Cultural Competence and Evidence-Based Practice in Mental Health Services: A Complementary Perspective

The need for cultural competence and the need for evidence-based practice in mental health services are major issues in contemporary discourse, especially in the psychological treatment of people of color. Although these 2 paradigms are complementary in nature, there is little cross-fertilization in...

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Published in:The American psychologist 2007-09, Vol.62 (6), p.563-574
Main Authors: Whaley, Arthur L, Davis, King E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Biological and medical sciences
Children
Cultural Awareness
Cultural Competence
Cultural Competency
Cultural norms
Cultural Sensitivity
Cultural studies
Effectiveness studies
Ethnic Groups
Ethnic minorities
Evidence Based Practice
Evidence based psychiatry
Evidence-based medicine
Evidence-Based Medicine - methods
General aspects
Health Services
Human
Humans
Intervention
Medical sciences
Medical sociology
Mental Disorders - ethnology
Mental Disorders - psychology
Mental Disorders - therapy
Mental Health
Mental health care
Mental Health Programs
Mental Health Services
Mental Health Services - standards
Minority & ethnic groups
Minority Groups
Multiculturalism
Practice
Professional Competence
Psychobiology
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Racial and Ethnic Groups
Scientific Research
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Summary:The need for cultural competence and the need for evidence-based practice in mental health services are major issues in contemporary discourse, especially in the psychological treatment of people of color. Although these 2 paradigms are complementary in nature, there is little cross-fertilization in the psychological literature. The present article illustrates the complementary nature of these 2 paradigms. A main point of convergence is related to the development of culturally adapted interventions in the move from efficacy research to effectiveness studies. The implications of cultural adaptations of empirically supported treatments for mental health services in terms of research and practice with ethnic/racial minority populations are discussed.
ISSN:0003-066X
1935-990X
DOI:10.1037/0003-066X.62.6.563