by Marcia Carteret, M. Ed. | Oct 19, 2010 | American Cultural Patterns, Culture-Specific Topics, Key Concepts in Cross-Cultural Communications
Cultural aspects of everyday life are often difficult for people of dominant cultures to discern because their practices, traditions, values, and understandings are taken for granted as the norm. For them, there’s no apparent need to examine cultural difference, and...
by Marcia Carteret, M. Ed. | Oct 19, 2010 | Key Concepts in Cross-Cultural Communications
For many years, cultural factors were largely absent from health care dialogues around patient-centered care and medical home initiatives. The current strong emphasis on cultural factors in medical care mirrors the rapid demographic changes in this country, and...
by Marcia Carteret, M. Ed. | Mar 6, 2010 | Health Literacy, Mental Health
Culturally-based health beliefs and behaviors drive adherence to treatment recommendations. Since many mental health clients enter the mental health system via a referral from their primary care physician, how their physician shapes expectations is very important. A...
