ABSTRACT
The health, social, and human service practitioners of today are no longer faced with patients of only one culture, but also with patients who are of different cultural backgrounds with different needs. Historically, many practitioners from a wide range of disciplines lack knowledge of the diverse backgrounds of their patients, thus fostering a gap in their ability to assist such a diverse group of patients. Practitioners are finally coming to the realization that they lack the training and knowledge to assist and understand diverse population patients.
