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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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