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Last uploaded: January 16, 2025
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D054521
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D054521
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Cultural Competency

Definitions
Awareness and appreciation of the values, norms, and beliefs characteristic of a cultural, ethnic, racial, or other group that is not one's own, accompanied by a willingness to adapt one's behavior accordingly. (https://dictionary.apa.org/cultural-competence) Cultural and linguistic competence is a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, agency, or among professionals that enables effective work in cross-cultural situations. Competence implies the capacity to function effectively as an individual and an organization within the context of the cultural beliefs, behaviors, and needs presented by consumers and their communities.
Synonyms
Cultural Competence
Cultural Sensitivities
Cultural Competencies
Cultural Sensitivity
Competence, Cultural
Sensitivity, Cultural
Competency, Cultural
Sensitivities, Cultural
Type http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
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