This article is the second of two contributions looking at the under-representation of people from the United Kingdom's minority ethnic groups in the occupational therapy profession. These articles suggest three broad areas that should concern occupational therapy practitioners and educators; the recruitment of people from minority ethnic groups to the profession; the admission process to occupational therapy education and training courses; and the curriculum and ethos of those courses. Part 2 deals with the last concern, that of the curriculum, as part 1 addressed the Issues of recruitment and admission. The authors strongly advocate that these three Issues cannot be treated in isolation but must be dealt with simultaneously.

he concept of cultural competency has been discussed in recent United Kingdom occupational therapy literature. It is suggested that there is an additional competency that the practitioner requires in order to ensure effective practice. Wells's (1996) model of multicultural competency education, consisting of knowledge, self-exploration and skills, is proposed as a tool to develop this competency. Strategies are used within the Discipline of Occupational Therapy at the University College of Ripon and York St John and these are presented within the Wells model.Using the model of multicultural competency education, Wells (1996) provides a clear framework for curriculum development and assessment. It is suggested that educational establishments are best equipped to assess the knowledge and self-exploration components of the model and that the skills component is best assessed while on fieldwork.

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