Clinician's Guide to Cultural Competency

Developed by Dennis Andrulis, Thomas Delbanco, Laura Avakian and Yoku Shaw-Taylor, this is an innovative approach to assessing organizational cultural competence. The protocol builds upon the Georgetown University Child Development Center's Continuum of Cultural Competency.

This self-assessment can assist care providers in identifying areas in which they might improve the quality of their services to culturally diverse populations.

This publication was produced by Study 5: Accessibility of Mental Health Services: Identifying and Measuring Organizational Factors Associated with Reducing Mental Health Disparities
of the Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health. This study investigates how
the concept of cultural competence can be operationalized and implemented within systems of
care to improve access to services and supports and reduce mental health disparities.

Self Assessment checklist for personnel providing services and supports to children with disabilities & special health needs and their families.