Statistical associations between individual and organizational dimensions of cultural
competence were examined. Participants were 350 employees of 12 public mental health …

This article presents a conceptual model of organizational cultural competence for use in
mental health services that resulted from a comprehensive review of the research literature …

The authors utilized numerous documents created by advisory groups, expert panels and
multicultural focus groups to develop performance measures for assessing the cultural …

Cultural competence is increasingly recognized as an essential component of effective
mental health care delivery to address diversity and equity issues. Drawing from the …

Cultural competence is understood at the most basic level to be the practice of considering
culture in order to effectively serve people of diverse backgrounds. A foundational definition …

The purpose of this study was to assess the level of organizational readiness of community
mental health centers (CMHCs) to provide culturally competent services to racial and ethnic …

A project is described in which performance measures of cultural competency in behavioral
health care were selected and benchmarked. Input from an Expert Panel representing the …

There has been a growing emphasis on mental health services being culturally competent
especially when working with diverse populations. How do we assess whether or not a …

Background Cultural competency is now a core requirement for mental health professionals
working with culturally diverse patient groups. Cultural competency training may improve the …

Purpose–The population of the USA consists of a culturally diverse mix of individuals, many
of them recent immigrants, from a wide range of ethnic and racial groups. Given an …