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The Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and Rita
Links & Resources
Culturally
Competent Care
The survivors
of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita are an ethnically and culturally
diverse group. To ensure the provision of effective care, mental
health treatment must be formulated and conducted with an understanding
of people's ethnic and cultural backgrounds. This
section provides resources for assessing one's level of linguistic
and cultural competence and for developing skills in this critical
area. Overviews of cultural competence, research articles, toolkits,
and guidelines are included.
American
Psychological Association (PDF)
In 2002, the American Psychological Association published six guidelines
on multiculturalism to inform psychologists' education, training,
research, and practice. The report includes the rationale for addressing
diversity in education, training, research, practice, and organizational
change, as well as an overview of the terminology and current empirical
research that support the proposed guidelines. An extensive research
bibliography is also provided.
Annie
E. Casey (PDF)
The Annie E. Casey sponsored "Building Culturally and Linguistically
Competent Services to Support Young Children, Their Families, and
School Readiness," a report on the concrete steps organizations
should take in developing linguistically and culturally competent
services, supports, and programs for children and their families.
DiversityRX
DiversityRx promotes linguistic and cultural competence to improve
the quality of health care for minority, immigrant, and ethnically
diverse communities. The site contains a report entitled "Multicultural
Health Best Practices," which provides an overview of critical elements
of cultural and linguistic competence. The organization also hosts
a cultural competence listserv.
Hogg
Foundation for Mental Health
For its Cultural Adaptation Initiative, the Hogg Foundation compiled
this annotated bibliography, which covers key citations on cultural
competence as well as the use of evidence-based mental health practices
with people of color. Research articles, reports, and guidelines
are included.
National
Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness (PDF)
The National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness
provides an extensive annotated bibliography on cultural competence
in treatment and services. Published in 2004, the bibliography includes
research articles and reports on specific populations, as well as
resources covering cultural competence theories.
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