Infusing Cultural Competence Training into the Curriculum: Describing the Development of Culturally Sensitive Training on Dementia Communication

The need for training in cultural sensitivity and cultural competence exists at every level of medical care. This discussion reports on an interdisciplinary project to infuse cultural competence training in dementia communication care into nursing and nurse assistant training. We describe the core c...

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Main Authors: Boyd H. Davis, Mary K. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-09-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X09705571
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Summary:The need for training in cultural sensitivity and cultural competence exists at every level of medical care. This discussion reports on an interdisciplinary project to infuse cultural competence training in dementia communication care into nursing and nurse assistant training. We describe the core curriculum and its subsequent cross-cultural and linguistic adaptations to meet multiple educational and training needs of language-challenged learners, and discuss implications for others developing cross-disciplinary curricula.
ISSN:1607-551X