Building Cultural Competence: Innovative Activities and Models 1st Edition

I'm exceptionally pleased with this book. There is an endless amount of great resources for intercultural training and consulting. I would even say that if you are an expat or international traveler or someone with an interest in this field, its a great book to get a taste for the wide range of topics the field covers. It also has a lot of exercises that are easily done as an individual and can provide great insight into your experiences of travel and crossing cultures.Beyond the great list of activities, I give two big thumbs up on the organization of the book. Each chapter covers a specific aspect of the field of cultural competence. It might be about culture shock or cultural transitions... or perhaps diving a bit deeper into developing cultural competence. The activities and resources selected were done so carefully, its quite apparent in the book.Contributors to the book are the best of the field, and from a range of backgrounds and expertise. The collaboration it took to create this book is daunting, but the final product is exceptional. And the price is extremely reasonable for the value and content. Thank you for providing us this tool at a within reach price.This book is without a doubt my best purchase for 2013.

Considering the age of this text, it provides a wealth of classroom exercises that are practical for virtually any age group. It's a keeper!

Good book.

This book became my bible in working with groups and couples on issues of cultural communication and integration! I would never miss this well written and structured work of Kate Berardo. There are also suggestion how to bring variety in the different exercises and training situations. The overview at the beginning of the book is of great help when one has to make a fast selection according to a certain topic or level of difficulty needed.Thanks a lot for this work!

This book is full of excellent activities designed to bring cross-cultural awareness to any group who uses it. I purchased it specifically to use in the Cross-Cultural Psychology class I'm teaching and the exercises have been the highlight of our time together. Thank you!!

This book got here quickly -- much appreciated -- was in great shape, wrapped well, will be able to make use of it for a long time. It has so many practical activities that I can apply to my work immediately. Thnx

Just okay, probably not going to use it much in my diversity training. More appropriate for training folks who will be working in other countries.

The delivery occurred two days after I submitted my order and the book replete with models and activities. While I have only read a few pages, I did peruse it and I am delighted with it's content. I look forward to using it soon.

A brilliant collection of activities and exercises - thank you!

What I find most valuable about this book is its orientation specifically geared to intercultural trainers and coaches. The first 2 chapters give a check list of qualifications and guidelines for fulfilling those roles as well as for conceptualising quality interventions in the field. I have as yet to get through all of the exercise options - but from what I have seen so far they are well structured with clear instructions for use. I'm sure I will be referring to this book for years to come. I liked it so much I offered it as a gift to a fellow intercultural partner.

Good.

Ich finde das Buch hält, was es verspricht. Es bietet sehr viele, sehr gut beschriebene Übungen, um verschiedenste Facetten kultureller Kompetenz zu trainieren.Wenn ich einen Wunsch für Verbesserung hätte, dann wäre dies, mehr Aufgaben für Minigruppen einzubauen, d.h. für 1 bis 2 Teilnehmer. Da dies ja aber dann eher Coaching als Training ist, und das Buch als Trainingsgrundlage vermarktet wird, gibt dies keinen Sternabzu.I.ü. hatte ich noch einige Detailfragen und habe diese einfach per Mail an die Autorin Kate Berardo gestellt, welche sofort geantwortet hat. Sehr schön.