Open AccessInfusing Cultural Competence Training into the Curriculum: Describing the Development of Culturally Sensitive Training on Dementia Communication
Author(s) -
Davis Boyd H.,
Smith Mary K.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the kaohsiung journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.439
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2410-8650
pISSN - 1607-551X
DOI - 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70557-1
Subject(s) - medicine , dementia , training (meteorology) , curriculum , medical education , competence (human resources) , cultural competence , culturally appropriate , nursing , gerontology , pedagogy , social psychology , physics , psychology , disease , pathology , meteorology
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.