ACTIVITY: Activities to Support Staff’s Cultural and Linguistic Competence

ACTIVITY: Activities to Support Staff’s Cultural and Linguistic Competence

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.

ACTIVITY  
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.
 Yes
 Not Yet
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.
 Yes
 Not Yet
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.)
 Yes
 Not Yet
Encourage staff to think of ways that they can support continuity of care, supporting caregiving practices that reflect each child’s home culture – both in programmatic as well as individual child focused strategies  Yes
 Not Yet
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.
 Yes
 Not Yet
Help staff to build skills for using skilled and reflective dialogue for  negotiating cultural differences, such as the R.E.R.U.N technique
 Yes
 Not Yet
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
 Yes
Not Yet

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This product was developed [in part] under grant number 1H79SM082070-01 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The views, policies and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of SAMHSA or HHS.