An integrated pattern of learned beliefs, values and behaviors that can be shared among groups Elements of cultural competency: personal identification, language, thoughts, communications, actions, ...

Effective leaders are tasked with developing the talents and skills of their team. A big part of achieving that goal is understanding, respecting and leveraging the cultural differences of your staff.

Vernita Mayfield agreed to answer a few questions about her book, Cultural Competence Now: 56 Exercises to Help Educators Understand and Challenge Bias, Racism, and Privilege. Vernita Mayfield, a ...

Culturally competent care is healthcare that considers a person’s cultural and faith-based beliefs. It can help ensure that the care being given is compassionate and effective. Culture refers to the ...

Culture refers to the ideas, customs, and behaviors of a group of people or a society (1). It influences just about everything you do — the way you speak, the foods you eat, what you consider to be ...

Cultural competence has become a major issue in nursing practice, given the current and projected US demographics as well as the long-standing health disparities in people of diverse racial, ethnic, ...

The development of cultural competence in pharmacy education has become an essential component in preparing future pharmacists for effective patient care in increasingly diverse societies. Educational ...

The late 1990s marked the beginning of a movement within the human services professions that stressed the importance of cultural competency. Psychology and social work were the pioneers; these fields ...

Two (2) female medical students are working together on a group assignment. They are writing their notes on a laptop and sitting at a desk in a training laboratory. They are both wearing scrubs. The ...

Many humanistic therapists aspire to practice “unconditional positive regard,” an unwavering acceptance and support of the client popularized by American psychological titan Carl Rogers. Like all ...

In the early 2000s, while I was working as a curriculum designer, cultural competency specialist, trainer, and coach to support HIV/AIDS peer educators (most of whom were themselves living with ...