Implementation of a Cultural Competency Learning Module Within an Interprofessional Clinical Experience

Abstract

The integration of interprofessional collaboration and culturally competent practice has the potential to enhance outcomes, expand service delivery options, and address systematic racism in applied practice settings. However, frameworks for interprofessional collaboration often ignore its intersection with cultural competency and remain untested in applied settings. For school psychologists, collaboration with colleagues is crucial to delivering student and systems-level services. Likewise, school psychologists must be cognizant of cultural and individual differences among colleagues to promote socially just practices. This study examined whether a brief online course on cultural competency embedded within a larger interprofessional collaborative training experience would increase participants’ perceptions of their knowledge and attitudes towards working with other professionals with diverse experiences.