Evaluation of Patient Access to Spanish-Language-Concordant Care on a Postpartum Unit.

Objective: To evaluate patient access to Spanish-language-concordant care on a postpartum unit and to identify facilitators and barriers to the use of interpretation services.

Design: Mixed-methods research study, comprising a cross-sectional chart review from September to December 2019 and semistructured interviews from June to December 2020.

Setting/local Problem: A tertiary academic medical center in the southeastern United States where individuals with limited English proficiency are at risk for poor health outcomes when they are unable to communicate with clinicians in their preferred language.

Small Group Process and Outcome Research Highlights: A 25-Year Perspective.

We summarize major research findings from the past 25 years within the larger evolution of group psychotherapy. Small group process findings are highlighted from a group-as-a-whole, interpersonal relation, subgroup, individual member characteristics, and leader perspective. Special emphasis is given to cohesion and the significant correlation between cohesion and outcome.