Culturally attuned engagement

Evidence remains limited on culturally competent practices that enhance the engagement of Asian American immigrants in mental health services. This study examines engagement practices by social service providers in community-based organizations, using secondary qualitative data from six provider focus groups (N = 47) and five Chinese, Vietnamese, and Cambodian immigrant client focus groups (N = 36). Thematic analysis revealed that culturally attuned engagement involved provider (a) practice wisdom and (b) practice behaviors calibrated to the unique illness experiences of individual clients. The findings illuminate how cultural competent practice manifests in real-world contexts where providers encounter culturally anchored yet uniquely individualized illness experiences of Asian American immigrants

Business · Community engagement · Culturally sensitive · Focus group · Immigration · Mental health · Political science · Public relations · Qualitative research · Service (business · Service provider · Social science · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Vietnamese · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work

• Asian Americans’ Parent–Child Conflict and Racial Discrimination May Explain Mental Distress

  Open Access•Yoonsun Choi, Eunseok Jeong et al.•Policy Insights from the…•2022

  Incluir item

• Cultural translation

  Open Access•Orit Bershtling, Michal Assa-Inbar•Journal of Ethnic & Cultural…•2026

  Incluir item

• Basics of qualitative research

  Anselm Strauss, Juliet Corbin et al.•Basics of qualitative research•2008

  Incluir item

• The Case for Cultural Competency in Psychotherapeutic Interventions

  Stanley Sue, Nolan Zane et al.•Annual Review of Psychology•2009

  Incluir item

• Anthropology in the Clinic

  Open Access•A Kleinman, Peter Benson•PLoS Medicine•2006

  Incluir item

• The Convergent, Discriminant, and Incremental Validity of Scores on a Self-Report Measure of Cultural Intelligence

  Open Access•C Ward, Ronald Fischer et al.•Educational and Psychological…•2009

  Incluir item

• The role of culture and cultural techniques in psychotherapy

  Stanley Sue, Nolan Zane•Asian American Journal of…•2009

  Incluir item

• Ethnic minority adolescents and the use of community mental health care services

  Open Access•Khanh-Van T Bui, David Takeuchi et al.•American Journal of Community…•1992

  Incluir item

• Cultural competency

  Open Access•Stanley Sue•Journal of Community Psychology•2006

  Incluir item

• Multiracial Competence in Social Work

  Kelly F Jackson, Gina E Miranda Samuels et al.•Social Work•2011

  Incluir item

• Suicide Risk Assessment With Asian American College Students

  Open Access•Jayoung Choi, Jayoung L Choi et al.•The Counseling Psychologist•2007

  Incluir item

• Using thematic analysis in psychology

  Open Access•Braun, Virginia Braun et al.•Qualitative Research in Psychology•2006

  Incluir item

• Multicultural counseling competencies

  Roger L Worthington, Michael Mobley et al.•Journal of Counseling Psychology•2000

  Incluir item