title: Cultural Adaptation of Interventions in Real Practice Settings.
abstract: This article provides an overview of some common challenges and opportunities related to cultural adaptation of behavioral interventions. Cultural adaptation is presented as a necessary action to ponder when considering the adoption of an evidence-based intervention with ethnic and other minority groups. It proposes a roadmap to choose existing interventions and a specific approach to evaluate prevention and treatment interventions for cultural relevancy. An approach to conducting cultural adaptations is proposed, followed by an outline of a cultural adaptation protocol. A case study is presented, and lessons learned are shared as well as recommendations for culturally grounded social work practice.
authors.affiliation: Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center (SIRC), School of Social Work, Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
authors.forename: Flavio F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Marsiglia
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Jamie M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Booth
keywords: evidence-based practice; literature