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Cross Cultural Resources

Cultural competency is a developmental process which requires an individual to pursue ongoing education, to develop approaches based on cultural considerations, to seek ongoing mentoring and supervision of cultural practice in order to advance along the cultural competence continuum (see more about the Cultural Competence Continuum).

The supplementary resources in this section provide cultural-specific information and topics not covered in detail in the eCALD^® Cultural Competency “Courses for Working with Patients” and “Courses for Culturally Diverse Workplaces”. It aims to provide the New Zealand health workforce opportunity to further enhance their cultural understanding working with CALD patients/clients and their cross cultural interactions in a culturally diverse workplace.

The resources include tips and guidelines, approaches based on cultural considerations and toolkits. Most of these resources include case studies and scenarios as well as self-reflective exercises. Some of these resources are available in PDF, paperback or online [HTML] format. Some require viewers to complete pre-requisite eCALD^® course(s).

In this section we have also published other cross-cultural resources on request from other authors/copyright owners.

NB: You can search specific resources using the Keyword filter below e.g. enter Child, or Children or Older, or Mental Health.

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Cross Cultural Resource [Desktop]

This desktop kit provides a guide for health practitioners working with CALD clients/patients from Asian, Middle Eastern and African cultures.

Cross Cultural Resource [e-Toolkit]

This is a comprehensive guide for health practitioners working with CALD clients/patients from Asian, Middle Eastern and African cultures.

Caring for Asian Children Resource [e-Book, PDF]

This e-book and downloadable PDF resource is written for health providers caring for Asian children and young people and their families.

CALD Child and Adolescent Mental Health [e-Book, PDF]

This resource is a guidance document for health providers working in a mental health context with CALD children and adolescents and their families from Asian, Middle Eastern and African backgrounds.

Working with CALD Families - Disability Awareness [HTML]

This online HTML resource provides additional cultural specific information relating to disability and perspectives from Asian, Middle Eastern and African cultures not covered in our courses.

Working with Asian Mental Health Clients [HTML]

This HTML online resource is a guide for working with Asian clients in a mental health context which provides additional information not covered in the courses.

Maternal Health for CALD Women Resource [HTML, PDF]

This HTML and PDF resource is a guidance document for health providers working with Asian, Middle Eastern and African women.

CALD Family Violence Resource [HTML, PDF]

This HTML and PDF resource provides a general guide relating to family violence intervention for health practitioners who work with womenfrom Asian, Middle Eastern and African backgrounds.

CALD Older People Resource for Health Providers [HTML, PDF]

This HTML and PDF provides a general guide and essential culture-specific knowledge and cultural approaches for health providers working with CALD older people from Asian, Middle Eastern and African backgrounds.

Death & Dying [PDF]

This PDF resource provides a brief summary about Death and Dying practices of Cambodian, Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Vietnamese cultures and the religions of Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam.

Talking Therapies for Asian People [PDF]

This PDF resource, produced by Mental Health Programmes Limited (Te Pou), provides information about traditional Asian beliefs about mental illness and sources of support which can differ from the assumptions that underlie Western models of talking therapy, a guide intended as a starting point of gathering information on the delivery of talking therapies for Asian communities.