Multi-Cultural Competence Essay

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Minichello 1 Marissa C. Minichello College 101 – COL 101 AL Ms. Orcutt 25 September 2013 “ Multicultural Competence” While in class on Monday September 23, 2013, Our college -101 class had a public speaker by the name of Dr. Paul Porter. Dr. Porter’s main goal was to speak with our college class, not teach a class, but to truly have the class understand the meaning of Multicultural Competence. Multicultural Awareness is known as the attitudes acknowledging the existence of different cultural groups, as well as the self-exploration as a means of realizing potential inappropriate cultural images. Dr. Porter explained every aspect of Multicultural Competence and Awareness, and he explained it in such a manner that was heartfelt. While sitting in class and listening to Dr. Porter speak, I could not help but think “why do we even have to have this lecture”? Then I had a sudden reminder that not everyone’s mind works the same as mine. I do not care was color your skin is, what ethnic background you come from, what religion you believe in, or what sexual orientation you belong to. In my eyes a person is a person, no matter what. As long as there is a mutual respect between us, that is all that matters to me. While working in Emergency Medical Services, I am in contact with a plethora of citizens. If I were bias toward a certain individual, that would come in the way of my treatment for the patient. My acceptance of all people may be due to how I was raised or my specific outlook on life. I believe that everyone should be treated with the respect that they deserve. Minichello 2 Dr. Porter asked the question of, “ What scares you about different cultures”? Sadly enough my answer was that my child is growing up in a world of prejudice. I will always try to instill to my daughter, the meaning of equality, no matter what other people may

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