An Online Training Module on the Cultural Formulation Interview: The Case of New York State

Professional organizations and government guidelines recommend cultural competence training for providers, but the lack of a standardized cultural assessment has hindered research. Studies with the DSM-5 Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI) suggest that active learning during training improves perceptions of the CFI’s usefulness as a cultural competence tool. This column reports demographic characteristics and evaluation scores among 423 providers who completed an online CFI training module developed through the New York State Office of Mental Health. Both the module, which uses the principle of active learning, and the CFI were associated with strong favorability ratings.