Helping Occupational Therapy Students and Faculty Develop Cultural Competence

SUMMARY Given the need for health professionals, including occupational therapists, to be able to work with individuals and populations from a variety of cultures, this paper describes a qualitative study in which faculty and students from an occupational therapy program have been immersed in a comm...

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Published in:Occupational therapy in health care 2001, Vol.13 (3-4), p.23-32
Main Authors: Velde, Beth P., Wittman, Peggy Prince
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cultural knowledge
Cultural sensitivity
qualitative research
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Summary:SUMMARY Given the need for health professionals, including occupational therapists, to be able to work with individuals and populations from a variety of cultures, this paper describes a qualitative study in which faculty and students from an occupational therapy program have been immersed in a community-built program serving African American, elderly citizens. Cultural competency and its measurement are addressed and used to assess positive results from the study.
ISSN:0738-0577
1541-3098
DOI:10.1080/J003v13n03_04