Cultural competency training
Cultural competency training
Cultural competency training (pronunciation: /ˈkʌltʃərəl ˈkɒmpɪtənsi ˈtreɪnɪŋ/) is a process that enables healthcare professionals to deliver services that meet the social, cultural, and linguistic needs of patients.
Etymology
The term "cultural competency" is derived from the words "culture" and "competency". "Culture" (from Latin cultura meaning "cultivation") refers to the beliefs, customs, and practices of a particular group of people. "Competency" (from Latin competentia meaning "meeting together, agreement, symmetry") refers to the ability to do something successfully or efficiently. "Training" refers to the action of teaching a person a particular skill or type of behavior.
Definition
Cultural competency training is a strategy to improve the skills of healthcare providers in recognizing and responding to the unique cultural needs brought by patients. It involves understanding and respecting the patients' cultural beliefs, values, and practices, and using this understanding to provide better healthcare services.
Importance
Cultural competency training is important in healthcare because it helps to reduce health disparities and improve access to high-quality healthcare that is respectful of and responsive to the needs of diverse patients. It helps healthcare providers to communicate effectively with patients from different cultural backgrounds, thereby improving patient satisfaction, treatment adherence, and health outcomes.
Related Terms
- Cultural Competence: The ability of healthcare providers to meet the cultural, social, and linguistic needs of their patients.
- Health Disparities: Differences in health outcomes and their determinants between different segments of the population.
- Healthcare Provider: A person or organization that provides health services to individuals.
- Patient Satisfaction: A measure of the extent to which a patient is content with the healthcare they have received.
- Treatment Adherence: The degree to which a patient correctly follows medical advice.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Cultural competency training
- Wikipedia's article - Cultural competency training
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