Four Skills of Cultural Diversity Competence: A Process for Understanding and Practice [Paperback]

Mikel Hogan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 13, 2006 | ISBN-10: 049500779X | ISBN-13: 978-0495007791 | Edition: 3

In FOUR SKILLS OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY COMPETENCE: A PROCESS FOR UNDERSTANDING AND PRACTICE you'll find the tools necessary to help you become a culturally competent practitioner. This well organized text provides not only find the fundamentals of cultural competence but also skills to increase cultural awareness and effective interpersonal techniques. This is the perfect book to prepare you for a successful career in a diverse environment!

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"The major strength of this text is the way it personalizes the developmental process towards cultural competence. In the classroom, I have students who are entering the process at different stages. This text can meet the student at whatever their current stage and continue to evolve."

About the Author

Dr. Hogan is a Professor of Anthropology and Human Services at California State University, Fullerton. She has also served as the Chair of the Human Services Department from 1997-2004. Dr. Hogan, an applied cultural anthropologist, has taught courses on Organizational, Medical, Educational, Psychological anthropology and a variety of Human Services courses: Introduction to Human Services, Crisis Intervention, Cultural Diversity, and Fieldwork Practice. Along with teaching, Dr. Hogan's professional work specializes in organization anthropology in the fields of business, education, government, health and human services. Her scholarly work is considerable. She has published extensively on her cultural competence training model, effective teaching strategies, and the cultures and culture change in the United States. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 150 pages
• Publisher: Brooks Cole; 3 edition (February 13, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 049500779X
• ISBN-13: 978-0495007791
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,003 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding anthropological approach!, July 29, 2007

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Karen Markley (Laguna Niguel, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Four Skills of Cultural Diversity Competence: A Process for Understanding and Practice (Paperback)

What I like about Hogan's four-skills model is the listing of actual culturally competent behaviors (and a self-test). The competency behaviors described in chapter 4 are the foundation for effective dialogue, conflict resolution, and problem-solving in culturally diverse settings.. Overall, a very empowering learning process! As an anthropologist and as an educator I have found Hogan's book to be holistic in its approach and pragmatic. I highly recommend this book!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not a stand-alone book, May 1, 2000

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L. Adams (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Four Skills of Cultural Diversity Competence: A Process for Understanding and Practice (Paperback)

This seems like a really nice attempt to approach training in cultural diversity, but it's not a stand-alone publication. It apparently needs another book, which I have not been able to locate, that gives background to the worksheets that this book offers. An example is the first workssheet which refers to a paragraph in which you are to count the number of occurances of the letter "f". No where in this workbook is that paragraph presented.

It seems that with its companion book this might be a valuable resource, as a stand-alone publication this is confusing at best.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly Valuable in my Corporate Culture!, July 30, 2007

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M. J. Garcia "MJG" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Four Skills of Cultural Diversity Competence: A Process for Understanding and Practice (Paperback)

I highly recommend this book by Dr. Hogan! I have been utilizing this book in my corporation for the past 8 years. It has proven to be of incredible value. It has facilitated team building, as well as great productivity among our teams. It also has provided an important resource for resolving problems in our corporate culture. All of the 4 skills are very important. Although, I posted a chart of Skill # 3 in my office: and this pie chart with the various qualities has proven to be very helpful at any given moment. There have been times (just in passing) where our Vice President and our President walked into my office, and were looking for an idea on how to effectively approach our current challenges. This pie chart (for skill three) has always had at least one (or more) recommended behaviors that became the perfect remedy to our challenging situation. Cultural Competency is what makes one internationally valuable in the global markets. This book has strengthened Cultural Competency in my teams in many, many different ways. This book will help anyone who truly puts it into practice with a good spirit. One of the many values of this book is in putting it into practice (daily). I especially like Dr. Hogan's common sense, her realism, as well as how she illustrates the need to practice Cultural Competency. This is a practical book that is more than theory, it gives one the "HOW TO", when it comes to being culturally competent. Cultural Competency is a skill that can always be refined, and Dr. Hogan's book effectively cultivates this continuous refinement.