Using Non-Feature Films to Teach Diversity, Cultural Competence, and the DSM-IV-TR Outline for Cultural Formulation

Objective Feature films have been used for teaching in psychiatry for many years to demonstrate diagnoses, but the use of documentary and instructional films in resident and staff cultural competence training have not been extensively written about in the medical and psychological literature. This a...

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Published in:Academic psychiatry 2008-07, Vol.32 (4), p.291-298
Main Authors: Lim, Russell F., Diamond, Ronald J., Chang, Jacquelyn B., Primm, Annelle B., Lu, Francis G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent Development
Beliefs
California
Competency-Based Education - methods
Counseling Techniques
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Cultural Awareness
Cultural competence
Cultural Competency - education
Cultural Differences
Cultural Influences
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Diversity training
Documentaries
Emotional Response
Environment
Fear
Female
Functional Behavioral Assessment
Gender Discrimination
Graduate Medical Education
Humans
Instructional Films
Medical Education
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental Disorders
Mental Disorders - diagnosis
Mental Disorders - ethnology
Mental Health
Modeling (Psychology)
Motion Pictures
Professionalism
Psychiatry
Psychiatry - education
Psychotherapy
Public Service
Race
Racial Bias
Resistance (Psychology)
Special Article
Special Needs Students
Teaching
Teaching Methods
Training
Trust (Psychology)
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Summary:Objective Feature films have been used for teaching in psychiatry for many years to demonstrate diagnoses, but the use of documentary and instructional films in resident and staff cultural competence training have not been extensively written about in the medical and psychological literature. This article will describe the films that have been used by the authors and suggest methods for their use in cultural competence and diversity training. Methods A literature search was done using MEDLINE and PsychINFO and the authors were asked to describe their teaching methods. Results One article was found detailing the use of videotapes as a stimulus but not for cultural competence education, and two articles were found documenting the use of The Color of Fear as a stimulus for the discussion of racism. However, many educators use these films all across the country for the purpose of opening discussion about racism. Conclusion Documentary, instructional, and public service announcements can be useful in teaching culturally competent assessment and treatment.
ISSN:1042-9670
1545-7230
DOI:10.1176/appi.ap.32.4.291