Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Summer 6-1-2018
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
Abstract
To improve the cultural competency of 34 students participating in graduate nutrition counseling classes, the Campinha-Bacote Model of Cultural Competence in the Delivery of Health Care Services was used to design, implement, and evaluate counseling classes. Each assignment and activity addressed one or more of the five constructs of the model, i.e., knowledge, skill, desire, encounters, and awareness. A repeated measure ANOVA evaluated pre- and post-test cultural competence scores (Inventory for Assessing the Process of Cultural Competence among Healthcare Professionals). The overall cultural competence score significantly improved (p < 0.001) from “culturally aware” (68.7 at pre-test) to “culturally competent” (78.7 at post-test). Students significantly improved (p < 0.001) in four constructs of the model including awareness, knowledge, skill, and encounter. Factor analysis indicated that course activities accounted for 83.2% and course assignments accounted for 74.6% of the total variance of cultural competence. An activity-based counseling course encouraging self-evaluation and reflection and addressing Model constructs significantly improved the cultural competence of students. As class activities and assignments aligned well with the Campinha-Bacote Model constructs, the findings of this study can help guide health educators to design effective cultural competence training and education programs.
DOI
10.3390/pharmacy6020048
MSU Digital Commons Citation
Bai, Yeon and Bauer, Kathleen D., "Using a Model to Design Activity-Based Educational Experiences to Improve Cultural Competency among Graduate Students" (2018). Department of Nutrition and Food Studies Scholarship and Creative Works. 13.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/nutr-foodstudies-facpubs/13
Published Citation
Bauer, Kathleen, and Yeon Bai. "Using a model to design activity-based educational experiences to improve cultural competency among graduate students." Pharmacy 6, no. 2 (2018): 48.
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