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Cultural Competency
“Culture competence is a combination of awareness, knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors, which, when applied in the health care setting, results in a maximally beneficial outcome for both the patient and the provider” (Garcia, n.d).
A general framework for cultural competence from Stanford’s Ethnicity and Medicine course:
This curated guide pulls together resources from Lane Medical Library, Stanford Libraries and other campus resources, in addition to government resources on several aspects of multicultural health. For a broad selection of resources that covers cultural competency in various disciplines, search Lane for "cultural competency".
References
Garcia, R. (n.d.) Ethnicity and Medicine - FAM MED 244 (Hum Bio 121E). Stanford Medicine - Office of Diversity in Medical Education. https://med.stanford.edu/odme/medical-students/ethnicity-and-medicine-course.html
Resources
Community Psychology and Community Mental Health by Publication Date: 2014This volume explores the field of community mental health from the perspective of community psychology. The focus of the book is on the transformation of the field of mental health from professional practice rooted in a biomedical model to a new approach based on community psychology values and the principles of ecology, collaboration, empowerment, and social justice.
Cultural and Religious Sensitivity by Publication Date: 2018This revised and expanded edition includes new content that focuses on the importance of awareness of not only a patient’s cultural background but also his or her religious beliefs to provide patient-centered health care. The Pocket Guide continues to offer health care professionals the information they need to successfully communicate with their patients, while also respecting their specific cultural and religious needs and expectations related to health care.
Cultural Competence in Health: A Review of the Evidence by Publication Date: 2018This resource supports evidence-informed approaches to improving the cultural competence of health service delivery. By reviewing the evidence from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the US, it provides readers with a clear and systematic overview of the interventions and indicators applied to enable health system agencies and professionals to work effectively in various cross-cultural health care situations.
Cultural Competence in Health Care by Publication Date: 2008Between a growing pan-ethnic patient base, the need to solve inequalities of care, and the clinical desirability of viewing clients in their entirety, applied cultural knowledge is emerging as a major goal of clinical and public health practice.
Cultural Competency Training in a Global Society by Publication Date: 2008Cultural competence is more than an admirable goal: it is an essential skill set for mental health professionals working in a diverse global society marked by crisis and trauma. It is essential for clinicians to understand the intricate mix of history and self-concept, identity and tradition that are central not only for ameliorating psychological problems but to foster psychological health and well-being.
Cultural Sensibility in Healthcare by Publication Date: 2015In this highly practical and informative handbook, author Sally Ellis Fletcher offers healthcare providers a process that encourages them to first consider their own attitudes, biases, beliefs, and prejudices through self-reflection.
Diversity and Inclusion in Quality Patient Care by Publication Date: 2015With the passage of the Affordable Care Act, particularly the Medicaid expansion, EDs across the United States are poised to care for an unprecedented number of underserved minorities. The need to equip emergency healthcare professionals to practice medicine that is culturally competent in the broadest possible sense has never been greater.
Ethnogeriatrics by Publication Date: 2016Discusses issues related to working with culturally diverse elders that tend not to be addressed in typical training curricula and is essential reading for geriatricians, hospitalists, advance practice nurses, social workers and all others who provide high quality care to older patients.
Global Applications of Culturally Competent Health Care: Guidelines for Practice by Publication Date: 2018This book is unique in its global approach to applying the Guidelines for Culturally Competent Nursing Practice that were recently endorsed by the International Council of Nurses (ICN) and distributed to all of its 130 national nursing associations. The purpose of this book is to illustrate how these guidelines can be put into clinical practice and to show how practitioners from different countries with diverse populations can implement them.
Handbook for Culturally Competent Care by Publication Date: 2019This concise, easy-to-read book tackles the potentially awkward subject of culture in a direct, non-intimidating style. It prepares all health professionals in any clinical setting to conduct thorough assessments of individual from culturally specific population groups, making it especially valuable in today’s team-oriented healthcare environment. The book is suitable for healthcare workers in all fields, particularly nurses who interact with the patients 24 hours a day, every day of the week.
Integrating Health Literacy, Cultural Competence, and Language Access Services by Publication Date: 2016The aging and evolving racial and ethnic composition of the U.S. population has the United States in the midst of a profound demographic shift and health care organizations face many issues as they move to address and adapt to this change. In their drive to adequately serve increasingly diverse communities, health care organizations are searching for approaches that will enable them to provide information and service to all persons, regardless of age, race, cultural background, or language skills, in a manner that facilitates understanding and use of that information to make appropriate health decisions.
