Cultural Competency

Caring for people with different beliefs, attitudes, backgrounds, values, and needs.

What does this mean for you?

• Providers are working to understand and meet your cultural needs.
• Let providers know about your cultural needs.

Cultural needs can include

• Ethnic backgrounds
• Languages
• World views
• Beliefs
• Gender identities
• Sexual orientations

Knowing your cultural needs will help your provider to treat you the way you would like to be treated.

Additional resources

• Magellan’s Member Rights
• NAMI
• NAMI’s Identity & Cultural Dimensions
• What is Cultural Competency?
• NAMI: Culture and Identity

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