title: Doubling the cloak of (in)competence in client/therapist interactions.
abstract: Cultural competence is used (often implicitly) to make decisions in human service settings. When therapists make decisions about whether or not a particular service will be offered, they place themselves in a position where their own competence can be judged. Using narrative data on independence and the elderly, we apply Edgerton's idea of the cloak of competence to demonstrate this doubling effect.
authors.affiliation: School of Occupation and Leisure Sciences, University of Sydney.
authors.forename: Maureen H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Williamson
authors.forename: Cherry
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Manor
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003469:Culture; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008019:Life Style; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012917:Social Adjustment