Synopses & Reviews
Do the concepts "culture," "cultural diversity," or "teaching culture" -- so common in health care training and practice settings today -- seem vague or abstract to you? Are you having trouble conceptualizing a practical way to gain or teach the skills necessary for culturally sensitive practice or finding resource materials that can help you do it well? If so, then
Culture in Clinical Care is just what you need!
Culture in Clinical Care defines and describes culture and its interaction with individual experience and personality in the development of beliefs, values, and actions. Information about cultural beliefs related to health and wellness are explored as they affect intervention strategies. Based on ethnographic methods, mechanisms for culturally sensitive assessment and intervention are considered. The text goes beyond traditional fact-centered approaches, taking the perspective that culture is emergent in individuals as they interact with the physical and social environment.
This one-of-a-kind book provides students, as well as healthcare practitioners, chapter objectives, chapter outlines, critical thinking questions, case descriptions for discussion, self-tests and exercises, glossary, comprehensive references, line drawing, and black and white photographs. The organization of the book benefits readers because theory, examples, and practice are interwoven. Students have opportunities to practice what they are learning, and to evaluate their own effectiveness.
Culture in Clinical Care fills a niche in the health professions programs because of its theoretical approach, its emphasis on strategies and methods for clinical interventions, and its importance of strategies for practice and self-assessment.
For more information about the role of culture in health and health care, visit Health and Culture, a resource for students, educators, and health professionals, online at http://health.csuohio.edu/healthculture/index.htm.
Features
- Case study boxes to present illustrative materials to clarify theory.
- Self-assessment activities that facilitate personal exploration of cultural values and beliefs relative to culture and health.
- Assessment and intervention strategies as a quick reference list that can be used in any setting.
- Comprehensive bibliography of books, instructional materials and websites related to culture and health.
- Discussion that provides a theoretical framework for understanding individuals from disparate cultures.
- A wide array of examples from many cultures and clinical settings.
- Exercises that provide practice, as well as suggestions for evaluating effectiveness.
Review
There are no other books that do what this book does. The completeness, the current information, and documentation show that the authors are well-versed on the subject and communicated the information very well.”
Gloria Weddington, PhD, Communicative Disorders & Sciences, San Jose State University,
San Jose, CA
Review
The text is comprehensive and the stories are excellent. For those who need to explore 'culture' as it relates to clinical care, this book is for you.”
Susan Hanrahan, PT, PhD, Physical Therapy
Review
"The authors do an excellent job of provoking thoughtful self-discovery that allows the reader to begin to understand their own cultural beliefs and set the stage for learning about divergent cultures."
Fran Brazell, MA, OTR/L, The American Journal of Occupational Therapy
About the Author
Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
Table of Contents
Contents Acknowledgements
About the Authors
Preface
Foreword
Chapter 1: Introduction
Defining Culture
Describing Culture
Defining Cultural Competence
Strategies for Becoming Culturally Competent
Our Approach to Culture and Cultural Competence
Using This Book
Chapter 2: Understanding Culture
Introduction
Our Model of Culture Emergent
Culture is Learned
Culture is Localized
Culture is Patterned
Culture is Evaluative
Culture is Persistent but Incorporates Change
Concepts of Race and Ethnicity
Chapter 3: Personality and Culture
Introduction
Personality and Culture
Biology and Behavior
Individual Factors in Personality Development
Cultural Factors in Personality Development
Interaction of the Personal and the Cultural
Chapter 4: The Role of Culture in Health and Health Care
Introduction
Understanding Health and Sickness
The Relationship of Culture and Health Care
Cultural Domains in Clinical Encounters
Chapter 5: Recognizing Cultural Differences: Lessons from Ethnography
Ethnography as a Methodology
The Concept of Vantage
Implications of an Ethnographic Approach
Ethnographic/Observational Skills
Mutual Accommodations
Chapter 6: Negotiating Cultural Differences in Working with Clients
Values Revisited
Brokering Interactions
Envisioning Alternatives in Explanations and Interventions
Dealing with Incomplete Information
Values in Interaction
Chapter 7: Evaluating Clients and Designing Interventions in a Diverse World
Determining What You Need to Know
Culturally Relevant Assessment
Intervention
Chapter 8: Assessing Intercultural Interactions and Interventions
Introduction
A Consideration of Ethics
Assessing Interaction and Intervention
Improving Service in Intercultural Situations
Elements of Culturally Inclusive Therapy
References
Glossary
Index