What is Cultural Competence?

Published on July 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM

What does it mean to be culturally competent? How can you be culturally competent? 

Being cultural competent is being able to interact with people of different cultures in a positive and respectable manner. This means you are able to respect another person's cultural beliefs, values, and practices. 

Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care. (2015). YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-h1ZuRXBpg