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This
course is designed to develop the physical
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therapist’s
cultural competence in health care.
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Cultural
competence is the willingness and ability
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of
a system to value the importance of culture
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in
the delivery of services to all segments of
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the
population. It entails the use of a systems
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perspective
that values differences and is
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responsive
to diversity at all levels of an
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organization,
i.e., policy, governance,
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administrative,
workforce, provider, and
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consumer/client.
Cultural competence is
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developmental,
community focused, and family
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oriented.
This means that physical therapy
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students
will promote and support the attitudes,
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behaviors,
knowledge, and skills necessary to work
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respectfully
and effectively with patients and
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each
other in a culturally diverse work
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environment.
Students should be able to use a
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variety
of methods to collect and utilize accurate
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demographics,
cultural, epidemiological and
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clinical
outcome data for racial and ethnic
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groups
in the service area, and become informed
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about
the ethnic/cultural needs, resources, and
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assets
of the surrounding community. Additionally
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they
will able to develop structures and
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procedures
to address cross cultural ethical and
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legal
conflicts in health care delivery.
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