1. Languages spoken at home2. Parents' education level3. County of birth of student and parents Define cultural competence. • Recognize that every person in every culture is an individual and that there is great heterogeneity in each cultural group o Become aware of your own assumptions o Attempt to understand the worldview of your or your culturally diverse clients o Actively develop and practice strategies and appropriate, relevant, and sensitive intervention skills in working with her culturally diverse clients. How can you increase your cultural competence? • Evaluate your values and assumptions • Read as much as you can about the family's linguistic and cultural background • Collaborate with people from the local cultural community who can act as interpreters and informants • Consider the family's and community's value system more broad when establishing intervention goals • Ask students, family members, and interpreters to share important aspects of their culture with
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