Below is a list of possible consultant activities to support staff cultural and linguistic competence through consultation, staff development, or reflective practices. Please review the list below and check YES for those activities you already provide or NOT YET for those you will provide in the future.
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| Provide training on the cultural context of family and community and their influence on family relationships, child rearing practices, and child development | Yes Not Yet |
| Facilitate staff development learning experiences that include reflecting on personal culture (values, beliefs, and practices) and learning about other cultures. |
| Encourage staff to think about how culture might be an influence in child and family behavior and interaction in the child care setting and programmatic strategies to build cultural sensitivity. |
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| Help staff to explore strategies to support a child’s ethnic and cultural identity and to promote social inclusion and respect for diversity in the ECE setting (i.e positive sense of self, support positive interactions, use of curricula, etc.) |
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| Talk with staff about the ways in which understandings of mental health and related concepts (self-esteem, discipline, etc.) may differ for children based on culture. |
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| Help staff to build skills for using skilled and reflective dialogue for negotiating cultural differences, such as the R.E.R.U.N technique |
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| Encourage reflective practices, supporting staff (individually, in teams, or group) in examining their feelings and behaviors in working with children and families who are culturally and linguistically diverse |
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