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- Cultural competence — loosely defined as the ability to understand, appreciate and interact with people from cultures or belief systems different from one's own — has been a key aspect of psychological thinking and practice for some 50 years. It's become such an integral part of the field that it's listed as one of psychology's core competencies.
www.apa.org/monitor/2015/03/cultural-competence
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today’s increasingly diverse world, cultural compe-tence is a critical skill for psychologists, yet it may not have been well integrated into their training, if it was covered at all.
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- Cultural Adaptations
- How Do They Look overall?
- A Work in Progress
This thrust to improve the scientific aspect of culturally competent treatment research means that a central research focus has been a pragmatic one: modifying evidence-based treatments for different groups, otherwise known as "cultural adaptations." The tack follows a long period of treatment and research experimentation beginning in the 1960s tha...
In general, meta-analyses confirm the effectiveness of such adaptations. One, reported by Timothy B. Smith, PhD, Domenech Rodriguez and Bernal in a 2011 article in the Journal of Clinical Psychology, looked at 65 experimental and quasi-experimental studies that included some form of adapted treatment. Adaptations for ethnic-minority clients were mo...
Mixed findings like these underscore the fact that the field still has plenty of room to grow. To this end, researchers are exploring areas they think are important to help advance science and practice in cultural competence, both related and unrelated to cultural adaptations. For example, researchers are developing frameworks to guide the adaptati...
The literature in clinical psychology concerning cultural competence and cultural influences is often focused on clear cultural differences between the psychologist and client, such as race, gender, age, sexual orientation, and religion.
Jun 14, 2022 · According to research from 2013, “racial matching,” or the shared race of a client and a mental health professional, can be used as an element of cultural competence in therapy and may lessen...
Feb 8, 2023 · Key constructs and concepts of cultural competence were synthesised and presented as themes, using the lens of critical theory. Results Three key themes were identified: competences; roles and identities; structural competency.
Oct 8, 2018 · 2. How do psychologists use their cultural competency training in their work with diverse clients? 3. How satisfied are psychologists with the training they received in graduate school? 4. What do psychologists believe represents the ideal train-ing that can help them move toward becoming culturally competent practitioners? Study 1 Method ...
Jul 2, 2024 · Although the need to train clinicians to provide effective mental health care to individuals from diverse backgrounds has been recognized worldwide, a bulk of what we know about training in cultural competence (CC) is based on research conducted in the United States.
