The late 1990s marked the beginning of a movement within the human services professions that stressed the importance of cultural competency. Psychology and social work were the pioneers; these fields ...

Given the globalization of the modern business environment, leaders within organizations need to be adept at managing employees of varying cultural backgrounds and at communicating with clients all ...

An integrated pattern of learned beliefs, values and behaviors that can be shared among groups Elements of cultural competency: personal identification, language, thoughts, communications, actions, ...

Social workers who learn how to support patients with diverse values, beliefs, and behaviors have a good chance of providing quality care, BCSSW Professor Karen Bullock said at the School’s annual ...

A new course at the University of Minnesota is teaching undergraduate medical students cultural competence skills. The course focuses on teaching differences in cultural practices that medical ...

We are all capable of acknowledging our character within our society which is determined by culture. In reality, the world as "we see it" can vary substantially across cultures and groups of people.

In the early 2000s, while I was working as a curriculum designer, cultural competency specialist, trainer, and coach to support HIV/AIDS peer educators (most of whom were themselves living with ...

Research participants have commonly been found to lack basic understanding of fundamental aspects of the studies in which they are participating. The informed consent process is one of many aspects of ...

The original version of this story was published on The Legal Intelligencer I sat listening intently to my constitutional law professor, engrossed in the lecture-induced dawning realization that the ...

Let’s get this straight immediately: If you’re an educator, you’re a culture war combatant. It cannot be avoided. It’s literally your job. Schools exist for the purpose of cultural transmission. They ...