BHP Cultural Competency & Diversity Flashcards

Cultural competency in behavioral health practice is best described as:

Answer: The ability to effectively deliver services that meet the social, cultural, and linguistic needs of diverse clients

Cultural competency means having the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to provide effective care tailored to clients' diverse cultural contexts.

A BHP who holds an implicit bias should:

Answer: Actively engage in self-reflection and continuing education to mitigate its impact

Self-reflection, education, and supervision are essential tools for BHPs to recognize and reduce the impact of implicit biases on client care.

Which of the following best illustrates a microaggression in a behavioral health setting?

Answer: Telling a client of color 'You are so articulate'

Saying 'You are so articulate' to a person of color is a microaggression because it implies surprise based on a racial stereotype.

The CLAS Standards (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services) in the US are primarily designed to:

Answer: Advance health equity by improving quality of care for diverse populations

The National CLAS Standards aim to advance health equity and improve quality of care by providing culturally and linguistically appropriate services.

When assessing a client from a collectivist cultural background, a BHP should be aware that:

Answer: The client may prioritize family and community well-being over individual goals

Collectivist cultures emphasize group identity and family well-being, which may influence how clients set goals and make treatment decisions.

Cultural humility differs from cultural competency in that it:

Answer: Emphasizes ongoing self-reflection and lifelong learning rather than achieving a fixed level of expertise

Cultural humility is an ongoing process of self-reflection and openness to learning, rather than the achievement of a defined level of cultural knowledge.