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Cultural Competence and the SPF
Cultural competence can be defined as “a set of congruent behaviors,
attitudes, and policies that come together in a system, agency, or among
professionals and enable that system, agency, or those professionals
to work effectively in cross-cultural situations.” (from HRSA/DHHS
Indicators of Cultural Competence in Health Care Delivery Organizations:
An Organizational Cultural Competence Assessment Profile. Lewin Group,
Inc., April 2002.)
Cultural competence is a major component of the Strategic Prevention
Framework. The CSAP Prevention Fellows Program Competencies which relate
to the incorporation of cultural competency within the SPF are as follows:
Assessment:
- Assemble culturally competent groups of experts and stakeholders to analyze
and interpret data.
- Understand the role of culture, race, ethnicity, and gender as they relate
to assessment strategies and needs of populations
Capacity Building:
- Understand community mobilization from a fiscal, human, and material
resources perspective with culturally appropriate strategies.
- Create new fiscal, material, and human resources ensuring cultural representation
(e.g., gender, age, language, disability).
- Implement a mechanism for providing continuing training and education
to promote cultural competence, readiness, leadership and evaluation.
Planning:
- Identify necessary program adaptations for defined populations and community
environment.
Implementation:
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Identify necessary program adaptations for defined populations and community
environment
Evaluation:
- Use data collection methods that are culturally responsive and appropriate.
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