A Deeper Analysis of Culturally Competent Practice: Delving Beneath White Privilege

ABSTRACT

As schools of social work adhere to newer standards of diversity and cultural competence, it will mean more than educating students on terms of White privilege. In attempts to become in tune with one’s ethnic consciousness, efforts to identify and develop ethnic identity are vital to enhancing one’s cultural competence. This qualitative study supports a necessary movement that prepares future generations of social workers to come to the fullest terms of race and ethnicity in order to increase equitable outcomes.

KEYWORDS:

• Caucasian American population
• cultural competency
• ethnic consciousness
• ethnic identity
• self-awareness

Ethical approval

Ethical approval for this project was given by the Tarleton State University Institutional Review Board [ref number 2013-050113-13025].