HHS 320 Ashford University Week 5 Effects of Cultural Diversity Discussion

Original HW Post

Cultural Competence

After reading the chapter and the section on cultural competencies (p. 209 – 214), select two videos to view from the Multimedia list on the Week Five Resources page list provided on the website. The video listings include brief descriptions of the some of types of diversity depicted in videos, however, individuals in the videos may identify with more than one of the categories listed as well as additional categories not listed. After viewing, discuss the video’s content in relation to cultural competencies. Give examples of cultural bridging techniques you observed in the skits or were discussed by panelists or lecturers. Compare and contrast examples of culturally sensitive and culturally insensitive interactions between the clients/patients and health professionals as depicted or discussed in the videos you selected.

Your response must be at least 250-300 words. Support your comments with two scholarly references and respond to at least two of your classmates and any replies your instructor makes to you.

Asian American Mental Health. (2014, May 9). Acupuncture, culture-bound syndromes, & religion in psychiatry (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from (Types of diversity: culture, ethnicity, religious)

California Prevention Training Center. (2013, July 15). How I got over: The journey to cultural competence (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from (Types of diversity: sexual orientation, culture, gender)

Fareed Al-Mashat. (2016, September 20). Cultural competence (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from (Types of diversity: age, gender, ethnicity, language, cultural)

DiversityNursing. (2011, November 8). Incompetent vs. competent cultural care (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from (Types of diversity: age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, cultural)

Fruge, C. [christopherfruge]. (2010, October 4). Culturally competent care: Muslim (Links to an external site.)[Video file]. Retrieved from (Types of diversity: religious, gender)

Grande, T. (2017). CBT Role-Play – Challenging relationship with family members (Links to an external site.) . Retrieved from (Types of diversity: age, gender, cultural)

Grande, T. (2015). CBT Role-Play – Problem solving and decatastrophizing after job loss (Links to an external site.) . Retrieved from CBT Role-Play – Problem Solving and Decatastrophizing after Job Loss (Links to an external site.) (Types of diversity: age, gender, cultural)

Healthy Androscoggin. (2017, January 10). Cultural competency- for providers (Links to an external site.){Video file]. Retrieved from (Types of diversity:gender, cultural, religious, first generation immigrant)

HHS Office of Minority Health. (2016, August 8). Think Cultural Health Case Study: Culturally tailored health care in obstetrics (Links to an external site.)[Video file]. Retrieved from

(Types of diversity:gender, cultural, ethnicity, age)

Kineticstreaming. (2013). Counseling persons with physical disabilities (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from (Types of diversity:physical disabilities)

Lewis-Hernandez, R. [Asian American Mental Health]. (2014, June 12). Motivational pharmacotherapy for Hispanic Americans (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from

(Types of diversity:ethnicity, cultural)

Markovic, J. [Jim Markovic]. Access to emergency treatment deaf/hearing impaired (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from (Types of diversity: hearing impairment)

Psychotherapy: An Australian perspective. (2013). Scene 5 cross-cultural interview (Links to an external site.)[Video file]. Retrieved from (Types of diversity: age, gender, cultural)

Psychotherapy: An Australian perspective. [Zoole01]. (2013). Scene 9 Young therapist working with an older client (Links to an external site.)[Video file]. Retrieved from (Types of diversity: age, gender, cultural)

Radloff, M. [Michael Radloff]. (2014). IBCT – Same-sex couples counseling (Links to an external site.) . Retrieved from (Types of diversity: gender, sexual orientation)

recoverymonth. (2017, September 6). September 2017: Recovery among diverse populations (Full Episode) (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from (Types of diversity: various)

Russ, C. [Dr. Russ Curtis]. (2016, April 17). Culturally competent mental health intake: Part 2 (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from (Types of diversity:gender, cultural)

Street, A. [Alexander Street, a ProQuest Company] (2012). Counseling gay and lesbian youth (Links to an external site.)[Video file]. Retrieved from (Types of diversity: age, gender, sexual orientation)

