The Role of Culture and Self-Awareness in Interpersonal Communication

Describe the impact of culture on communication.
Identify strategies you can use to demonstrate cultural sensitivity when working in human services settings. Be sure to use examples to help make your points.
Second step:

Assess your own other-orientation, as described in the textbook, as one measure of self-awareness.
Identify personal communication strengths and growth.
Describe your strengths with regard to this perspective.
Identify areas in which you would like to improve.
Discuss how having a strong other-orientation might be helpful for interpersonal communication in human services.