Agbebi, Ayomide and Macabagdal, Allison and Macias, Sara and Rai, Kevin (2023) Assessing occupational therapy graduate students' cultural humility scores. Masters thesis, Stanbridge University.
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Cultural humility is defined as “a lifelong, learning-oriented approach to working with people with diverse cultural backgrounds and a recognition of power dynamics in health care” (Agner, 2020). Throughout the course of their education and subsequent careers, occupational therapy (OT) students can utilize cultural humility as they are likely to encounter a diverse array of cultures, some of which may differ significantly from their own. This study aimed to assess current OT graduate students' understanding of cultural humility as they complete a course on the subject. Participants were provided with an assessment through Google Forms to establish their knowledge, skills, and awareness of cultural humility. The students rated their current understanding of the concepts discussed within the course and four weeks later to reassess their understanding of cultural humility based on the lectures provided through Stanbridge University. By analyzing the students' self-reflection and assessment scores to gauge their understanding of presented material, these results offer insights that OT schools can leverage to refine future cultural humility curricula. Our results indicate the need for enhanced cultural humility curricula that include aspects such as volunteer opportunities, in person experiences, and cultural humility workshops to create competent, empathetic, and understanding practitioners. Thematic analysis of our data identified improvements in participants’ abilities to challenge stereotypes and to reflect on how culture may inform judgment in OT students. Further research might build upon our study to discover specific aspects or practices of cultural humility education that promote occupational therapists' connection to their clients.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | MSOTRS001.04 |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Depositing User: | Kareena Yashko |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Jul 2024 16:38 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Jul 2024 16:38 |
| URI: | http://repository.stanbridge.edu/id/eprint/165 |
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