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SOCL1430 - Assignment 2 (20%)

Cultural Competence Self-Assessment Personal Reflection

This self-assessment tool is designed to explore individual cultural competence. Its purpose is to help you to

consider your skills, knowledge, and awareness of yourself in your interactions with others. Its goal is to assist

you to recognize what you can do to become more effective in working and living in a diverse environment.

Consider:

In skills, awareness, and knowledge what areas are you culturally competent?

• In skills, awareness, and knowledge in which areas do you need to become more culturally

competent?

• In what ways do you recognize what you can do to become more culturally competent?

Explain in a clearly written paragraph of 300-500 words, using examples, details, and evidence

from our course learning materials. *Remember to use your own words to demonstrate your

understanding of what you have learned.

Personal Reflection Prompt: Think about your day-to-day experiences and

interactions. These can be at home, at school, during your commutes, at work and so

on.

Based on your understanding of Cultural Competency concepts, how can

individuals becoming more Culturally Competent create a society that is more

inclusive and accepting of diversity?