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Cultural and Linguistic Competence

Self-Assessment for Cultural Competence

Organization/Author Affiliation: 
American Speech-Language Hearing Association

The Web site provides resources developed to assist clinicians in assessing their own levels of cultural and linguistic competence in service delivery.

Learn more about Cultural competence checklists on the American Speech-Language Hearing Association Web site.

Assessment of organizational cultural competence

Organization/Author Affiliation: 
Association of University Centers on Disabilities

The Association of University Centers on Disabilities provides this assessment tool through their multicultural council.

Learn more about Assessment of Organizational Cultural Competence on the AUCD Web site.

State mental health agency cultural competence activities assessment

Organization/Author Affiliation: 
National Technical Assistance Center for State Mental Health Planning (NTAC), National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)

This assessment was developed by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors and the National Technical Assistance Center for State Mental Health Planning based on discussion

Learn more about State Mental Health Agency Cultural and Linguistic Competence on the NASMHPD Web site.

Cultural competence self-test

Goode, T.D.
Organization/Author Affiliation: 
American Academy of Family Physicians
Publisher: 
American Academy of Family Physicians

This self-test was developed by Tawara D. Goode of the Georgetown University Child Development Center.

Learn more about Cultural competence self-test on the AAFP Web site.

Potential measures/indicators of cultural competence

Organization/Author Affiliation: 
Health Resources and Services Administration - Office of Minority Health
Publisher: 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

As a part of a report on cultural competence prepared by the Health Resources and Services Administration, this matrix contains measures and indicators of cultural competence in health care setting

Learn more about Potential Measures/Indicators of Cultural Competence on the HRSA Web site.

Review Guidelines for Material Selection

Organization/Author Affiliation: 
Early Childhood Research Institute on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
Publisher: 
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Education

The CLAS Review Guidelines have been developed to help early childhood practitioners select culturally and linguistically appropriate materials in various areas, including child assessment, family

Learn more about Review Guidelines for Material Selection on the CLAS Web site.

Cultural competence self-assessment questionnaire: A manual for users

Mason, J.L.
Organization/Author Affiliation: 
Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children
Publisher: 
Portland State University

There are two versions of the Cultural Competence Self-Assessment Questionnaire from the Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children

Learn more about Cultural Competence Self-Assessment Questionnaire on the Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children

Cultural competence in your program

National CASA Association
Organization/Author Affiliation: 
National CASA Association
Publisher: 
National CASA Association

This document, written for CASA/GAL programs, includes prompts that guide a program

Learn more about Cultural Competence in Your Program on the CASA Web site.

Promoting cultural diversity and cultural competency: Self-assessment checklist for personnel providing behavioral health services and supports to children, youth and their families

Organization/Author Affiliation: 
National Center for Cultural Competence
Publisher: 
Georgetown University

This is a self-assessment checklist developed by the National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC) at Georgetown University.

Learn more about Promoting Cultural Diversity and Cultural Competency on the National Center for Cultural Competence Web site.

Cultural Competence - What Does It Look Like in Practice?

Young Wings Program; Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Bayfield, Wisconsin

Cultural Competence - many of us know the term, we all strive for it, and a few of us have even studied it. But what does it look like in practice? How does one become culturally competent?