Be reflective and expand beyond cultural competence to cultural humility. Cultural competence has become a familiar phrase in ...

Nearly one in five U.S. residents speaks a language other than English at home, with 23 million of them being defined as having limited English proficiency (LEP). When it comes to LEP patients and ...

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 ...

To provide culturally "competent" services, the medical providers would need to have some background on indigenous Mexicans in order even to know what questions to ask and how to ask them. Given the ...

India], March 18: "Cultural competency is not a soft skill; it's the foundation of truly patient-centred healthcare," said Dr ...

The inaugural international conference on nursing at SRM College emphasized cultural competency as crucial in patient-centred ...

For decades, researchers have found that teachers in public schools have undervalued the potential for academic success among students of color, setting low expectations for them and thinking of ...

Social workers don't need to be highly knowledgeable about different cultures, but must be open, respectful and willing to learn Photo: fotolia/Sean K This article comprises of excerpts taken from a ...

Jay Carmona was 12 years old when he experienced his first anxiety attack. He was given Xanax after his mother took him to the hospital. Following a second attack, hospital tests detected both ...

As psychologists, we have an ethical duty to promote safety and prevent harm. Given that suicide attempts utilizing firearms are extremely lethal (Cai et al., 2022), we must address firearm safety ...

A Wisconsin school district has been hit with a federal complaint for allegedly using race-based hiring practices and prioritizing “diversity” over qualifications. West Allis-West Milwaukee School ...