Cultural Competence Curriculum

Goal: Culturally Responsive Instruction

Cultural Competence

Cultural Competence Curriculum

Phase III

2009-2010

"Our words carry only so much weight. Our actions and our daily behaviors tell the true story."

Andrea Ayvazian

ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

CULTURAL COMPETENCE INITIATIVE Dr. Patrick K. Murphy, Superintendent

2009

The Arlington Public Schools prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy or marital status. This policy provides equal access to courses and programs, counseling services, physical education and athletics, vocational education, instructional materials and extra-curricular activities, violations of this policy should be reported to the Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services at 703-228-6008 or the Assistant Superintendent of Personnel at 703-228-6110.

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Dr. James Patton and

Norma L. DayVines

through funding from the Virginia Department of Education (Contract No.B-217).

Adapted for Arlington Public Schools by

Dr. Alvin Crawley, Cheryl Robinson, Dr. Suzanne Swendiman, Marty Swaim,

and Renee Harber for the Council for Cultural Competence

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Council for Cultural Competence

200910

Name

1. Bourdouane, Gladis 2. Brickhouse, Andrea 3. Chodkiewicz, Joe 4. Cotman, Timothy 5. Crawley, Dr. Alvin L. 6. Devens, Miff 7. Gaston, Dr. Sharon 8. Holland, Susan 9. Jones-Byron, Marsha 10. Koch, Silvia 11. LaSalle, Madeline 12. Lucke-Jennings, Shelley 13. Miranda, Edgar 14. Myers, Dr. Aleta 15. Reilly-McDonnell, Francesca 16. Robinson, Cheryl 17. Rubio, Lourdes 18. Russo, Erin 19. Sample, James 20. Sarber, Dr. Sue 21. Siegel, Dr. Jan 22. Stash, David 23. Stengle, Lisa 24. Swaim, Marty 25. Swendiman, Dr. Suzanne 26. Tien, Patrick 27. Wagner, Heidi 28. Word, Dr. John 29. Wright, Dr. Lynne

Department

School & Community Relations Yorktown EAP Office of Minority Achievement/Jefferson Student Services Extended Day Drew Jefferson Alternatives for Parenting Teens Intake Center Office of Minority Achievement/Gunston AEA Representative Ashlawn Student Services ESOL/HILT ? Instruction Office of Minority Achievement Kenmore Williamsburg Office of Minority Achievement/Washington-Lee Office of Professional Development Student Services Facilities Planning and Evaluation Retired Retired Personnel Special Education Kenmore Taylor

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page Forward and Acknowledgement ......................................................................................8 SECTION I -INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW Enduring Understanding ...........................................................................11 Guidelines for Dialog ..............................................................................13 Overview and Rationale.....................................................................................................14 Cultural and Cross-Cultural Competence: Definitions ......................................................23 Section I Summary ............................................................................................................26 SECTION II-FRAMEWORK FOR CULTURAL COMPETENCY: AWARENESS COMPETENCIES Models of Cultural Competence ........................................................................................27 Pedersen's Conceptual Framework for Developing Cultural and Cross-Cultural Competence........................................................................................................................32 Awareness Domain Competencies ....................................................................................33

Race as a Construct Related to Cultural Competence ................................................36 Ethnicity as a Construct Related to Competence .......................................................37 Culture as a Construct Related to Competence ..........................................................38 Dimensions of Personal Identity ................................................................................44 Worldview as a Construct Related to Cultural Competence .............................................46 Recognizing and Responding to Oppression as a Form of Cultural Competency.............51 Recognizing and Responding to Racism as a Form of Cultural Competency...................52

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