Multicultural Competency Paper Kim Nores University of Phoenix PSYCH/535 Nino Kakulia 10/15/2012 As a psychologist it is imperative to be able to understand different cultures. We should be aware of our own biases‚ perceptions‚ attitudes and beliefs that we hold about culturally different groups. We should also be knowledgeable about the values‚ practices and experiences of individuals who are culturally different from ourselves. We should also be aware of our strengths and weakness in interacting
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understanding of my own communication style. According to the communication competency I had an overall score of 81 out of a possible 90. According to the tool this would indicate me as a more “competent” communicator. My strongest areas of communication are in Motivation and Knowledge‚ which can be defined as my desire to create conversational opportunities and my understanding of how to develop and obtain conversational goals. I would completely agree with this‚ as my biggest strength is the ability
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Disney’s Core Competency Walt Disney once noted: “I only hope that we don’t lose sight of one thing – that it was all started by a mouse”. (Disney Dreamer‚ 1998). Walt Disney’s original core competence was cartoons and animated movies. By combining Imagineering with engineering Disney’s company reached unparalleled success with the creation of the first full length animated movie. This success led to new ideas and one of them was to open a park‚ a different kind of park. In Disneyland Walt used
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What is the importance of cultural competency in nursing practice? Support your response. We as part of the health care team need to understand all cultures in order to provide holistic Nursing care. Being culture competent is more than just knowing what each culture traditional norms are‚ it is knowing one’s own beliefs and values and being able to put these aside when providing care. Since each culture and religion perceives diseases‚ treatments and value of life differently we as nurses need
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Core Competencies Core competencies are the essential capabilities that create a firm’s sustainable competitive advantage. Based on experience‚ knowledge‚ and know-how‚ they are built up over time and cannot be easily imitated. For this reason‚ products and technologies are seldom core competencies. The advantage they provide is short-lived‚ and other companies can readily purchase‚ emulate‚ or improve upon them. Core competencies are more likely to be processes. Processes cut across functional
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Health Care Operations Management Roles & Goals Claressa Delisha Ham OPS/HC571 July 9th‚ 2012 Jeff Wells University of Phoenix Health Care Operations Management Roles & Goals In the health care industry today‚ it is facing a changing financial and clinical environment. There is a relationship shift between patients‚ physicians‚ insurance companies‚ hospitals‚ and government. Healthcare Operations Management is a discipline
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has damaged Pennsylvania’s water supplies 209 times between 2008 and 2014. Some in Bradford County‚ PA are drinking methane-filled water that can be lit on fire with one flick on a lighter. Why is fracking allowed if it endangers people’s health and the environment? One major reason is the positive impacts fracking has on the economy. Counties in Pennsylvania that have natural gas wells have performed better economically than those that don’t have wells. Between 2007 and 2011‚ the per-capita income
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Interactive Learning Environment Case Analysis Lai Yilin Norman National Institute of Education‚ National Technological University Abstract In the 21st century‚ if schools truly are preparing the students for the workforce‚ schools must reconsider what technologies should be adopted and imparted to the students. Technologies should be used to transform how teaching and learning goes on in the classrooms. These essential skills in using technology would equip the students with knowledge and skills
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REPORT Nº 01 Subject: Second Language Acquisition Item: Introducing Second Language Acquisition Active Learning – Chapter nº 01 ACTIVE LEARNING 1. List all the languages that you can use. First classify them as L1(s) and L2(s)‚ and then further classify the L2(s) as “second”‚ “foreign”‚ “library”‚ “auxiliary”‚ or “for special purposes”. Finally‚ distinguish between the ways you learned each of the languages: through informal exposure‚ formal instruction‚ or
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Unit 4 Assignment Keeping children safe E1 Identify legislation which influences healthy‚ safe and secure environments for early years settings And D1 Explain how the 5 pieces of legislation in E1 establish and maintain healthy‚ safe and secure environments Five main laws that underpin the provision of health‚ safe and secure environments for young children are: Health and Safety At Work Act 1974 Under the act 1974‚ both employers and employees have duties. Employers must produce a written policy
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