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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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I begin by briefly discussing the typical connotations of culture in professional psychology and what it means to practice with cultural competence in the context of a culturally responsive intervention framework. I then comment on each contribution to the special section.
- 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...
Jun 14, 2022 · Cultural competence in therapy is the ability of a therapist to provide treatment that can overcome cultural and socioeconomic barriers.
- Psychologists seek to recognize and understand that identity and self-definition are fluid and complex and that the interaction between the two is dynamic.
- Psychologists aspire to recognize and understand that as cultural beings, they hold attitudes and beliefs that can influence their perceptions of and interactions with others as well as their clinical and empirical conceptualizations.
- Psychologists strive to recognize and understand the role of language and communication through engagement that is sensitive to the lived experience of the individual, couple, family, group, community and/or organizations with whom they interact.
- Psychologists endeavor to be aware of the role of the social and physical environment in the lives of clients, students, research participants, and/or consultees.
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 ...
To a lesser degree, participants reported that their training included experiential activities (67%) and cultural immersion (38%). Findings from this study revealed that psychologists are highly satisfied with the training they received and that clinical supervision predicted satisfaction.
