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The Challenge of Cultural Competency in the Multicultural 21st Century: A Conceptual Model to Guide Occupational Therapy Practice

open access: yesOpen Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2015
bstract Background: Occupational therapists increasingly encounter clients from diverse cultural backgrounds and need to meet their professional obligation of delivering culturally competent practice.
Wesam Darawsheh   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development and Effect of a Cultural Competency Promotion Program for Nurses in Obstetrics-Gynecology and Pediatrics [PDF]

open access: yesChild Health Nursing Research, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate the effect of a cultural competency promotion program for nurses in obstetrics-gynecology and pediatrics. Methods: The cultural competency promotion program was developed through the Analysis,
Minji Je, Hyun-Mi Son, Young-Hae Kim
doaj   +1 more source

How do Evaluators Communicate Cultural Competence? Indications of Cultural Competence through an Examination of the American Evaluation Association’s Career Center

open access: yesJournal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 2010
Background: Cultural competency is an important but under-adopted skill among professional evaluators. Yet in the transactions around job seeking and hiring in evaluation, cultural competency is a practical and common concept.
Stephanie D. H. Evergreen   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Religious competence as cultural competence [PDF]

open access: yesTranscultural Psychiatry, 2012
Definitions of cultural competence often refer to the need to be aware and attentive to the religious and spiritual needs and orientations of patients. However, the institution of psychiatry maintains an ambivalent attitude to the incorporation of religion and spirituality into psychiatric practice.
openaire   +2 more sources

Culturally competent library services and related factors among health sciences librarians: an exploratory study

open access: yesJournal of the Medical Library Association, 2017
Objective: This study investigated the current state of health sciences libraries’ provision of culturally competent services to support health professions education and patient care and examined factors associated with cultural competency in relation to
Misa Mi, Yingting Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

Twelve Years Since Importance of Cross-Cultural Competency Recognized: Where Are We Now? [PDF]

open access: yesWestern Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2017
Introduction: The objective of this study was to analyze the content and volume of literature that has been written on cultural competency in emergency medicine (EM) since its educational imperative was first described by the Institute of Medicine in ...
Remi A. Kessler   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Culturally Competent Psychotherapy [PDF]

open access: yesThe Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 2003
To provide effective psychotherapy for culturally different patients, therapists need to attain cultural competence, which can be divided broadly into the 2 intersecting dimensions of generic and specific cultural competencies. Generic cultural competence includes the knowledge and skill set necessary to work effectively in any cross-cultural ...
Hung-Tat, Lo, Kenneth P, Fung
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Enhancing Students' Cultural Competency in Tertiary Health Education Using Internationalization at Home: A Literature Review

open access: yes, 2023
Background: Internationalization at home (IaH) is a novel concept that aims to integrate intercultural learning into an academic curriculum to promote global collaborative learning and support cross-cultural engagement without leaving home.
Blake Peck   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Cultural competence in mental health care: a review of model evaluations

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2007
Background Cultural competency is now a core requirement for mental health professionals working with culturally diverse patient groups. Cultural competency training may improve the quality of mental health care for ethnic groups.
McKenzie Kwame   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Why cultural safety rather than cultural competency is required to achieve health equity: a literature review and recommended definition

open access: yesInternational Journal for Equity in Health, 2019
Background Eliminating indigenous and ethnic health inequities requires addressing the determinants of health inequities which includes institutionalised racism, and ensuring a health care system that delivers appropriate and equitable care.
Elana Curtis   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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