Critical Issues Concerning Cultural Competence Academic Article

abstract

• Sues contribution concerning cultural competence is reviewed and critiqued. General issues provoked by Sue and found in the emergent discourse on the topic are discussed, including concerns about its operationalization, its purpose, its parameters, issues pertaining to training, and considerations for evaluation. Specific issues related to Sues model are highlighted with suggestions for improvement and clarification. The specific issues critiqued include the following strengths: continued leadership in the field, inclusion of social justice, multidimensionality of cultural competence, and the tripartite conception of personal identity. Issues of concern include the lack of a solid rationale for the model, definitional difficulties, the lack of prescription, and limitations based on the race-based group perspective. Suggestions for future scholarship are offered.

authors

• Ridley, Charles

published proceedings

• The Counseling Psychologist

author list (cited authors)

• Ridley, C. R., Baker, D. M., & Hill, C. L.

citation count

• 52

publication date

• November 2001

publisher

• SAGE Publications  Publisher

keywords

• 52 Psychology
• 5203 Clinical And Health Psychology

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/0011000001296003

start page

• 822

end page

• 832

volume

• 29

issue

• 6

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011000001296003