Learning Tool “Communication skills in an intercultural context: active listening, dealing sensitively, respectfully, empathically and culturally appropriately to others’ feelings, needs, vulnerabilities and concerns. Addressing language differences, barriers and misunderstandings, promoting language competence (as a key aspect of intercultural communication) “.
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1. Module III:
CULTURAL
SENSITIVITY
Topic 1: Intercultural
Communication
Topic 2: Culturally sensitive
compassion, respect and
acceptance
Topic 3: Client (and family)
involvement
Topic 4: Working in
multicultural teams
MODULE III:
CULTURAL SENSITIVITY
3. Intercultural
Effectiveness
Become a tolerant
and active listener
Barriers that affect
intercultural
communication
10 Tips for effective
cross cultural
communication
Good
communication
Module III:
CULTURAL
SENSITIVITY
Topic 1: Intercultural
Communication
Summary
In this topic you will learn about different aspects of
good communication, and communication skills in
patient care.
You will also understand the characteristics of
effective communication with people of different
cultures and address and eliminate linguistic
barriers to communication in health care settings.
Summary
Intercultural Effectiveness
Become a tolerant and active
listener
Barriers that affect intercultural
communication
10 Tips for effective cross
cultural communication
Tasks
4. Intercultural effectiveness refers to the ability of the person
to communicate effectively in different cultural contexts (Cui
and Van den Berg, 1991).
For example, to communicate properly, a Moroccan
resident in Almeria needs to know the language and rules of
communication in Spain (cognitive dimension), empathize
with cultural differences (affective dimension), and be able to
establish new contacts with Spanish people (behavioral
dimension).
Intercultural Effectiveness
Intercultural Effectiveness
Watch a video on “Incompetent vs. Competent
Cultural Care” (7´53´´):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx4Ia-
jatNQ&ab_channel=DiversityNursing
Module III:
CULTURAL
SENSITIVITY
Topic 1: Intercultural
Communication
Summary
Intercultural Effectiveness
Become a tolerant and active
listener
Barriers that affect intercultural
communication
10 Tips for effective cross
cultural communication
Tasks
5. Module III: CULTURAL
SENSITIVITY
Topic 1: Intercultural
Communication
Intercultural Effectiveness
Summary
Intercultural Effectiveness
Become a tolerant and active
listener
Barriers that affect intercultural
communication
10 Tips for effective cross
cultural communication
Tasks
6. A culturally-fluent approach to good
communication skills in patient care takes time, patience,
good listening and awareness, and will go a long way to
improve the communication across cultures and enhance
personal and professional relationships.
It will be necessary to identify:
Skills of intercultural communication
competence,
Barriers and challenges to intercultural
communication,
Impact of intercultural communication of patients on
quality of care.
Become a tolerant and
active listener
Module III:
CULTURAL
SENSITIVITY
Topic 1: Intercultural
Communication
Summary
Intercultural Effectiveness
Become a tolerant and active
listener
Barriers that affect intercultural
communication
10 Tips for effective cross
cultural communication
Tasks
7. Barriers that affect
intercultural
communication
Module III:
CULTURAL
SENSITIVITY
Topic 1: Intercultural
Communication
Summary
Intercultural Effectiveness
Become a tolerant and active
listener
Barriers that affect intercultural
communication
10 Tips for effective cross
cultural communication
Tasks
8. 10 Tips for Effective
Cross Cultural
Communication
• Isolation
• Stereotypes
and prejudice
Role changes
• Depression
• Anxiety
Loneliness
• Loss of partner
• Loss of self-
esteem
Loss of
independence
Module III:
CULTURAL
SENSITIVITY
Topic 1: Intercultural
Communication
Image source: http://www.changeworksltd.com/cross-cultrual-programs/
Summary
Intercultural Effectiveness
Become a tolerant and active
listener
Barriers that affect intercultural
communication
10 Tips for effective cross
cultural communication
Tasks
10 Tips for Effective
Cross Cultural
Communication
9. Tasks
Answer the following questions:
1. What kind of strategies do you use to overcome
the barriers that affect communication in your
daily life?
2. Do you think there are too many stereotypes,
prejudices, etc. in multicultural communication?
Read the comments from other learners, and answer
the following questions:
1. What differences are there between your culture
and theirs?
2. Are there any striking similarities?
Module III:
CULTURAL
SENSITIVITY
Topic 1: Intercultural
Communication
Summary
Intercultural Effectiveness
Become a tolerant and active
listener
Barriers that affect intercultural
communication
10 Tips for effective cross
cultural communication
Tasks