The use of film, literature, and music in becoming culturally competent in understanding african americans.
Increasing the cultural competence of child and adolescent psychiatrists through the use of film, literature, and music can improve their ability to understand what African Americans experience and the impact these experiences have on mental health. It also may help clinicians recognize their own underlying biases. This understanding, in turn, could improve their ability to address effectively in treatment the issues pertinent to the African-American community and help eliminate the well-documented disparities in the health care quality and health status of minorities.
Martin
Ardis C
AC
West Central Mental Health Center, Canon City, CO 81212, USA. acmartin99@adelphia.net
D001741:Black or African American; D003071:Cognition; D003469:Culture; D006801:Humans; D008091:Literature; D009040:Motion Pictures; D009146:Music; D014825:Vocabulary