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Culture, Therapy & Healing:Culture, Therapy & Healing:Practicing Competence in CalamityPracticing Competence in Calamity

Michael Caudill, MA, RNMichael Caudill, MA, RNInterCultural Advantage ConsultingInterCultural Advantage Consulting

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Main ideas:Main ideas:

Diverse patients affected byDiverse patients affected bydisasters or extreme stressdisasters or extreme stresshave have different needs, strengths,different needs, strengths,expectations, & ways of healingexpectations, & ways of healing

We need to extend our care to We need to extend our care to includeinclude community & community & cultural approaches cultural approaches to healing extreme stressto healing extreme stress



Discussion path:Discussion path:

Disasters happen every dayDisasters happen every day Cultures respond differently to extreme stressCultures respond differently to extreme stress Cultures adapt differently to extreme stressCultures adapt differently to extreme stress Synthesis & tools for tomorrowSynthesis & tools for tomorrow



Main point #1:Main point #1: Disasters happen every dayDisasters happen every day

Summary:Summary: Increases in population sizeIncreases in population size

& diversity may result in & diversity may result in more & different types ofmore & different types oftraumatized people needingtraumatized people needingyour careyour care



Main point #2:Main point #2: Cultures respond differently to extreme stressCultures respond differently to extreme stress

Summary:Summary: Its not only Its not only what we knowwhat we know,,

but but how we knowhow we know it & it &what it meanswhat it means to the victim to the victim

Adapted from Marsella, Anthony J., et al. Adapted from Marsella, Anthony J., et al. "Essential Concepts and Foundations.”"Essential Concepts and Foundations.”Ethnocultural Perspectives on Disaster and Trauma. Ed. Marsella, Anthony J., et al. New York: Springer, 2008. 6. Print.Ethnocultural Perspectives on Disaster and Trauma. Ed. Marsella, Anthony J., et al. New York: Springer, 2008. 6. Print.



Main point #3:Main point #3: Cultures adapt differently to extreme stressCultures adapt differently to extreme stress

Summary: Summary: Assume that -Assume that - Disaster victims are Disaster victims are normalnormal

peoplepeople responding responding normallynormallyto to abnormal situationabnormal situation

Those needing help mostThose needing help mostmay not seek itmay not seek it

Adapted from Norris, F & Alegria, M. Adapted from Norris, F & Alegria, M. “Promoting Disaster Recovey in Ethnic-Minority Individuals & Communities.”“Promoting Disaster Recovey in Ethnic-Minority Individuals & Communities.”Ethnocultural Perspectives on Disaster and Trauma. Ed. Marsella, Anthony J., et al. New York: Springer, 2008. 22. Print.Ethnocultural Perspectives on Disaster and Trauma. Ed. Marsella, Anthony J., et al. New York: Springer, 2008. 22. Print.



Main point #4:Main point #4: Synthesis & Tools for TomorrowSynthesis & Tools for Tomorrow

Summary:Summary:

Remember that healing & Remember that healing & recovery is “person-specific”recovery is “person-specific”- multiple pathways to - multiple pathways to posttraumatic recoveryposttraumatic recovery


““He who sees the calamity of other He who sees the calamity of other people finds his own calamity light”people finds his own calamity light”

Arab ProverbArab Proverb

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