LGBTQ Cultures by Publication Date: 2017Drawn from real-world experience and current research, the fully updated LGBTQ Cultures, 3rd Edition paves the way for healthcare professionals to provide well-informed, culturally sensitive healthcare to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) patients. vital guide fills the LGBTQ awareness gaps, including replacing myths and stereotypes with facts, and measuring the effects of social stigma on health. Vital for all nursing specialties, this is the seminal guide to actively providing appropriate, culturally sensitive care to persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
The Massachusetts General Hospital Textbook on Diversity and Cultural Sensitivity in Mental Health by Publication Date: 2019This edition is updated to include new research and clinical material for practitioners working with mental health patients of diverse backgrounds. Written by experts in cultural sensitivity, the text begins by establishing innovative approaches to understanding diversity, tools for diversity educational training for health care providers, clinical interviewing techniques and effective strategies in having difficult conversations.
Stigma and Prejudice by Publication Date: 2016The authors describe unique patient populations affected by stigma and prejudice and the prevalence of these issues to all healthcare providers. Each chapter covers the forms of prejudice and stigma associated with minority statuses, including religious minorities, the homeless, as well as those stigmatized by medical serious medical conditions, such HIV/AIDS, obesity, and substance misuse disorders.
Teaching Cultural Competence in Nursing and Health Care: Inquiry, Action, and Innovation by Publication Date: 2016Based on proven research, this textbook is a unique "how-to" for nursing faculty called upon to educate students, nurses, and other health care providers on how to provide optimal care for culturally diverse populations. It offers a systematic approach featuring ready-to-use materials for planning, implementing, and evaluating cultural competence education strategies and programs.
Diversity and Cultural Competence in Health Care by Call Number: https://lane.stanford.edu/view/bib/303801Publication Date: 2012Designed to provide ... a clear understanding of recent philosophies and processes undergirding diversity management, inclusion, and culturally competent care delivery as seen through the lens of current health care policy and practice. The textbook integrates strategic diversity management, self-reflective leadership and the personal change process, with culturally and linguistically appropriate care into a cohesive systems-oriented approach for health care professionals.
- "Cultural Diversity and Mental Health" and "Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology"Seeks to advance the psychological science of culture, ethnicity, and race through the publication of empirical research, as well as theoretical, conceptual, and integrative review articles that will stimulate further empirical research, on basic and applied psychological issues relevant to racial and ethnic groups that have been historically subordinated, underrepresented, or underserved.
- Culture, Health & SexualityCovers issues of culture, health & sexuality on the national & international level.
- Diversity & Equality in Health and CarePrimarily focuses on Race, Culture, Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation, Gender, Migrants, Care Givers, Differently Abled (Including Physical, Communication and Learning) Persons, Spirituality and Underserved or Marginalized Populations.
- Journal of Best Practices in Health Professions Diversity: Education, Research & PolicyAims to facilitate the dissemination of knowledge generated by educators, researchers, policymakers on issues related to the education and development of diverse populations for careers in healthcare.
- Journal of Multicultural Nursing & HealthMission is to advance the promotion of health & the provision of culturally competent health care.
- Journal of Transcultural NursingDedicated to the advancement of culturally competent and culturally congruent health care; discusses important topics that affect nursing and health care clinical practice, research, education, and theory development.
- Mental Health, Religion & CultureAims to publish empirically-based work exploring the relationships between mental health & aspects of religion & culture. Also focuses on discussing conceptual & philosophical aspects.
- AAMC Tool for Assessing Cultural Competence TrainingA 67-item self-administered assessment tool that can be used by medical schools to examine all components of the entire medical school curriculum. TACCT enables schools to identify gaps and redundancies in their curricula, gather information from various stakeholders - students and faculty and serves as a blueprint of where, what and when cultural competence content exists in the curriculum.
- Culture Clues™ from the University of Washington Medical CenterTip sheets for clinicians that are designed to increase awareness about concepts and preferences of patients from the diverse cultures served by University of Washington Medical Center.
- EthnomedDeveloped through relationships between programs at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and several of the larger ethnic communities we serve, the website intends to provide cultural context when working with immigrants and refugees in our area. It is also an entree to “cross-cultural” practice.
- Improving Cultural Competence to Reduce Health DisparitiesExamines existing system-, clinic-, provider-, and individual-level interventions to improve culturally appropriate health care for people with disabilities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations; and racial/ethnic minority populations.
- Think Cultural HealthFeatures information, continuing education opportunities, resources, and more for health and health care professionals to learn about culturally and linguistically appropriate services, or CLAS.