individuals, families, tribes, and communities, and protects and preserves the dignity of each". (Child Welfare Information Gateway, 2009)
Cultural competence encompasses:
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