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Focussed Assessment of a Cultural Group

Focussed Assessment of a Cultural Group. The following slides outline areas you can research about the cultural group you have selected. Do you best to research the areas. Classmates may be able to help you complete areas you have difficulty with. Focused Assessment of Cultural Groups.

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Focussed Assessment of a Cultural Group

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  1. Focussed Assessment of a Cultural Group • The following slides outline areas you can research about the cultural group you have selected. Do you best to research the areas. • Classmates may be able to help you complete areas you have difficulty with.

  2. Focused Assessment of Cultural Groups Ethnic Group Origination, Climate, &Topography Where Does Group Reside Motivations for Emigration Value on Education/ occupation

  3. COMMUNICATION • Dominant Language & Dialects • Meaning of Touch, Sharing of thoughts, Feeling, & Ideas • Use of Eye Contact & Facial Expressions • Acceptable Ways of Greeting • Explore Use of Time • Past, Present, or Future Oriented

  4. FAMILY ROLES AND ORGANIZATION • Developmental Roles, Head of Household • Acceptable Behaviors for Children & Adolescents • Family Goals & Priorities in this Culture • Status & Role of the Elderly • Caste System • Acceptance of Alternative Lifestyles

  5. WORK FORCE ISSUES • Issues Affected by Immigration/ Education • Special Considerations for this Culture • Healthcare Practices & Their Influence in Workforce • Professional Autonomy

  6. BICULTURAL ECOLOGY • Skin Color & Physical Variations • Risk Factors/ Topography or Climate • Hereditary or Genetic Diseases • Endemic Diseases to this Culture • Health Conditions/increased Susceptibility • Drug Metabolism/ Interactions

  7. HIGH RISK BEHAVIORS • High-Risk Behaviors Common in this Culture • Behaviors Related to Alcohol, Tobacco, & Other Drugs • Health Seeking Behaviors • Lifestyle/ Exercise • Safety Measures

  8. NUTRITION • Meaning of Food • Common Foods and Rituals • Health Promotion & Dietary Practices • Food Intolerance • Nutritional Deficiencies/ Food Limitations and Health Problems

  9. PREGNANCY AND CHILDBEARING PRACTICES • Cultural Views & Practices Related to Fertility Control • Practices & Views Toward Pregnancy • Prescriptive, Restrictive, & Taboo Practices Related to Pregnancy, • Prescriptive, Restrictive, & Taboo Practices Related to Birthing • Prescriptive, Restrictive, & Taboo Practices Related to Postpartum

  10. DEATH RITUALS • Culturally Specific Death Rituals & Expectations • Purpose of Death Rituals & Mourning • Burial Practices • Response to Death & Grief • Meaning of Death and Afterlife

  11. SPIRITUALITY • Religious Practices & Influence on Health Care Practices • Meaning of Life & Sources of Strength

  12. HEALTH-CARE PRACTICES • Beliefs that Influence Health-Care Practices • Influence of Health Promotion and Preventive Practices • Who Assumes Responsibility for Health-Care in this Cultural • Role of Health Insurance • Over the Counter Medications • folklore Practices

  13. Barriers to Health-Care/ • Response to Pain/ any Special Meaning • Mental Illness • Differentiate Between Mentally & Physically Handicapped in this Culture • Beliefs about Chronicity & Rehabilitation • Sick Role • Blood transfusion & Organ Donation

  14. HEALTH-CARE PRACTITIONERS • Roles of Traditional, Folklore & Magicoreligious Practices/ Influences on Practitioners • Acceptance of Health-Care Practitioners , Gender, Age • Perceptions of health Care Practitioners • Status of Health Care Providers.

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