Globalization has culturally/ethnically diversified the population health professionals serve (Andrews & Boyle, 2016). Educators play a significant role in preparing the next generation of health professionals who are culturally competent. Implementing video vignettes and narrative teaching/learning strategies can support the development of cultural competency skills among nursing, physical therapy and speech language pathology students. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN, 2008), the Commission of Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE, 2017) and the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA, 2017) recognizes the importance of preparing health professionals to interact with a diverse clientele. The overall purpose of this study is to examine the effect of humanities-based teaching/learning strategies on the development of cultural competency skills in interprofessional education.
Methods:
An interprofessional, multi-site, quasi-experimental, nonrandomized pretest-posttest study examined the impact of video vignettes and literature on the development of cultural competency skills among nursing, physical therapy and speech language pathology students. Participants were from two private colleges in the Northeast US. The educational interventions were threaded throughout the course. A lesson plan with scripted questions was provided to each instructor to ensure consistency and the researchers were available for consultation regarding implementation strategies. The teaching/learning strategies included the analysis of a four-part video series on cross-cultural healthcare and a short story. The collaborative sharing nature of open discourse encouraged students to view the unique perspectives of their peers. At the end of the activities, the value of uniqueness and differences was reinforced providing a new frame of reference to see the world. Participants completed the Campinha-Bacote's, (2007). Inventory for Assessing the Process of Cultural Competence Among Healthcare Professionals-Student Version (IAPCC-SV) to assess the level of cultural competence. Campinha-Bacote’s (1999, 2010) philosophical underpinnings were used to develop the framework, to implement the educational interventions, and to interpret the results of the study.
Results:
An independent t-test will be used to analyze the data to determine if there is a significant difference between pretest and posttest scores for cultural competency skills (p<0.5). Completion of data analysis is expected in May 2018.
Conclusion:
It is anticipated that the humanities-based teaching/learning strategies will significantly increase cultural competency skills among nursing, physical therapy and speech language pathology students.
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