Cultural Competency Skills for Health Professionals: A Workbook for Caring Across Cultures Contributor(s): Waugh, Earle (Author), Szafran, Olga (Author), Triscott, Jean A. C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1550596209 ISBN-13: 9781550596205 Publisher: Brush Education OUR PRICE: $75.95 Product Type: Other Published: December 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Physician & Patient - Medical | Nursing - Nurse & Patient - Medical | Health Care Delivery |
Dewey: 362.108 |
Series: Cultural Competency Skills |
Physical Information: 1.8" H x 8.3" W x 11" (1.10 lbs) |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Build your intercultural communication skills to ensure the best possible patient outcomes. Includes DVD with dramatizations of realistic health-care scenarios. Cultural Competency Skills for Health Professionals teaches techniques for meeting the challenges of working with culturally diverse patients and their families. The skills that health professionals and students acquire through using this workbook will improve their communication and problem-solving abilities when working across cultures. Cultural Competency Skills for Health Professionals approaches intercultural issues in health care from the perspective of communication. It sharpens your ability to understand the messages and information being communicated by patients and their families. The workbook provides eight learning modules based on realistic health-care scenarios, along with exercises and self-assessment tools. The modules include high-quality video dramatizations and worksheets, and cover topics including:
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Contributor Bio(s): Szafran, Olga: - Olga Szafran, MHSA, Associate Director of Research, Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta.Waugh, Earle: - Earle Waugh, PhD, Director of the Centre for Health and Culture, Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta.Triscott, Jean A. C.: - Jean A.C. Triscott, MD, Professor and Director of the Division of Care of the Elderly, Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta.Parent, Roger: - Roger Parent, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Campus Saint Jean, University of Alberta. |