Cross-cultural Issues
Pre Course Reading for CALD 9
eCALD Supplementary Resources
Cross-cultural Issues in Assessment
Regardless of the professional discipline or the type of service, clinicians need to assess whether or not a person is suffering from a mental illness. If they are either formulate a diagnosis, recommend or provide treatment, or make a referral.
When engaging with a CALD client it is important to have awareness and knowledge of the potential areas of difficulty that often arise during a cross-cultural assessment.