Which statement best describes cultural humility?

• A. Cultural humility is ongoing self-reflection and continuous learning.
• B. Cultural humility is a one-time training.
• C. Cultural humility means ignoring cultural differences.
• D. Cultural humility is only about language translation.

Answer: (A)

Cultural humility is ongoing self-reflection and continuous learning about clients from diverse cultural backgrounds. It involves recognizing your own cultural lens, biases, and assumptions, and understanding that you don’t fully know another person’s experience simply because of their background. In practice, you invite clients to share how culture shapes their values, beliefs, and treatment goals, listen with curiosity, and adapt your approach based on what you learn. It also includes addressing power dynamics in the helping relationship and pursuing ongoing education and supervision to grow your culturally responsive skills. It is not a one-time training, not about ignoring differences, and not solely about language translation.