Cultural Competence and Professional Effectiveness

Catalog description

In this course, students will identify how multiple identities, such as race, gender, and socio-economic status, may influence one's perception of self and others and may influence access to resources and social power. Students will characterize how power, privilege, and oppression can affect a healthcare environment. Students will discuss regulatory, legal, and ethical reasons to be culturally competent providers and organizations. Finally, students are expected to design and direct their own cultural experiences that will enable interactions and mutually beneficial exchanges with person from diverse ethnic and cultural groups.