This presentation was part of the 5th Annual Mobile Mental Health Crisis Response Summit.
Brief Description:
Responding to cultural differences has been a topic of discussion for a number of years and continues to grow in importance as individuals from diverse backgrounds increasingly seek mental health services. Learning to use cultural humility in situations of crisis reduces the pressure of knowing the “right thing to say” about different parts of identity that are present and instead focuses on the interaction. During this session, participants will learn how to identify their own intricate cultural identities so that they can reflect on ways that their human experiences show up in any social situation. Participants will also learn how to repair cultural ruptures when there are inevitable misunderstandings or microaggressions that often occur in human interactions. By increasing cultural humility, conversations about culture will become more open, more honest, and more comfortable to create safe and effective relationships, particularly in the midst of crisis.
Three Learning Objectives:
- Participants will be able to define cultural humility and identify why it is important in crisis response.
- Participants will be able to name the three components that make up cultural humility.
- Participants will reflect on their own aspects of identity using the ADDRESSING model.
- Participants will explore and describe ways to repair cultural ruptures.