Curriculum for Culturally Responsive Health Care: The Step-by-step Guide for Cultural Competence Training

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Radcliffe Publishing, 2008 - Medical - 258 pages
This is a creative, comprehensive and user-friendly manual comprising a curriculum for residencies and medical schools looking to implement new, or enhance existing, curricula in culturally responsive care. It meticulously describes teaching strategies that will prove engaging to learners and faculty alike, challenging them to grow in their attitudes, awareness, desire, knowledge and skills to effectively practice culturally responsive medicine. It demonstrates commitment to teaching culturally responsive medicine towards the elimination of health disparities, be they related to gender, race/ethnicity, income, sexual orientation, religious background or world view.The manual includes a step-by-step guide for each year of the curriculum, with detailed session descriptions, and sections on teaching techniques, evaluation tools, cultural competence exercises, together with information on further resources. The curriculum provides a solid foundation upon which educational programs can build as they evolve to meet the needs of patients and their communities toward preventing and treating illness, and improving access to excellence in medical care.
 

Contents

Acknowledgements
3
StepByStep Session Descriptions and Instructions
17
Overview and Table of Contents
129
Skill Builders
135
Catalysts
149
Intensifiers
157
Trackers
166
Overview and Table of Contents
175
Overview and Table of Contents
199
Tools for Tracking or Evaluating the Program 230232
230
Overview and Table of Contents
237
VideoDVD Resources
247
Other Resources
258
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Jeffrey Ring, Julie Nyquist, Suzanne Mitchell

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