Kirmayer & Jarvis (2019).

Question 1

What does “culture” mean?

Answer 1

Different ways of life of groups, communities
- Knowledge
- Values
- Practices

Question 2

What processes does culture affect in mental health care? (4)

Answer 2

Experience + expression of mental health problems
Modes of coping
Pathways to care
Effectiveness of treatment

Question 3

What strategies can help address culture in mental health settings? (6)

Answer 3

Mental health literacy
Cultural competence
Cultural safety
Interpreters
Culture brokers
Anti-racism training

Question 4

What does mental health literacy mean/ do?

Answer 4

Increase knowledge of mental health problems in whole population
Reduce stigma
Rethinking to address cultural differences

Question 5

What does cultural competence mean/ do?

Answer 5

Practitioners understand of cultural background of clients
Often: stereotyping + assumption that ethnic matching of patient + professional is enough

Question 6

What does cultural safety mean/ do?

Answer 6

Cultural humility (professionals recognise limits of understanding; encourage openness)
Cultural safety (focus on historical, social, power, racist + discriminatory structural contexts; creating safe space for minorities)

Question 7

What do interpreters do in a mental health context?

Answer 7

Help bridge gap between patient and professional; preferred to family/ community members bc more accurate translations

Question 8

What do culture brokers do?

Answer 8

Act as mediators
No official standards for training tho