Cultural competence in the assessment process

Target group
Social work staff with responsibility for completing assessments.

Aim
This course will explore the concept of cultural competence in carrying out effective assessment. Cultural competence means an ability to acknowledge issues of difference, and is likely to include issues of ethnicity, disability, sexuality, and gender in the assessment process.

Outcomes
By the end of the course, participants will have:

Explored issues of cultural competence in the assessment process Considered what cultural competence means
Explored how attitudes and beliefs impact on the assessment process
Considered tools to address cultural competence
Considered how cultural competence aids analysis and planning
Explored the knowledge base about working across cultures.

Common Core: 1,2
CWDC Induction Standards: 1,4
National Occupational Standards