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How do mental health practitioners operationalise cultural competency in everyday practice? A qualitative analysis.

Tooba Noor MollahJosefine AntoniadesFathima Ijaza LafeerProfessor Bianca Brijnath
Published in: BMC health services research (2018)
While there is need for widespread cultural competence teaching to all mental health professionals, this training must be specific to different professional needs, health settings, and localities of practice (rural or urban). Experiential teaching at tertiary level or professional development programs may provide an avenue to improve the status quo but a 'one-size-fits-all' model is unlikely to work.
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