The country I choose was: Bangladesh
5 Ways I would prepare myself to be culturally responsive towards this family:
- I would try to gain as much information about the family as possible thing such as their home language, family size and structure, socil economic status and wheter anyone has any type of special needs or disabilities.
- I would learn as much about their native language as possible and learn some of their words that are used common and ways to greet them in their native language.
- I would also try to establish some commonalities of experiences such as a hobby, or comman food choices.
- I would become educated on their cultural beliefs as it relates to education and medical practices.
- I would collaborate with the staff and other members of my team that they will come in contact with so that we all will have a basic understanding of how to make them feel welcome.
The ways in which I hope that this will benefit both me and the family is simply to help me better understand the cultural backgrounds of others and to eliminate all bias, prejudices and discrimination that may be present within me. I would strive to ensure that the child and his or her family felt respected and included in the environment.
Deon,
ReplyDeleteGreat post. I like the idea of know their hobbies and medical practices. I would not have thought of that but it makes sense. This way you will have wide common ground.