Joining Ethnography and History in Cultural Competence Training

Knipper, Michael

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“…Global migration and the increasing number of immigrants to Europe imply that psychiatrists and patients may come from different cultures. The inclusion of cultural competence into psychiatric-psychotherapeutic training and practice is therefore a matter of growing relevance [2,6,8,12,16,23,27,28,39,50,57,62,91,111,112,126], just as ''hyperdiversity'' and migration are essentially global issues, but have a particular ''local'' shape nonetheless [68]. It is inevitable that in clinical settings, patients will present with differing clinical needs, and it has to be kept in mind that immigrants are a heterogeneous group in a number of ways [8,42,98].…”

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EPA guidance on cultural competence training

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The stress of migration as well as social factors and changes related to the receiving society may lead to the manifestation of psychiatric disorders in vulnerable individuals after migration. The diversity of cultures, ethnicities, races and reasons for migration poses a challenge for those seeking to understand how illness is experienced by immigrants whose backgrounds differ significantly from their clinicians. Cultural competence represents good clinical practice and can be defined as such that a clinician regards each patient in the context of the patient's own culture as well as from the perspective of the clinician's cultural values and prejudices. The EPA Guidance on cultural competence training outlines some of the key issues related to cultural competence and how to deal with these. It points out that cultural competence represents a comprehensive response to the mental health care needs of immigrant patients and requires knowledge, skills and attitudes which can improve the effectiveness of psychiatric treatment. To reach these aims, both individual and organizational competence are needed, as well as teaching competence in terms of educational leadership. The WPA Guidance on Mental Health and Mental Health Care for Migrants and the EPA Guidance on Mental Health Care for Migrants list a series of recommendations for policy makers, service providers and clinicians; these are aimed at improving mental health care for immigrants. The authors of this paper would like to underline these recommendations and, focusing on cultural competency and training, believe that they will be of positive value.

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“…Applying social theories and a historically informed, critical and reflective perspective on medicine, global and local health is essential for achieving the ambitious goals of internationalizing medical education, and for making best use of its huge didactic potential (cf. [1], [4], [7], [20], [27]).…”

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“…In regard to intercultural relations and „cultural competence“, medical anthropology and especially the principles of ethnography are conveyed as essential perspectives and tools for a thought- and meaningful approach to culture, ethnicity, and cultural diversity in the field of medicine (cf. [19], [20], [21], [27]). In course evaluations and feedback discussions, students often express high esteem for the perspectives of medical anthropology and history for global health (see figure 1 (Fig.…”

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Internationalizing Medical Education: The Special Track Curriculum 'Global Health' at Justus Liebig University Giessen

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Hofstetter

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GMS Zeitschrift Für Medizinische Ausbildung; 32(5):Doc52

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“…For example, a Bengali, a Punjabi, a Marathi, etc are all Hindus but have different cultural attitudes and belief systems. Moreover, according to Knipper (2013), the idea of cultural competence was evolved in the context of rise in number of migrants in the USA, resulting in racial discrimination between whites and non-whites and thereafter the civil rights movements of 1960's and 70's gave momentum to the idea of culturally competent practice in realms of professional practices. However, Knipper (2013) suggested that in other European countries like Germany, the idea of cultural competence was not relevant as per statistics provided by their governments.…”

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Exploring the concept of Cultural Competence in the Context of Professional Health Care Practices

Khanna¹,

Mir²

2018

Review of Professional Management- A Journal of New Delhi Institute of Management

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This paper discusses 'cultural competence' in the context of professional heath care practice and looks into how the concept has evolved. It especially, draws attention towards the relevance of this concept in the multicultural societies. While culture plays an important role in shaping attitudes, values, belief and behaviour of people and conceptualisation of cultural competence recognises why cultural knowledge is essential for professional practice. Thus, research in this field raises following questions. Firstly, is there a need for the practice of cultural competence in the professional areas involving interaction with people from diverse cultural, ethnic, national backgrounds? This calls for the issue e.g. how best to understand sensitivities and aspirations of culturally diverse people to be able to provide them the care in their own context. Secondly, is practice of cultural competence all about people management or beyond? In brief, the cultural competence model brings to the fore the need for the professionals to understand the people, their practices and beliefs that shape attitudes and behaviour in the diverse cultural contexts. The paper attempts to look at the notion of cultural competence drawing mainly from the review of relevant literature. While analysing its relevance in health care practices, the paper also explores the importance of such knowledge and skills across areas of praxis involving the interaction and participation of people in the contexts of cultural diversity. especially, in multicultural settings. Abstract

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Joining Ethnography and History in Cultural Competence Training

Cited by 9 publications

References 29 publications

EPA guidance on cultural competence training

EPA guidance on cultural competence training

Internationalizing Medical Education: The Special Track Curriculum 'Global Health' at Justus Liebig University Giessen

Exploring the concept of Cultural Competence in the Context of Professional Health Care Practices

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