Cross‐cultural awareness and occupational therapy education

Yuen, Hon K.; Yau, Matthew K.

doi:10.1002/oti.86

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“…A study conducted by Yuen and Yau (1999) also recommended that further research be conducted in order to develop and evaluate curricula concerning transcultural practice. This recommendation was based upon their exploration of experiential learning as an approach to increase the cultural awareness of undergraduate American occupational therapy students.…”

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Cultural awareness among Queensland undergraduate occupational therapy students

Rasmussen

Lloyd

Wielandt

2005

Aus Occup Therapy J

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Aim: Australia's cultural diversity generates substantial challenges and implications for students and health-care professionals. This study investigated the cultural perceptions and self-rated level of cultural competence of undergraduate occupational therapy students in Queensland, Australia. Results: Two hundred and ninety-three students completed the Cultural Awareness Questionnaire. The findings indicated that the majority of students have a positive attitude towards cultural differences and influences on occupational therapy services. Students also recognised the importance of cultural awareness and highlighted the need for increased incorporation of cultural information and experience throughout the undergraduate course. Conclusion: The implications of this study are discussed with reference to the future academic planning of culturally sensitive occupational therapy course and fieldwork experiences.

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Cultural awareness among Queensland undergraduate occupational therapy students

Rasmussen

Lloyd

Wielandt

2005

Aus Occup Therapy J

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“…Kinebanian & Stomph (1992), for example, considered how students deal with the intersection of professional values (such as independence) and clients' cultural values. In addressing pragmatic strategies for achieving such integration, specific teaching learning approaches such as the use of the "sociocultural interview" (Yuen & Yow, 1999) have been suggested as useful tools to raise awareness and serve as a basis for competency development. They started instead with an examination of student definitions of key concepts such as race, ethnicity and gender, suggesting that ultimately students need to "recognise culture, in its complexity as one of the critical factors in their own lives and that of all their patients or clients" (Fitzgerald & Mullarvey-O'Byrne, 1996, p. 86).…”

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Cultural Relativism: Occupation and Independence Reconsidered

Whiteford¹,

Wilcock²

2000

Can J Occup Ther

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In this article, findings from a qualitative study of a cohort of occupational therapy students in Auckland, New Zealand are presented. The study focussed on the experiences of students as they learned to work with people from different social and cultural backgrounds over a 3-year period. As well as identifying curriculum and teaching/learning processes that enhance intercultural competence development, the data that emerged from the study also highlight important issues about how occupation and independence are conceptualised across cultures. A review of the trans-disciplinary and occupational therapy literature dealing with theoretical, conceptual and educational issues relating to cross-cultural practice is followed by a presentation of narrative extracts that address the key concepts of occupation and independence. These are then discussed with reference to relevant occupational therapy literature. In conclusion, implications for future research and practice are explored focussing on a need for occupation and independence to be reconsidered as culturally relative constructions.

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“…In Whiteford and Wright-St. Clair's (2002) longitudinal phenomenological study, students identified hands-on experiences with diverse populations as the most effective cross-cultural learning approach. Training approaches using ethnographic interviewing (Wongsaroj, 2000;Yuen & Yau, 1999), field immersion in international contexts (Ekelman, Dal Bello-Hass, Bazyk, & Bazyk, 2003), or the use of case stories (Forwell, Whiteford, & Dyck, 2001) have also been reported as effective training methods for limited samples.…”

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Multicultural Training in the United States: A Survey of Occupational Therapy Programs

Brown

Muñoz

Powell

2011

Occupational Therapy In Health Care

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This study was designed to describe multicultural training practices in occupational therapy programs. A survey was sent to occupational therapy programs in the United States to gather information on multicultural content, skills, and teaching methods as well as diversity context and challenges. The response rate was 54%. The most frequently covered multicultural content was related to cultural background and sociopolitical factors. Multicultural skills covered most often were practice oriented and interpersonal skills. Teaching methods reported as used most often differed from the methods thought by the respondents to be most effective. Programs reported multiple challenges to multicultural training including lack of time and lack of diversity in the student body, faculty, and environment. Results suggest that educators may need to expand multicultural content and skills to prepare occupational therapy students for providing care in increasingly diverse practice settings. In addition, increased use of teaching methods that focus on exposure to diverse populations and reflection may be needed to improve the effectiveness of multicultural training in occupational therapy programs.

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Cross‐cultural awareness and occupational therapy education

Abstract: Occupational therapy educators across the USA are designing curricula to enhance future therapists ' cultural competence, in

Cited by 14 publications

References 21 publications

Cultural awareness among Queensland undergraduate occupational therapy students

Cultural awareness among Queensland undergraduate occupational therapy students

Cultural Relativism: Occupation and Independence Reconsidered

Multicultural Training in the United States: A Survey of Occupational Therapy Programs

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