TEDx Talks. (2015, March 16). How culture connects to healing and recovery | Fayth Parks | TEDxAugusta (Links to an external site.) [Video file]. Retrieved from (Types of diversity: various)

Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired. (2012, April 16). Working with blind or visually impaired patients (Links to an external site.)[Video file]. Retrieved from (Types of diversity: visual impairment)

Wide Angle Studios. (2011, August 11). Culture matters: Indigenous perspectives on behavioral healthcare (Links to an external site.)[Video file]. Retrieved from (Types of diversity: age, gender, cultural)

*****Please respond to 2 classmates. Each response must be at least 250-300 words. Support your comments with two scholarly references and respond to at least two of your classmates and any replies your instructor makes to you.*************

Classmate # 1

Xochitl Stone

Hello Class,

The video with Dr. Grande, you see that a woman named Susan is meeting relationship resistance with her mother in law (2017). This relationship dynamic is not new but has present for more than 11 years since Susan and her husband have been dating. Susan has a family with her husband and feels like a failure because of the distance her mother in law has with her and her children’s lives. In the text Schmidt says that we must be aware of the multitude of ways that cultural background and experiences influence thought process (2019). For Susan, a factor in her self-identity is family. It is causing her distress because she is the reason for this disconnect according to her mother in law. Susan yearns to reach a good relationship for the sake of her family and kids. Dr. Grande stated that everyone has their own behavior and thought, but we don’t always have to make sense of it and sometimes we can’t. The reason he said that was because the client was internalizing this feeling of disapproval. For this example there was not any efforts in really bridging the gap between mother and daughter but more of accepting the fact that the relationship may not ever be improved and it was not her fault. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and maybe her concept of family was not as important to her due to some form of cultural diversity.

In the second video I have chosen it shows nursing situations that are not aligned with the typical western and heterosexual individuals that are considered the norm. It shows these situations being handled as an uncultured incompetent and how to handle it being culturally sensitive even if it is not within your beliefs as a human services professional. In the video it states that culture doesn’t only involve race and religion but encompasses how a group may identify themselves (2011). This video allows you to see situations that may not be uncommon but that you may not know how to address without being biased or insensitive to someone else. The bridging techniques in this video are being aware of your thoughts and not reacting without being sensitive to others beliefs and traditions. We must recognize that we will be working in an environment that will recognize the diversity of people and respect their belief systems. We must all be prepared to give culturally competent care.

References:

DiversityNursing. (2011, November 8).Incompetent vs. competent cultural care (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)[Video file]. Retrieved from (Types of diversity: age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, cultural)

Grande, T. (2017).CBT Role-Play – Challenging relationship with family members (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from (Types of diversity: age, gender, cultural)

Schmidt, J. (2019). Social and cultural foundations of counseling and human services: Multiple influences on self-concept development. Retrieved from https://www.vitalsource.com

Classmate #2

Sally Craig

Hello,

The video about the woman’s problems with her mother in law is a very hard relationship to work through especially because of her family values and cultures. It makes her feel like she is a second class citizen and also her children are being ignored. Her husband must feel hopeless because if he sticks up for his wife it will damage the relationship with his mother. But he is wrong to allow his wife and children to be treated like this, if he would just put his foot down and stick up for his wife his mothers behavior towards his family might change. He is allowing the situation to escalate and it is very stressful on his wife. I feel that the therapist is trying to teach her how to deal with the situation differently so she is not so bothered by her relationship with her mother-in -law. He realizes that the woman has opted for counseling because she is experiencing a problem she can not fix on her own.” As such, typical models of counseling began with a deficit perspective of the client, or a problem orientated assessment of the clients situation”(Schmidt,J.,2019).

Schmidt, J. (2019). Social and cultural foundations of counseling and human services: Multiple influences on self-concept development. Retrieved from https://www.vitalsource.com