The question of cultural diversity raises a quintessentially ethical issue for all clinicians, that
of fulfilling their promise to be a viable helping resource. It is a subject that calls for an …

Previous research shows that the Multnomah Community Ability Scale (MCAS) total score is
reliable and has predictive validity. This study evaluates the MCAS total and sub-scale …

BACKGROUND: Culturally competent practice is broadly acknowledged to be an important
strategy to increase the quality of services for racial/ethnic minorities in substance abuse …

Studies from the United States (US) have shown that when compared with European-
Americans, racial/ethnic minorities (REM) and other cultural minorities are often less likely to …

Owing to the multicultural nature of demographic changes, the need for Human Service
Organizations to establish a culturally competent system of care has become crucial. The …

The field of cultural competence is shifting its primary emphasis from enhancement of
counselors' skills to management, organizational policy, and processes of care. This study …

In January, 2003, the Center for School Mental Health Assistance (CSMHA) sponsored a
critical issues meeting focused on cultural competence in schools and school-based mental …

Although research supports the critical need for cultural competence in clinical practice, few
studies have addressed practitioners' perspectives on their psychotherapeutic practices with …

This study investigated a new 2-factor construct, termed cultural congruence, which is
related to cultural competence in the delivery of mental health services to ethnic minority …

Recognition of the central role of culture, race, and ethnicity in health and healing is not
novel. For decades researchers have explored the influence of culture on personality …