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Cultural Competency as Skilled Dialogue

University of New Mexico, ibarr{at}umn.edu

Robert M. Corso

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

There is a continuing need to competently serve children and families from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. This article describes Skilled Dialogue, an approach to cultural competency developed by the first author in response to the challenges posed by cultural linguistic diversity. Skilled Dialogue focuses on cultural competency as the ability to craft respectful, reciprocal, and responsive interactions across diverse cultural parameters. The authors discuss key beliefs about cultural diversity and culture that provide the foundation of this approach, as well as the characteristics, component skills, and related strategies of Skilled Dialogue. Concrete suggestions are offered for engaging in the process of Skilled Dialogue as an approach to cultural competency.

Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, Vol. 22, No. 2, 103-113 (2002)
DOI: 10.1177/02711214020220020501


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