I agree with your statement of embracing the philosophy that views each client and situation as individual and unique. I have several friends who had negative counseling experiences during their childhood. They mentioned the counselor not relating or understanding them. Our professional philosophy should include positive reinforcement.…
With that, it's very important that health care professionals are careful not to be cultural blind, as this makes…
Caring for diverse patients is sometimes frustrating. Not only is it a challenge to care for them, but it is also a challenge for us because we have to be able to change our way of thinking and learn to listen to our diverse patients and respect their culture. The purpose of this paper is to explain the components of a comprehensive cultural assessment, preparing a care plan for a culturally diverse patient with a new diagnosis, along choosing two components and reflect on my culture along with how it impacts my attitude toward those aspects of providing care. Comprehensive Cultural Assessment Components When assessing a patient that immigrated to the United States, it is important to know and understand that the patients bring with them their customs,…
Connection to Just Relationships: Blaming and shaming prevent just relationships from taking place. “Blame and shame are just concepts that often create a distance between ourselves and others, and work against the eventual establishment of just relationships” (Kelley, 86). Having “just relationships” is about having equality and fairness. When one blames or shames, equality is thrown out the window and something becomes the others fault. Both members in a relationship must not blame one another, instead work towards creating solutions.…
Alvord’s methods for demonstrating cultural competence are powerful and effective. They aim to treat patients to lead a balanced life, as respect for cultural differences aids in preventing an imbalance among the mind, body, and soul (Alvord & Van Pelt, 2000). In our progressively diverse society, reduction of ethnocentric thinking could vastly improve public health, as patients would be treated as the unique individuals they are. In implementing effective communication, providers can utilize active listening to learn more about the cultural desires and boundaries of the patient. Providers can subsequently show respect for the culture and build the trust of the patient.…
The development and nature of the relationships on 'Americanah ' have been quite influential in my understanding of the novel, as the story goes on from the past to present, the only theme that was constantly never changing was the recreations of the relationships, how insanely unstable this romantic connections where and how they continue to exist for a quite long term of time. A couple of those relationships are Ifemelu’s Parents, Aunty Uju and The General, and the many relationships of Ifemelu that I became to experience throughout the book, to my opinion Ifemelu’s relationships are the most unstable in many ways, as she herself is unstable. First to discuss, is the relationship of Ifemelu’s parents, the relationship seems to be considerably…
The key to working with culturally different clients is the fact that for many there is barrier already form before the communication even begins. 15. What are the problems and miscommunications that can result if the helper is not aware of the client’s cultural background? The problems that can take place are is that you may do something that offends them or their religion as a whole most take it personally which then lets them down because they thought they where receiving…
Human social relationships all have one thing in common: the essential ability to form attachments. In order to form these attachments, the human body experiences seemingly miniscule yet significant changes on both a psychological level and a physical level. Two key factors that play into the biological level of close social attachment in humans, and in animals- specifically rats- is the role of the neuropeptides oxytocin (OXT) and arginine vasopressin (AVP). The close attachment one feels when entering a close social relationship is based on the biological neural and chemical components that trigger these feelings we have on a psychological level. Interestingly enough rats experience this phenomenon as well.…
The phrase “attachment” was initially introduced by Bowlby in 1958. Edward John Bowlby was a British psychologist who was distinguished by his interest in children’s development and his revolutionary work in attachment theory which was the starting point in psychology. From Bowlby to Mary Ainsworth who was a developmental psychology known for her experiment The strange situation. There are different ways in which we attach to the people in their lives and how we categorise the types of attachment. The main study that assesses attachment styles is by Ainsworth and Wittig in 1969.…
In an article titled “Marriage and Family Therapy with People from China”, Wang and Crane (1994) discuss why most Chinese families do not seek therapy. They talk about why therapists have a difficult time providing services to them. The authors also notes how important it is for therapists to not just assume all people from China are the same in regards of beliefs, culture or social economic standings. This article examines some of the difference beliefs in the families from different parts of China. Wang and Crane offer some advice for therapists on how to proceed with treating people from China.…
Kline: Group topic: Setting Boundaries in Relationship In today’s group, patients learned what healthy/unhealthy boundaries are, and how to set and maintain healthy boundaries in relationships and respect other people’s boundaries in terms. Ms. Kline moderately participated. Completed the worksheet to identify how don’t talk, don’t, feel, and don’t trust rules apply in her family when she was growing up, and assess her own personal boundaries. She engaged well in group discussions, openly shared with group regarding her personal boundaries.…
This assignment is to introduce how a therapeutic relationship between a nurse and patient can help maximise the communication skills and behaviours of a nurse, this is to help with a patients experiences and feelings. The National Competency Standards for a registered nurse, which is under standard 9 sub-section 9.1, “demonstrate empathy, trust and respect for the dignity and potential of the individual/group” (Board, 2006) has been chosen to help with the discussion on how to establish, maintain and conclude a therapeutic relationship as a nurse. A patient from the City of Horizon will be used to help as a reflection on how empathy, trust and respect is important in establishing a therapeutic relationship. This patient is Vincent Romero an 83 year old male in Horizon Hospital,…
At least once everyday I have an interaction with people – whether good or bad—what determines the way I interact with people is my attachment style. An attachment style is simply the way in which I do relationships; and that attachment style is determined by my early childhood relationships. Although my relationships as a child strongly influence my attachment style, it can still change based on the circumstances that I face throughout my life. Growing up I had a secure attachment style, but as I have grown up and experienced difficulties my attachment style goes between secure and avoidant.…
Culture “determines the lens through which all other aspects of life are viewed and experienced and includes an individual’s health beliefs and practices” (Black, 2017, p. 250). I need to be sensitive to the cultural differences of my fellow health care professionals. Culture is influenced by ones family, past experiences, and religious beliefs. We are all different, so I must remain open-minded and increase my knowledge base of other cultures around me. My fellow health care professionals and myself have a common goal, to improve patient outcomes and health.…
In my ethnographic research I will be using relationship rules to further understand how and why connections structure and dismantle themselves. Relationship rules are “principles that prescribe appropriate communication and behavior within friendship relationships” (Argyle and Henderson, 1984)), an extension of relational maintenance. Proper application of these rules generally determines a happy friendship from an unhappy one, being universal principles regardless of gender or culture. The tasks include showing support, seeking support, respecting privacy, keeping confidences, defending your friends, avoiding public criticism, making your friends happy, managing jealousy, shared humor, and maintaining equity. I’ll be applying the ideals of…