- "Cultural humility is the 'ability to maintain an interpersonal stance that is other-oriented (or open to the other) in relation to aspects of cultural identity that are most important to the [person].'"
Acknowledging the limitations of one's own cultural perspective and being open to learning from others without assuming superiority or inferiority.
Cultural Competence: Understanding cultural differences and being able to interact with people from different backgrounds.
Social Justice: Understanding the societal inequalities that exist and taking actions to address them.
Power and Privilege: Awareness about how people in positions of power have more opportunities and advantages in society than people in less privileged positions.
Intersectionality: How multiple identities intersect to shape a person's experiences and perspectives.
Critical Race Theory: A framework for understanding how racism is embedded in systems and institutions.
Implicit Bias: Unconscious attitudes and beliefs that can influence behavior and decision-making.
Cultural Identity: Understanding the ways in which a person's cultural background shapes their beliefs, values, and behaviors.
Inclusive Language: Being mindful of the words and phrases that can be offensive or exclusionary to people from different backgrounds.
Historical and Intergenerational Trauma: Understanding the lasting impact of cultural trauma on individuals and communities.
Allyship: Taking actions to support and advocate for marginalized communities.
Decolonization: Unlearning colonialist perspectives and practices and promoting the perspectives and practices of marginalized communities.
Globalization: How globalization has increased cultural interactions and how it has affected cultural practices and identities.
Cultural Humility in Practice: Developing skills and techniques to engage with people from different backgrounds in a respectful, open, and reflective manner.
Anti-Oppressive Practice: A strategy for identifying and addressing oppressive and discriminatory practices within social and cultural systems.
Culturally Responsive Teaching: The ability to teach and learn from diverse backgrounds in ways that honor and respect diverse cultures.
Cultural Awareness: Being able to recognize cultural differences and being mindful of the impact of one's actions and words on others.
Intercultural Communication: The ability to communicate effectively across cultures.
Equity Literacy: Understanding the systems that produce and perpetuate inequities and working toward social justice and inclusive practices.
Diaspora Studies: The study of the dispersion, migration, and settlement of groups or individuals who share a common cultural identity, language, or history.
Indigenous Knowledge and Practices: Acknowledging and learning from the cultural traditions, beliefs, and practices of Indigenous peoples.
Personal Cultural Humility: Involves understanding and acknowledging our personal biases and limitations.
Critical Consciousness: Involves recognizing and analyzing power imbalances in society and taking action to address them.
Intersectionality: Recognizes that individual identities are made up of many intersecting factors such as race, gender, class, sexuality, ability, etc.
Self-Reflection: Involves reflecting on our own experiences and beliefs to better understand how they shape our interactions with others.
Active Listening: Involves actively listening to others' stories and experiences without judgment.
Building Relationships: Involves building and maintaining relationships with people from different backgrounds.
Learning from Mistakes: Involves acknowledging and learning from mistakes made while navigating cultural differences.
Allyship: Involves actively supporting and advocating for marginalized communities.
Recognizing Privilege: Involves understanding and acknowledging the privileges we hold based on our identities.
Empathy: Involves understanding and being able to feel what others are experiencing.
Cultural Competency: Involves learning about and understanding different cultural practices and behaviors.
Intercultural Communication: Involves learning how to effectively communicate with people from different cultures.
Ethical Engagement: Involves understanding the ethical implications of our interactions with people from different cultures.
- "It focuses on self-humility rather than being an other-directed 'they/them' way of achieving a state of knowledge or awareness."
- "Cultural humility was formed in the physical healthcare field."
- "Therapists, social workers, and medical librarians can adapt this concept to learn more about experiences and cultural identities of others."
- "To increase the quality of their interactions with clients and community members."
- "It is helpful to see as others see; what they themselves have determined is their personal expression of their heritage and their 'personal culture'."
- "It focuses on self-humility rather than being an other-directed 'they/them' way of achieving a state of knowledge or awareness."
- "It focuses on self-humility rather than being an other-directed 'they/them' way of achieving a state of knowledge or awareness."
- "What they themselves have determined is their personal expression of their heritage and their 'personal culture'."
- "To increase the quality of interactions with clients and community members."
- "The ability to maintain an interpersonal stance that is other-oriented (or open to the other) in relation to aspects of cultural identity that are most important to the [person]."
- "Therapists, social workers, and medical librarians."
- "To learn more about experiences and cultural identities of others."
- "Maintain an interpersonal stance that is other-oriented."
- "What they themselves have determined is their personal expression of their heritage and their 'personal culture'."
- "By increasing the quality of their interactions."
- "To maintain an interpersonal stance that is other-oriented in relation to aspects of cultural identity."
- "Maintaining an interpersonal stance that is other-oriented."
- "To learn more about experiences and cultural identities of others."
- "It was adapted for therapists, social workers, and medical librarians to increase the quality of their interactions with clients and community members."