Examples of Evidence. ▪ Psychometric instruments are used appropriately. ▪ The roles of family members and community structures, hierarchies, values, and beliefs within the client's culture are respected. ▪ Maori clients receive offer of available cultural support and kaumatua/kuia ▪ Family/whanau/fono are involved appropriately within ▪ Cultural components and consultation are incorporated in clinical practise ▪ Prejudices and biases are corrected. ▪ Maori practitioners are integrated within psychological assessment and treatment processes ▪ Clients are supported to understand, maintain, and/or resolve their own socio-cultural ▪ Discriminatory practices at the social and community level that may be affecting the psychological welfare of the population being served are identified. Assistant Psychologist Clinical Psychologist Senior Clinical Psychologist Consultant Clinical Psychologist psychological assessment and treatment processes ▪ Behaviours that are likely to be considered offensive or embarrassing are avoided ▪ Participation in Treaty of Waitangi workshop and training ▪ Where appropriate, participation in Pacific Island Peoples workshop identification. ▪ Practices are developed which share power with clients ▪ Resources in the family and the larger community are identified. ▪ Culturally and socio-politically relevant factors are documented in the records. Possible application ▪ Assessment and treatment processes ▪ Appropriate referrals made to other professionals Contributes to the cultural competence and principles of operation of the Service as a whole.
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Sources: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement