Resources

You can download the Pre Course Reading PDF resource here which include the following information:

• CALD Assessment Tool (this is a summary of the questions discussed under the CALD Assessment Tool section.
• Culture Bound Syndromes Table  

eCALD.com - provides a range of courses and resources for health providers to develop CALD cultural competencies. You will also find information about culture-specific, interpreting and translation services as well as translated resources that could be useful for your CALD clients/patients.

Online Supplementary Resources: Working in a Mental Health Context with CALD Clients

The following two supplementary resources are available to learners who have completed the CALD 9 course:

• Working with Asian Mental Health Clients [supplement]
• Working with Middle Eastern and African Mental Health Clients [supplement]

These resources offer additional and culture-specific information that applies to mental health assessment and intervention is provided in the resources. Topics include the following:

• Cultural demographics
• Re-cap on aspects of religious issues that impact on mental health
• Traditional cultural and family values
• Assessment guidelines for working with adults
• Assessment guidelines for working with children and the elderly
• Explanatory models of illness as relevant to the cultural groups
• Appropriate and applicable treatment modalities and interventions
• Special issues when working with the respective cultures in mental health
• Refugee issues with specific groups eg children

NB: You can access these resources from your eCALD user account.

Additional supplementary resources can be downloaded from www.ecald.com:

• CALD Family Violence Resource for Health Practitioners Working with Asian, Middle Eastern and African clients [Supplement] - Pre-requisite CALD 1
• CALD Older People Resource for Health Providers Working with Asian, Middle Eastern and African older people [Supplement] - Pre-requisite CALD 1
• Maternal Health for CALD Women Resource for Health Providers Working with Asian, Middle Eastern and African women [Supplement] - Pre-requisite CALD 1
• CALD Child and Adolescent Mental Health Resource for Health Providers Working with Asian, Middle Eastern and African families [Supplement] - Pre-requisite CALD 1