Organizational Cultural Competence in Mental Health Service Delivery: A Multilevel Analysis

✍ Scribed by Adam J. Darnell; Gabriel P. Kuperminc

• Publisher: American Counseling Association
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 81 KB
• Volume: 34
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0883-8534
• DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1912.2006.tb00039.x

✦ Synopsis

Statistical associations between individual and organizational dimensions of cultural competence were examined. Participants were 350 employees of 12 public mental health agencies in Atlanta. Results from hierarchical linear modeling indicated that agencies with culturally competent mission statements and training had significantly higher member perceptions of cultural competence within the organization.

Las asociaciones estadísticas entre individuo y dimensiones de la organización de la competencia cultural se examinaron. Los participantes eran 350 empleados de 12 agencias mentales públicas de la salud en Atlanta. Los resultados del modelo linear jerárquico indicó que las agencias con declaraciones de objetivos culturalmente competentes y entrenamiento tenia las percepciones apreciablemente más altas del miembro de la competencia cultural dentro de la organización.