The Healthcare Professional's Guide to Clinical Cultural Competence [Paperback]

With a focus on client-centred care, this book provides an introduction to developing cultural competence in the health care setting. A unique presentation covering both theory and practice, the book begins with a strong foundational model for understanding culture. It then introduces general knowledge on culture which can be provided to a variety of settings, and ends with clinical applications illustrating how to apply knowledge and awareness to a variety of populations. With contributions from twelve leading experts, material is drawn from a wide range of health care settings and has strong practical coverage throughout.

• Unique approach: looks at populations the way health care workers encounter them, not by ethno-cultural/religious labels
• Multidisciplinary approach to writing reflects a variety of perspectives and direct front-line experience
• Discussion is broad and inclusive, integrating different perspectives, but also makes visible the different paradigms used to approach the topic
• Case studies and questions encourage critical thinking and dialogue

SECTION I: Foundations for Developing Clinical Cultural Competence

• 1. Understanding Cultural Competence in Health
• 2. Culture: Discourses, Myths, and Misconceptions
• 3. Culture Care Framework I: Overview And Cultural Sensitivity
• 4. Culture Care Framework II: Cultural Knowledge, Resources, and Bridging the Gap

SECTION II: Cultural Knowledge across Populations

• 5. Cross-Cultural Communication
• 6. Working with Interpreters
• 7. Beliefs of Illness and Ways of Healing
• 8. Cultural Care of Families

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