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Reverse Culture Shock

Reverse Culture Shock. “ Nothing is weird. Just different ” ~ Heidi Sand-Hart Amber Baus, B.A.,M.S. What Is Reverse Culture Shock?. The emotional and psychological stage of re-adjustment from your host culture back to your home culture. (Also known as “ re-entry ” ). W-shape Hypothesis.

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Reverse Culture Shock

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  1. Reverse Culture Shock “Nothing is weird. Just different” ~ Heidi Sand-Hart Amber Baus, B.A.,M.S.

  2. What Is Reverse Culture Shock? The emotional and psychological stage of re-adjustment from your host culture back to your home culture. (Also known as “re-entry”)

  3. W-shape Hypothesis

  4. What Effects RCS? • Reverse culture shock (RCS) is expressed differently in each individual. Various factors play a part in what (or what you might not) deal with upon your return. • Length of stay in host culture. • Previous experience abroad (or lack of). • Personality • Experience during stay • Support system

  5. Breaking Down RCS • Long vs. Short term stays • Long: 7 months + • Short: 2 weeks to 6 months • Three areas of focus: • Physical • Emotional • Mental

  6. Physical • Jet lag • Sleep habits/patterns • Stress • Blood pressure • Low immunity • Lack of (or low) energy levels • Change in diet • Vitamins (missing or excess) • Nutritional balance/imbalance

  7. The “Honeymoon Phase”

  8. Emotional Know Yourself There is no “I” in “Team”

  9. Help!

  10. Mental • Know your role(s) both new and old. • Get involved!

  11. Who you are can not be the same as what you do.~ Neal Pirolo From the book The Reentry Team: Caring For Your Returning Missionaries.

  12. How To Come Home: The Five Spiritual Steps to a Successful Reentry

  13. Paul & Barnabas “ From there they sailed back to Antioch (in Syria) where they had first been commended to the grace of God for the task which they had now completed. When they arrived there they called the church together and reported to them everything about how God had worked with them and how He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles. And at Antioch they stayed with the disciples a good long time. Paul and Barnabas continued in Antioch, again teaching and preaching the Word of the Lord, in the company of many fellow workers.” (Acts 14:26-28; 15:35)

  14. The 5 Steps They came home at the Holy Spirit’s direction. They returned to their sending church. They allowed time to re-adjust to being home. They shared their experience with others. Became active in their local church/community again. Taken from The Reentry Team: Caring For Your Returning Missionaries by Neal Pirolo ( p. 31,32)

  15. Suggested Reading Resources The Reentry Team: Caring For Your returning Missionaries- Neal Pirolo ~Also by Neal Pirolo: Serving As Senders The Art of Coming Home- Craig Storti Resurfacing: A 40 Day Study for Returning Missionaries- Chris Johnson Re-Entry: Making the Transition From Missions to Life At Home- Peter Jordan Home Keeps Moving- Heidi Sand-Hart

  16. For More Information: To contact Amber Baus please email requests to: amber.baus@calbaptist.edu

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