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date: 07 February 2025

Cultural Competency in Mental-Health Serviceslocked

Cultural Competency in Mental-Health Serviceslocked

  • Jun Sung HongJun Sung HongSchool of Social Work, Wayne State University
  • , and Wynne Sandra KorrWynne Sandra KorrSchool of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Summary

Since the 1980s, cultural competency has increasingly been recognized as a salient factor in the helping process, which requires social-work professionals to effectively integrate cultural knowledge and sensitivity with skills. This entry chronicles the history of mental-health services and the development of cultural competency in social-work practice, followed by a discussion of mental-health services utilization and barriers to services among racial/ethnic minorities. Directions for enhancing cultural competency in mental-health services are also highlighted.

Subjects

  • Mental and Behavioral Health
  • Race, Ethnicity, and Culture

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