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The Case for Cultural Competency in Psychotherapeutic Interventions

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ANNUAL REVIEW OF PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 60, Issue -, Pages 525-548

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ANNUAL REVIEWS
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.psych.60.110707.163651

Keywords

cultural adaptation; ethnic minority; evidence-based practice; treatment outcomes; mental health

Funding

  1. Asian American Center on Disparities Research (National Institute of Mental) [1P50MH073511-01A2]
  2. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH [P50MH073511] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER

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Cultural competency practices have been widely adopted in the mental health field because of the disparities in the quality of services delivered to ethnic minority groups. hi this review, we examine the meaning of cultural competency, positions that have been taken in favor of and against it, and the guidelines for its practice in the mental health field. Empirical research that tests the benefits of cultural competency is discussed.

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