IMPORTANCES OF CULTURAL AWARENESS Cultural awareness‚ is the understanding of how a person’s culture informs their believes‚ assumptions‚ values and behaviour. Cultural awareness has major importances not only to a country but also its children. To start with‚ cultural awareness helps preserve the culture of the country‚ in that‚ the values and believes of the people‚ will be passed down through generations by the parents or elders to their children‚ who will in-turn do the same to their children
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Head: THE IMPORTANCE OF WORK PLACE DIVERSITY IN AN ORGANIZATION The Importance of Workplace Diversity in an Organization Gina Cazeau/MGT 307/Week4/May2009 University of Phoenix/Professor R. Cullivan Abstract This paper will define a team and a group‚ and the difference between the two. It will also examine the importance of workplace
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Cultural Competency in Nursing NSG-2262 March 3rd‚ 2014 As nurses‚ we not only need to understand cultural competence‚ but we also have to be sure not to generalize groups of people. Each client is an individual‚ and it is important to form a therapeutic relationship so we can care for each specific client. Each client has his/her own needs; just because two people are of the same culture‚ it doesn’t mean that he/she believes in the same thing. In turn‚ nurses need to understand their
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Hispanic struggles within the workplace to negative factors such as discrimination‚ unfairness‚ injustice and harassment. It also places emphasis on historical and comptemporary antedecants‚ multiculturalism‚ and oppression. Introduction In an ideal world‚ every person is treated equally when it comes to getting a job‚ advancing in their career‚ and being treated fairly in the workplace. However in reality‚ we know
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to better address the specific needs of ethnic minority groups. There is need to increase effort to promote cultural competency in Mental Health services through maybe mandatory training on cultural competency issues which can also be incorporated in academic and professional mental health training programmes. There is urgent need to better communication that promotes and appreciate cultural differences while at the same time acknowledge the increasing diversity of our society. Mental health policy
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Using Cultural Competency in Practice Cultural competencies is a term that has long saturated the healthcare world‚ especially nursing. The United States has become a melting pot of culture and ethnicity and to practice in the hospital setting it is essential to know the backgrounds of your patients and their families. Different cultures have different perceptions on health and illness. Providing culturally competent care includes knowledge about subcultures‚ attitudes‚ and skills that’s supports
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Why is “Character” important in workforce success? The character of your company begins with you. As a business owner or as The Person in Charge‚ you set the tone for the business as a whole. The external business image will reflect the internal level of character found in the company leadership‚ the employees‚ the vendors and the clients. All these people‚ who are part of the business‚ contribute to the overall character of the business. Branding the company is much more than a logo and tag line
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The workplace is very different today than it was fifty years ago. Among many obvious differences‚ a lesser seen difference is the change to employee motivation. Social‚ technological‚ and economical changes to the world have changed the way that people are motivated in the workplace. As a manager‚ it is his or her job to motivate their employees to work their hardest for the good of the company and the reciprocal benefit of themselves. Fifty years ago there were lots of changes to the social‚ technological
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An essay on the importance of cultural diversity and cultural competence Julie K Drouillard Devry institute SOC 350 July 2009 The United States is a country consisting of many cultures‚ races and religions. The United States is becoming increasingly diverse and global‚ with many minority cultures and races developing into majority cultures and races. Newer religions take their place alongside traditional faiths. Both cultural and spiritual differences in people are potential causes for misunderstanding
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Antanaitis‚ A. (2015). Mindfulness in the workplace benefits and strategies to integrate mindfulness-based programs in the workplace. Journal: The Official Publication of the Ontario Occupational Health Nurses Association‚ 34(2)‚ 39. The author of this qualitative study examined mindfulness in the workplace‚ benefits‚ and strategies to integrate mindfulness-based programs in the workplace. This article presents stress in the workplace as a serious contributor to job dissatisfaction‚ employee turnover
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