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The Case for Cultural Competence in Psychotherapeutic Interventions

2.00 - CE credit hours training

$12.50 - Cost of course

This page contains important information about the course, including training details, a comprehensive course description, learning objectives, and source references. We encourage you to review each section to gain a clear understanding of the course content, educational goals, and supporting materials before beginning your training and taking the POST TEST below.

Target audience and instructional level of this course: foundational
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.

The Case for Cultural Competence in Psychotherapeutic Interventions

Follow the link below, read the material and then take the 12 question post test

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The Case for Cultural Competence in Psychotherapeutic Interventions

12 Questions

1. From "Introduction". The notion that culturally competent services should be available to members of ethnic minority groups has been expressed _______________.
2. From "What is Cultural Competency?" The model for cultural competency that is the most widely recognized framework focuses on:
3. From "Resistance to Cultural Competency". One contention about cultural competency is that the role of culture and minority group status in mental health is overemphasized in multiculturalism. Which of the following is a specific concern regarding overemphasis?
4. From "Resistance to Cultural Competency". One common contention is that cultural competency fails to attend to a client's individual differences and inadvertently promotes culture-related stereotypes of clients.
5. From "What has been accomplished so far?" Cultural competency has been recommended by various institutions, governmental bodies, and professional organizations. The mandates have tended to be: ________________.
6. From "What kinds of cultural interventions have been attempted?" If you were to develop an approach that responded to the ethnic language of clients this intervention would be focused on:
7. From "What kinds of cultural interventions have been attempted?" Which of the following has been found to produce better emotional and behavioral outcomes with Puerto Rican American clients?
8. From "Is Treatment Generally Effective with Ethnic Minority Populations?" The article cites two major reviews covering the effectiveness of EBPs with ethnic minority clients. Based on these reviews it appears that:
9. From "Do Cultural Competency Adaptations Demonstrate Positive and Incremental Effects on Treatment?" The Griner and Smith (2006) meta-analysis found _________________ for culturally competent interventions.
10. From "Do Cultural Competency Adaptations Demonstrate Positive and Incremental Effects on Treatment?" The Griner and Smith (2006) meta-analysis found studies that were focused on one ethnic/racial population yielded _____________effect sizes compared to those in which mixed racial populations were included.
11. From "Final Thoughts". The authors cite a major disconnect between cultural competency guidelines and cultural competency psychotherapy research. They report that cultural competency guidelines tend to focus on ________________ and research has focused more on _________________.
12. From "Final Thoughts". The authors conclude that more research is needed on cultural competency in psychotherapeutic interventions.
Cultural competency practices have been widely adopted in the mental health field because of the disparities in the quality of services delivered to ethnic minority groups. This review examines the meaning of cultural competency, positions that have been taken in favor of and against it, and the guidelines for its practice in the mental health field. Empirical research that tests the benefits of cultural competency is also discussed.
  • Describe cultural competence and resistance to it.
  • Identify a variety of cultural competency interventions.
  • Summarize the effectiveness of psychotherapeutic treatments with ethnic minorities.
  • Summarize the incremental effects of cultural competency adaptations.
Stanley Sue, Ph.D.
Nolan Zane, Ph.D.
Lauren K. Berger, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
University of California, Davis
Gordon C. Nagayama Hall, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
University of Oregon