Week 2 - Principles & Identity

Question 1

Principles of collaborative communication

Answer 1

• Social Justice
• Transparency
• ‘Power with’ not ‘power over’
• Respect
• Self agency/client directed practice
• Partnership and collaboration
• Focus on language
• Focus on values

Question 2

Culture

Answer 2

shared clusters of social practices

Question 3

Individualistic

Answer 3

Cultures that stress the needs of the individual over the needs of a group

Question 4

Collective

Answer 4

Cultures that stress the importance of group goals over individual goals

Question 5

Low Context Communication

Answer 5

Meaning is conveyed verbally and is explicit

Question 6

High Context Communication

Answer 6

Meaning is conveyed by situation and context

Question 7

Sequential

Answer 7

Time is a linear commodity to spend, save, or waste

Question 8

Synchronic

Answer 8

time is a constant flow to be experienced in the moment

Question 9

Large power distance

Answer 9

Emphasis on positional power & formal authority

Question 10

Small power distance

Answer 10

Inequalities among people should be minimised - family members treated as equals

Question 11

Cultural Competence

Answer 11

Emphasizes the knowledge of the person in the majority - I know who you are already

Question 12

Cultural Humility

Answer 12

The ability to recognise ones limitations in order to avoid making assumptions about other cultures - I am curious about who you are

Question 13

Cultural Safety Skills

Answer 13

• Self-awareness
• Maintain a position of learning & curiosity
• Develop listening, empathy & questioning skills
• Develop genuine partnerships with client
• How does the person want to be seen

Question 14

Value Orientations

Answer 14

• The self
• Individualistic vs Collective
• Age
• Doing compare to being in terms of identity

Question 15

What is social justice

Answer 15

being aware of thoughts, feelings, social constructs and beliefs that may get in the way of treating
clients with fairness and equality

Question 16

what is transparency

Answer 16

making processes explicit and discussing any obstacles that are perceived to be getting in the way of change

Question 17

What is power with not power over

Answer 17

viewing the client as the expert in their own lives; asking questions that elicit their knowledge and skills, rather than imposing your own; and co-constructing new meaning

Question 18

What is respect

Answer 18

valuing the client’s contribution and viewing the problem as external to them

Question 19

What is Self agency/client directed practice

Answer 19

asking questions that enable the client to take as much responsibility for change and learning as possible

Question 20

What is partnership and collaboration

Answer 20

valuing Multiple perspectives by not privileging or imposing a single truth)

Question 21

What is focus on language

Answer 21

the primary medium of change by using non- blaming, curious, tentative language and using the client’s own words where possible

Question 22

What is focus on values

Answer 22

exploring what is absent but implicit in the client’s concerns/hopes and understanding our own
values through ongoing engagement in reflective practice