LibGuides: Cultural Competencies for Health Professionals: Online Tools and Tutorials

Cultural Humility and Cultural Care Videos

Cultural Humility is the “ability to maintain an interpersonal stance that is other-oriented (or open to the other) in relation to aspects of cultural identity that are most important to the [person]” (p. 2).

Hook, J. N., Davis, D. E., Owen, J., Worthington Jr., E. L., & Utsey, S. O. (2013). Cultural humility: Measuring openness to culturally diverse clients. Journal of Counseling Psychology. doi:10.1037/a0032595

Cultural Humility documentary by Vivian Chavez "Cultural Humility: People, Principles and Practices," is a 30-minute documentary by San Francisco State professor Vivian Chávez, that mixes poetry with music, interviews, archival footage, and images of community, nature and dance to explain what Cultural Humility is and why we need it.
Reflections on Cultural Humility by Amanda Waters & Lisa Asbill Short essay on cultural humility in the therapeutic process. (American Psychological Association)
Improving the Health, Safety, and Well-being of LGBT Populations (2019 update and overview)

Program Specific Tools and Tutorials

American Association of Respiratory Care: Diversity & Inclusion Resources We, as respiratory therapists, must take an active role in becoming culturally competent. We are patient focused caregivers, now let us be focused and provide culturally competent care to our patients.
Cultural Competence in Healthcare & the Rad Tech informational article by Deborah Greer, MS, RT(R)(M), addresses cultural competence in healthcare as it applies to radiologic technologists
Cultural Competence in Physical Therapy Resources for achieving cultural competence from the American Physical Therapy Association.
Cultural Competency Program for Oral Health Professionals These courses target Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Dental Specialists, and any other professional who has the unique opportunity to help improve access to care, quality of care, and oral health outcomes of all patients.
Culturally Competency Curriculum for Disaster Preparedness and Crisis Response This set of courses is target emergency medical personnel, disaster mental health and social workers, public health service officers, and disaster relief organization employees.
Ocuupational Therapy Cultural Competency: A Resources Guide From the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. This OT Cultural Competence Resource Guide was created with one main goal: to provide a condensed list of resources that clinicians and students can use to facilitate individual development of multicultural competency.

Additional Tools and Tutorials

Culture, Language and Health Literacy (HRSA) Health Resources Services Administration resources designed to improve communication with patient populations with special needs related to age, race, culture, gender, or sexual-orientation.
MedEdPORTAL Innovative, peer-reviewed educational resources across the health professions. Select the Collections drop-down on the right to find resources covering: Anti-Racism, DEI, Language-appropriate Health Care, and more.
National Center for Cultural Competence The mission of the NCCC is to increase the capacity of health care and mental health care programs to design, implement, and evaluate culturally and linguistically competent service delivery systems to address growing diversity, persistent disparities, and to promote health and mental health equity.
Self Assessment tools from the National Center for Cultural Competence Provides a variety of self-assessment tools, including a Cultural Competence Health Practitioner Assessment (CCHPA) and a Self-Assessment Checklist for Personnel Providing Primary Health Care Services.
What is Cultural Competency? (NIH) Information on what is cultural competency and why it is important.