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What is Cultural Competence?
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CULTURE: “The integrated pattern of human behavior that includes thought, communication, actions, customs, beliefs, and values that are unique to race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious background, or social group.”
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COMPETENCE: “The state of being capable or proficient.”
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CULTURAL COMPETENCE: “Attaining the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to enable administrators and practitioners within systems of care to provide effective care for diverse populations.”
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* US Department of Health and Human Services
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Impact of Culture on Mental Health and Illness
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Norms and Values Regarding Help-Seeking Behaviors
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View of Mental Health and Illness
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Stigma
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Problem/Solution Attribution
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Communication Styles
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Sociopolitical Considerations
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Racial and Cultural Identity and Acculturation Status
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* Counseling the Culturally Different (Sue & Sue, 1999)
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Impact of Culture on Substance Use and Abuse
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Cultural Attitudes Toward Substance Use
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Cultural norms and values regarding substance use and abuse
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Cultural Patterns of Substance Use
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Where, when, and who
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Cultural Amounts of Substances Consumed
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Religious beliefs and attitudes impact consumption
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* Handbook of Cultural Psychiatry (Wen-Shing Tseng, 2001)
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