The case for 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. In this review, we examine 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 discussed.
Sue
Stanley
S
Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA. ssue@ucdavis.edu
Zane
Nolan
N
Nagayama Hall
Gordon C
GC
Berger
Lauren K
LK
D054521:Cultural Competency; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008913:Minority Groups / Q000523:psychology; D011287:Prejudice; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013240:Stereotyping