Vernita Mayfield agreed to answer a few questions about her book, Cultural Competence Now: 56 Exercises to Help Educators Understand and Challenge Bias, Racism, and Privilege. Vernita Mayfield, a ...

Human emotional development is deeply embedded in social and cultural contexts, yet much of our scientific understanding is ...

What is cultural competency, and how does it fit in with healthcare? A recent survey among physicians in the United States shows that cultural competency is a key issue both for healthcare ...

Deciding to go to therapy is the beginning of a monumental personal journey that puts you in a very potentially rewarding but also vulnerable position. Making this commitment as a person with a ...

Gabriela Rivera and her family are among the many millions of Latinos who have left behind family and home in search of a better life. As time goes by, though, their "American dream" - better ...

You have heard about the concept on the news and have no doubt seen it in print, prefaced with a hashtag: #CulturalHumility. But what exactly does it mean? Principles of cultural competence are ...