Worksheet
Session 1.2: Introduction to Cultural Competence and Racial Disproportionality
Related to Children and Families
Part 1: Awareness
(Curricular competency: Awareness of how one’s own cultural biases affect their own practice)
1. Explain how your own cultural bias can affect your practice.
(Curricular competency: Awareness that a disproportionate number of people of color are represented in
the child welfare system)
2. Explain “disproportionality” in your own words.
Part 2: Competency Exercise
The following questions are based on the curricular competencies for this session. Read through all
questions before writing your answers.
NOTE: The questions are based on this film, produced by the Casey Foundation.
(Curricular competency: Understand what workers need to do in their child welfare practice to keep
children in touch with their own cultural and ethnic identity.)
3. What are the top two or three points highlighted by the film that you would want to address in your
day-to day practice or within your organization?
RCT Session 1.2: Intro to Cultural Competence and Racial Disproportionality Related to Children and
Families – Worksheet
4. Does the film raise any concerns for you about working with youth around these issues? If so, please
describe them.
5. How can you further integrate racial and ethnic identity work with youth into your day-to-day
practice or within your organization?
6. In what way if any was the information and activities presented in the e-learning new or different
information to you?
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