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Teaching
Tools, Strategies, and Resources, continued
Self-Discovery Exercises
 Write
about an experience when you had an encounter with someone from a
different cultural group that resulted in conflict.
- What were the
things that triggered me in this conflict?
- How would I normally
handle such a conflict?
- What assumptions
did I make?
- Were these assumptions
warranted?
- If it happened
again today, how could I handle it differently?
Complete a cultural
self-assessment tool.
- How comfortable
are you in giving honest answers to the questions?
- How did you react
to areas in which you felt you did well? Were you satisfied or
did you feel challenged to do more?
- How did you react
to areas in which you feel you did poorly?
- What did you learn
about yourself from the self-assessment process?
Role play a medical
or mental health encounter in which neither party can speak the language
of the other.
- How much information
were you able to exchange?
- Was a full diagnosis
achieved?
- Were rapport and
trust achieved?
- How confident
did you feel about the quality of the information exchange?
| Faculty
Guidance |
- Determine
with the students whether the exercises should be conducted individually
or within a group setting.
- Create an
environment that is safe and non-judgmental so that students
are comfortable participating in self-discovery exercises.
- Acknowledge
the strengths of each student. If this is a group activity, encourage
students to identify the strengths of others.
- Identify areas
of growth and learning opportunities for each student. Provide
resources and suggestions to support this approach as a developmental
process.
- Assist the
student in evaluating the value and efficacy of the tools selected
for this exercise.
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