... to linguistically and culturally appropriate services and information, and it introduces key themes explored throughout the volume including identity, language, representation, and structural inequities. This edited volume calls for equity-centered governance and culturally competent public service, arguing...

... in the context of the ongoing cost of living crisis. This chapter advocates for collaborative research between working-class (WC) and middle-class academics (MCA) to foster cultural competency and equitable representation. It also stresses the importance of WCAs in supporting WC students, providing relatable...

..., including failure to provide cultural competency training and to hold health professionals accountable for behaviour change; unconscious bias, discrimination, stereotyping, racial profiling, and other microaggressions related to everyday and systemic forms of racism within the health care system; racist...

... cultural competency by developing a shared understanding of values and language. Other areas to be emphasized include developing consistency for psychological safe spaces, disaggregating student data, and providing access to key services and resources. Black males student success community college...

... and practitioners should seek to collaborate further in their respective efforts to achieve health equity by creating formalized initiatives with linkages between practice and research communities. Diversity equity inclusion organizational learning health equity cultural competency Introduction US...

... their cultural competency and combat these racialized acts. In this chapter, we consider how the classroom can be an active space to increase students’ competency and validate the experiences of marginalized groups. Drawing from critical race theory, previous literature, and our own experiences in the classroom...

... and social interaction, often they exhibit repetitive patterns of behavior, have obsessional interests, rigid thinking patterns, and have an aversion to certain sounds and textures and an unusual interest in sensory satisfaction. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) cultural competency diagnosis Black...

... and professional partnerships within early education and childcare settings. Migrant families refugee families cultural competency bilingual family literacy early education Introduction With the rise of globalization and migration, there has been an increase in the number of young immigrant children from both...

... Father Digital storytelling personal narratives cultural competency middle grades English language learners (ELLs) Telling a story is an essential tool for being human. Storytelling has been described as an aspect of the social self that helps shape relationships through the power of words...

... organizations need to proactively address in order to better serve their community and improve their performance. In this paper, we argue that cultural competency not only is important from a societal perspective, i.e., reducing health disparities, but can also be a strategy for health care organizations...