A statewide data collection effort was implemented to assess the validity and reliability of a
52-item consumer assessment instrument of the cultural competency mental health …

In 1997, Maryland implemented a new managed care mental health system. Consumer
satisfaction, evaluation and cultural competency were considered high priorities for the new …

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

Provider cultural competence is an integral facet in the provision of adequate, consistent,
and fair mental health services, specifically services provided to members of minority …

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 …

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 …

Professional organizations and government guidelines recommend cultural competence
training for providers, but the lack of a standardized cultural assessment has hindered …

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 …

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 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 …