Table 2.

Self-Cultural Competency Assessment.

Awareness: Am I aware of culturally appropriate and inappropriate actions and attitudes while working with Indigenous women and women of immigrant and refugee.

backgrounds experiencing family violence? Does my behaviour or attitudes on family violence reflect a prejudice, bias, or stereotypical mindset?

Skill: Do I have the skill to develop and assess my level of cultural competence? What practical experience do I have of family violence?

Knowledge: Do I have knowledge of cultural practices, protocols, beliefs, etc. related to family violence? Have I undertaken any cultural development programme that informs me of family violence experiences of Indigenous women and women of immigrant and refugee backgrounds?

Encounters: Do I interact with Indigenous women experiencing family violence? Do I interact with women of immigrant and refugee backgrounds experiencing family violence? Have I worked alongside Indigenous and women of immigrant and refugee backgrounds experiencing family violence? Have I consulted with Indigenous people or culturally and linguistically diverse groups?

Desire: Do I really want to become culturally competent? What is my motivation?

(Walker et al., 2014, p. 213).