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Nov 13, 2023 46 likes •137 views

It is My Job to Understand Cultural Competency For Professionals Presenters: Jada McNair Elliott, MSW, LMSW And Heather Merritt, MSW, LCSW JXME Compass: Where are You? Defining Cultural Competence Our Definitions Barriers we as Hospice

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It is My Job to Understand

Cultural Competency For Professionals Presenters: Jada McNair Elliott, MSW, LMSW And Heather Merritt, MSW, LCSW

JXME

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Compass: Where are You?

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Defining Cultural Competence

Our Definitions

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Barriers we as Hospice Care Professionals Face

1. Lack of diversity in healthcare’s leadership

and workforce

2. Systems of Care poorly designed to meet

the needs of diverse populations

3. Poor Communication between providers

and patients of differerent racial, ethnic,

r cultural backgrounds

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Change Language

 We need to learn terms and language that

is not insulting to other cultures

 Ask questions about cultural norms with

the effort to learn people that live differently

 Communicate ideas and differences  Every Culture has a Strong Skill set to

bring to Team

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Change Locations

 Cross Cultural Engagement: To actively

pursue activities that are the cultural norm for another ethnic group.

 Create Activities that other team

members participate in activities that are not their cultural norms:

 More African Americans on golf course

more Executives on Basketball Court

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Challenge Norms

 Boundaries are good but with careful

trepidation they can be crossed

 Diversify your Life Portfolio  Meet Individuals where they are  Create Strong Recreational Programs

(game days)

 Encourage off site integrated events

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Interventions

 Team Captains  Company Events  Equal Pay for Staff  Leadership that reflects the Diversity of

Community they serve

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