An integrated pattern of learned beliefs, values and behaviors that can be shared among groups Elements of cultural competency: personal identification, language, thoughts, communications, actions, ...

Culturally competent care is healthcare that considers a person’s cultural and faith-based beliefs. It can help ensure that the care being given is compassionate and effective. Culture refers to the ...

What is cultural competency, and how does it fit in with healthcare? A recent survey among physicians in the United States shows that cultural competency is a key issue both for healthcare ...

Eisgruber framed the call for required cultural competency training as an attempt to mandate civility in intellectual discourse. This would censor faculty from making potentially offensive arguments ...

The increasingly diverse society in which we live today makes it essential to provide effective, empathetic care across cultural boundaries. The organizations I consider, when thinking about helping ...

The late 1990s marked the beginning of a movement within the human services professions that stressed the importance of cultural competency. Psychology and social work were the pioneers; these fields ...

First responders are at a significantly higher risk of developing mental health-related conditions such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress than the general public (Kennedy-Hansen, 2020) ...

Vernita Mayfield agreed to answer a few questions about her book, Cultural Competence Now: 56 Exercises to Help Educators Understand and Challenge Bias, Racism, and Privilege. Vernita Mayfield, a ...