Evaluating Cultural Competence in an Occupational Therapy Pediatric Course

This study examined the impact on student cultural competence of using specific guided activities in a pediatric occupational therapy course. A combined two-group pre-posttest design was used with a convenience sample of 41 entry-level occupational therapy doctoral students. Using a measure of cultural competence change, results indicated significant increase in scores from pre to post course testing suggesting cultural competence structured...