In preparation for this assignment, I thought about how I would feel if I moved to country that I knew nothing about and feelings that may occur.
The name of the country that the family is from is Japan.
The five ways in which I have prepared myself to be culturally responsive towards this family include:
Ø Establishing personalized contact with the individuals of this family
Ø Developing and using vocabulary of greetings and key phrases in the family's primary language
Ø Becoming educated in cultural beliefs of this family and families from their country
Ø Because I am not proficient in this family's native language, I will use a translator to ensure that communication is solid and the family feels comfortable.
Ø reflecting upon my own cultural background because understanding one’s own culture is important because of the tendency to regard one’s own cultural group as the center of everything and the standard to which all others are compared
There are many benefits in being culturally responsive. Among the benefits is the ability to:
ü foster more understanding of the person and how the person operates, feels, and
the ways in which they live their life,
ü let people know they are thought of as individuals, as human beings,
ü effectively communicate culturally sensitive choices and their consequences and
ü be aware of many possibilities and respond appropriately
Elizabeth, I think you hit the nail right on the head when you said we need to think about our own cultural background and how we would feel if we went to another country. What kinds of things would I expect, what would I need to feel comfortable?
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