Cultural Competence

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Cultural Competence

...is known as the 'helping' profession. The definition and basic reason for human services is the need for social cooperation and assistance. There have been times when the need for assistance has been greater or lesser, however, the future holds a definite place for the human service worker able to incorporate the necessary skilled and knowledge.
Times change, people change. The world has changed since the earliest inroads were made in the social service area. The new reality is one in which multiculturalism and welfare reform mark the wave of the future. The student becoming involved in the study of human services will need to be aware that not only the theories and models of the past are applicable but that competencies that reflect the needs of the future must be incorporated into the knowledge and training received.
There is a propensity in the modern world to label problems in order to address situations. The relationship between the worker and the client has at its core the problem solving perspective. "The helping professions may have abandoned the...

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