Why doesn't the client listen to me? Challenging ethnocentricities through clinical supervision to promote cultural competencies

Deering, Kris

Abstract

This paper aims to argue how developing self-awareness through clinical supervision may promote nurses’ cultural competencies in inpatient mental health care. Such capabilities include the ability to effectively work with those who may differences in linguistics, beliefs and values within the contexts of different national, ethic, religious, spiritual and/ or social groups.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 1, 2015
• Publication Date: Dec 21, 2015
• Deposit Date: Mar 30, 2017
• Journal: Mental Health Nursing Journal
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 36
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 10-12
• Keywords: ethnocentrism, clinical supervision
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/801859
• Contract Date: Mar 30, 2017