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Creating Common Language
When discussing diversity issues it is important to work from a common set of definitions and for everyone to know what they are. Wondering what diversity, inclusion, culture, and cultural competence mean? Check out this easy to understand guide from the Cultural Competency Learning Institute (CCLI) at the Association of Science Technology Centers. You can visit their website at with this and much more information at http://community.astc.org/ccli/philosophy-approach/history-and-definitions
Creating Cultural Competence
What is Cultural Competence? What does it look like for you as an individual? What does it look like for an organization? There are multiple models of cultural competence but one common model is the Bennett Model developed by Milton Bennett and consists of a continuum of six stages moving from “ethnocentrism” to “ethnorelativism.” Watch the video below to understand what cultural competence is and how it benefits us all.