title: Clinicians' self-assessment of cultural and spiritual competency: working with Asians and Asian Americans.
abstract: This study examines clinicians' own assessment of their cultural and spiritual competency in working with Asians and Asian Americans. Thirty clinicians, who are Asian Ethnic Minority Mental Health Specialists in the Northwest region of the United States, were surveyed to assess their perceived levels of cultural and spiritual competency. The study found that clinicians perceived themselves as being less spiritually competent than culturally competent and that most clinicians acknowledged the need for more training in spirituality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Work, California State University, Long Beach, CA 90840, USA. cnagai@csulb.edu
authors.forename: Chikako
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nagai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D001213:Asian; D054521:Cultural Competency; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015205:Northwestern United States; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011361:Professional Competence; D012647:Self-Assessment; D029181:Spirituality