Cultural competence improves nursing care to all patients regardless of whether they are
members of an identified minority group (Andrews & Boyle, 2003). Providing culturally …

Cultural and racial diversity is increasingly becoming a reality in many countries worldwide,
to the extent that most every mental health professional will treat patients from other …

This study examined the relationship between a culture-compatible approach to mental
health service and utilization as measured by dropout and total number of outpatient visits …

Abstract Hispanics in the United States have not shown a significant difference in
prevalence rate for mental illness when compared to the general population, yet they have …

Based on empirical research and predictions from the Multicultural Assessment-Intervention
Process model, the racial attitudes, ethnic identity, and acculturation of a national sample of …

The proliferation of the Latino population in the United States portends the urgency to
understand their mental health care needs. It is well documented that Latinos are the largest …

In the old evaluation models for community mental health centers, which were specifically
mandated to address service needs for ethnically diverse communities, service availability …

In recent years, cultural competence has become a popular term for a variety of strategies to
address the challenge of cultural diversity in mental health services. This issue of …

This chapter critically reviews 16 cultural competence instruments within a social justice-
oriented service delivery framework, namely, the Multicultural Assessment-Intervention …

Cultural competency in the delivery of mental health services has gained considerable
momentum. This momentum has been accompanied by questions about the meaning …