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 …

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

Persistent racial and ethnic disparities in access and utilization of behavioral health services
have highlighted the need for cultural competence among providers. In response, many …

In recent years cultural competence has expanded beyond language provisions to include
understanding and factoring into services provision the cultural perspectives clients may …

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 …

Mental health practices that lack cultural competence prevent diverse clients from receiving
the care they deserve. As providers and program administrators, psychologists currently …

Cultural competence assessments are recognized as useful strategies to guide
organizations interested in becoming more culturally competent. Consequently, many …

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

The rapid growth in Behavioral Managed Care Organizations has led to increasing concern
about the future availability of culturally competent mental health services for ethnic …

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 …