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Cultural Competency

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Developing cultural competence results in an ability to understand, communicate with, and effectively interact with people across cultures.

A Model for Personal Change

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White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack, by Peggy McIntosh

Peggy McIntosh is associate director of the Wellesley Collage Center for Research on Women. This essay is excerpted from Working Paper 189. "White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming To See Correspondences through Work in Women's Studies" (1988), by Peggy McIntosh.

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Diverse Concepts/Diverse Practices

This booklet aims to present a brief overview of the main issues of Cultural Diversity in European youth work, providing you a few stepping stones that can help you reflect on your own pedagogy, and map your own path in developing quality cultural diversity training in the future.

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Three Paradigms for Diversity Change Leaders

Meanings of diversity to different people, visions and approaches to change, and strategies for diversity coalition building.

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Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg: Five Stages Toward Cultural Competence

"Understanding the cultures of the youth we serve requires more than words and good intentions. The journey toward cultural competence requires the willingness to experience, learn from those experiences, and act."

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The 10Cs: A Model of Diversity Awareness and Social Change

The "10 Cs" is a two-part model that includes the 5 Cs of Awareness and the 5 Cs of Change. The 5 Cs of Awareness are: Color, Culture, Class, Character, and Context. The 5 Cs of Change are: Confidence, Courage, Commitment, Conflict, and Community.

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