TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluating the impact of cultural competency trainings from the perspective of people in recovery
AU - Stanhope, Victoria
AU - Solomon, Phyllis
AU - Finley, Laurene
AU - Pernell-Arnold, Anita
AU - Bourjolly, Joretha N.
AU - Sands, Roberta G.
N1 - Funding Information:
The study evaluated the Partners Reaching to Improve Multicultural Effectiveness (PRIME) training, a statewide CC training for behavioral health professionals funded by a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) grant. PRIME is an intensive training program designed to transform personal and professional behavioral health provider attitudes, increase knowledge, and enhance clinical skills for working effectively with persons from differing cultures, who have a mental health disability and/or co-occurring disorders (Pernell-Arnold & Finley, 2004). Behavioral health agencies in Pennsylvania sent teams to the training composed of a supervisor, one or more direct care staff, and a person-in-recovery/family staff person. The agencies were located throughout Pennsylvania and served populations in urban,
Funding Information:
Authors acknowledge that support for this article was provided by a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Address correspondence to Victoria Stanhope, School of Social Work, NYU, 1 Washington Square, New York, NY 10003, USA. E-mail: victoria.stanhope@nyu.edu
PY - 2008/10
Y1 - 2008/10
N2 - Many behavioral health providers are now being trained in cultural competence but still little is known about the impact of these trainings on persons-in-recovery. This study reports on the evaluation of a state wide cultural competency (CC) training for behavioral health providers. A sample of persons-in-recovery receiving services from trainees were asked how important cultural factors were in their treatment and rehabilitation and to what extent their providers were culturally competent. Most persons-in-recovery reported that their providers were culturally competent, but the majority did not prioritize cultural factors in their treatment. The article discusses the complex relationship between culture and satisfaction with services and the need to explore further the person-in-recovery understanding of culture in the context of their mental health. Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
AB - Many behavioral health providers are now being trained in cultural competence but still little is known about the impact of these trainings on persons-in-recovery. This study reports on the evaluation of a state wide cultural competency (CC) training for behavioral health providers. A sample of persons-in-recovery receiving services from trainees were asked how important cultural factors were in their treatment and rehabilitation and to what extent their providers were culturally competent. Most persons-in-recovery reported that their providers were culturally competent, but the majority did not prioritize cultural factors in their treatment. The article discusses the complex relationship between culture and satisfaction with services and the need to explore further the person-in-recovery understanding of culture in the context of their mental health. Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
KW - Consumer satisfaction
KW - Cultural competence
KW - Evaluation research
KW - Mental health services
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U2 - 10.1080/15487760802397652
DO - 10.1080/15487760802397652
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:54349129339
SN - 1548-7768
VL - 11
SP - 356
EP - 372
JO - American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation
JF - American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation
IS - 4
ER -