Improving Intercultural Skills

• Prepare your self to meet the service, educational and clinical challenges of working with culturally diverse clients (family/children).

• Learn about your own culture and about other cultures. Are there similarities?

• Be aware of your own biases – discomforts.

• Cultivate relationships with people who can serve as cultural informants.

• Participate in cultural events in your community and learn about rituals, celebrations, values and social-interactions.