Cultural Competency TOT Agenda
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Cultural Proficiency in Drug Court
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Andrew Osborne MS Ed. CHES
Director Emeritus
Training Institute
National Development Research Institutes
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New York, NY 10010
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Why
Cultural Proficiency
Higher retention rates
Higher graduation
rates
Enhanced quality
assurance
Lower attrition rates
HOW
Cultural assessment-participant/provider
Treatment Matching
Incentives/Sanctions
Positive referrals
Alumni feedback loop/focus groups
Analyze data
CULTURE
Culture is the things that people
historically have learned to do, believe,
value and enjoy. It is the ideals, beliefs,
tools, customs and institutions into which
each member of society is born.
(Counseling the Culturally Different: Theory & Practice,
Goldman, 1989)
CULTURES THAT IMPACT ON DRUG
COURT:
Ideals
Beliefs
Tools
Customs
Institutions
The Cultures of:
Drug Abuse &
Addiction
Drug Treatment
CBO’s
Drug Court
The Client’s Culture Shapes his/her Belief
System About:
Child Rearing
Dress
Sexual Roles
Healing
Disclosure
Education
Care-taking
Discipline
Treatment
Punctuality
Nutrition/diet
Pre-marital Sex
The Client’s Culture Shapes his/her Belief
System About:
Drug/Alcohol
Marriage
Homosexuality
Learning Styles
Employment
Death and dying
Friendship
Importance of Family
Authority figures
Music/Art
Domestic violence
Hospitality
Medications
Criminal Justice System
Cultural Collisions Groups:
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Sexual Roles
Drug Treatment
Dress
Punctuality
Homosexuality
Government
Living arrangements
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Employment
Importance of family
Authority figures
Medications
Domestic violence
Death & dying
Count the F’s
Feature Films Are The Result of Years Of
Scientific Study With The Experience Of Years
ID of Personal Cultural
Characteristics
Cues
Filters
Perception
Assumptions
Behavior
Attitudes & Behaviors Which Might be
Presented by African Americans Entering Drug
Court:
(Darryl Turpin, Director, Jefferson County Drug Court)
Behavior
Perception
Sloppy dress
Disrespectful
Questioning Actions
Distrust-healthy
paranoia
Refusal to look in the
eyes
Anger/hostility
Attitudes & Behaviors Which Might be
Presented by African Americans Entering Drug
Court:
(Darryl Turpin, Director, Jefferson County Drug Court)
Behavior
Tardy, no show,
incomplete
tasks/assignments
No-verbal
War stories
Perception
Resistant/lack of
commitment
Refusal to develop
rapport
Defeatist attitude
The Cultural Sophistication Framework
From Orlandi, MA (1995) Cultural Competence For Evaluators…, OSAP, ADAMHA, US Dept. of
Health & Human Services
Culturally
Incompetent
Culturally Sensitive
Culturally
Competent
Cognitive
Dimension
Oblivious
Aware
Knowledge-able
Affective
Dimension
Apathetic
Sympathetic
Committed to
Change
Skills Dimension
Unskilled
Lacking some
Skills
Highly Skilled
Overall Effect
Destructive
Neutral
Constructive
Organizational Cultural
Competency Continuum
– CD:
Cultural Destructiveness
– CI:
Cultural Incapacity
– CB:
Cultural Blindness
– CO:
Culturally Open
– CC:
Culturally Proficient
From Kim McLeod & Shantzis (1995) Cultural Competence for Evaluators Working with
Asian-American Communities, OSAP, ADAMHA, US Dept of Health & Human Services.
Module IV
Drug Court Cultural Needs
Assessment
1. Has the court done a formal needs assessment during the
3 years pertaining to the minority/ethnic population it
serves?
2. Is the collected data compared with comparable data from
the population at large?
3. Is the collected data compared with comparable data from
the jail population?
4. Are the collected data used in the annual Criminal Justice
Statistics or the Department of Corrections offender
characteristic report?
5. Are the collected data used for self-evaluation?
6. Are the collected data used for criminal justice,
correctional or institutional planning?
Training Needs Assessment:
1. Has the court required any training to enhance the
cultural competence of its professional staff during the
past 3 years?
2.
Have TASC evaluators, probation officers, court officers,
criminal case management staff or Drug Court Team
members (DCT) been trained in cultural competency
during the past 3 years?
3.
Have the treatment providers (all staff) received training
to enhance the cultural competency of its professional
and support staff during the past 3 years?
Staffing Patterns:
1.
What percent of the drug court team reflects the composition
of the minority population served?
2.
What percent of the staff is bilingual or multilingual?
3.
What percent of staff is trained in cultural awareness?
4.
What percent of minorities are represented on the drug court
steering committee and/or planning committee?
5.
What percent of minorities are represented on any advisory
board?
6.
What percent of minorities are represented at the judicial
and/or administrative level?
Prior Performance Patterns
1.
Are there linkages with minority organizations, churches,
CBO’s and other institutions in the community that serve the
same group?
2.
Are contract awards given to ethnic/racial service providers
for issues specifically related to the minority or special needs
population? If the answer is no…Why?
3.
Does the drug court mission statement provide for culturally
competent services and or training?
4.
Does the court adjust holidays to accommodate
cultural/religious diversity?
5.
Does the target population evaluate the court performance?
What is the target population’s perception of court
effectiveness?
Prior Performance Patterns
(con’t)
6.
Is the court located in the community it serves, or does it
have a satellite facility where the target population reports?
7.
Do service hours reflect client accessibility?
8.
Is cultural sensitivity considered in treatment matching?
9.
Does the treatment environment reflect the culture of the
target population?
10.
Does the court distribute materials in languages that its
target population understands? Are court-approved
interpreters available to the drug court team and treatment
providers?
Prior Performance Patterns (con’t)
11.
Have the drug court researchers or evaluator included in
their research design (in addition to race and ethnicity)
questions drafted to elicit cultural practices and /or
idiosyncrasies?
12.
Has the drug court researcher analyzed treatment
outcomes based on race, ethnicity, and gender.
13.
Does the court seek to improve relations between and
among culturally based organizations throughout the
larger community?
Revised by: Yvonne Smith Segars, Esq. Public Defender, State of
New Jersey