COMPETENCIESASINTERVENTION · Sources • Boekestijn, C. (1988).Intercultural migration and the development of personal identity: The dilemma between identity maintenance and cultural

COMPETENCIES AS INTERVENTION

Multiculturalism is a Two-‐way Street

Brendan Yorke – SUNY Intercultural Strategies – 2012

Setting the Stage


Setting the Stage


Setting the Stage • North Carolina’s immigration by World Region


Analyzing the Situation •  Example of differences in social expectations

Chinese-‐American European-‐American

extraversion dominance cheerfulness apprehension egalitarianism

withdrawal sensitivity interdependence few close friends filial piety

Instrumental Aid Shared Activities

Respect Intimacy


Dynamic Interaction Middle School


Pervasive Stereotypes

Ethnic-‐Based Groups

Social Hierarchy

Stressful Encounters

Self-‐Segregation Limited Interaction

Less Flexibility/Victimized

Avoidance Behavior/Negative

Attribution

Environment

Individual

Impacts on Minority Youth


Mental Illness Threshold

Stress

Social Stressors

Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity


Current Trend Potential Growth

The P4P Middle School Intervention

Self-‐Awareness

•  Understand self as complex •  Engage in terms of perspective

Curiosity

•  Understand peers as aids •  Engage to through existing interests

Communication

•  Understand initial barriers to success •  Engage in multiple methods of communication


Setting Specific •  Example of differences in peer expectations


Chinese-‐American European-‐American

extraversion dominance cheerfulness apprehension egalitarianism

withdrawal sensitivity interdependence few close friends filial piety

Pervasive Stereotypes

Ethnic-‐Based Groups

Social Hierarchy

Stressful Encounters

Self-‐Segregation Limited Interaction

Less Flexibility/Victimized

Avoidance Behavior/Negative

Attribution

Addressing the System

Environment

Individual

Self-‐Awareness Curiosity Communic

ation

Less Academic Tracking

Early Education

School Pride

Immediate Aid

Counselor and Cultural Services

ESL


Extra-‐Curricular

Nuts and Bolts

n Week 1: Intro to Partner Country & Competence

n Week 2: Art Creation, Reflection & Group Discussion

n Week 3: Partner Country Exchange & Analysis

n Week 4: Receive Responses & Reflect


Impacts on Minority Youth


Protective Factors

Mental Illness Threshold

Stress

Social Stressors

Assessment

•  Behavioral

•  Self-‐Report

• Automatic Associations

•  Sociometric

•  Long-‐term


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COMPETENCIES*ASINTERVENTION · Sources* • Boekestijn, C. (1988).Intercultural migration and the development of personal identity: The dilemma between identity maintenance and cultural

COMPETENCIESASINTERVENTION · Sources • Boekestijn, C. (1988).Intercultural migration and the development of personal identity: The dilemma between identity maintenance and cultural