Updated: Fri, 10/11/2024 - 12:00

Campus/building access, classes and work will return to usual conditions, as of Saturday, Oct. 12. See Campus Public Safety website for details.

Accès au campus et aux immeubles, cours et modalités de travail : retour à la normale à compter du samedi 12 octobre. Complément d’information : Direction de la protection et de la prévention.

McGill.CA / Cultural Consultation Service / CCS Clinical Handbook

Consultant checklist

  • Contact the CSS clinical coordinator to obtain information about the case, clarify the reason for consultation, and the people who should be involved in the consultation.
  • Clarify any questions with the consultee prior to meeting with the patient; discuss with the consultee whether they can/should be present during the assessment of the patient
  • Arrange a time and place for the consultation. Whenever possible this should be in the usual clinical setting where the referring clinician sees the patient.
  • Meet with the patient and/or clinician to collect information.
    • Follow the guidelines for the cultural formulation to make certain all pertinent information is collected.
    • Make certain to determine the patient’s ethnocultural and linguistic background.
    • Obtain informed consent from the patient for the evaluation study (This allows us to assess their symptomatology, satisfaction with the consultation process, and health care utilization.)
  • After reviewing the information and discussing the case with the clinical coordinator or one of the co-directors of the service, contact the consultee to give initial recommendations. This can be done in person, by telephone or in a brief letter but in any case, a copy of the CCS Consultation Recommendations Form should be sent immediately to the CCS.
  • Prepare a comprehensive cultural formulation of the case.
  • Present this formulation at the clinical rounds of the CSS.
  • Based on discussion at that meeting, prepare a final version of the cultural formulation
  • Submit the final report and your invoice for billing.
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