Cultural Humility
Cultural humility is not only a concept apropos to overseas missions. It happens increasingly as our communities grow more diverse over time. A good way to think about cultural humility is in the context of your day to day. Do you think about how you encounter different cultures in your everyday life? Perhaps you have patients who are immigrants or who adhere to a different way of life than you. Or perhaps your co-workers have a different demographic background than you. It is important to consider how we practice cultural humility on a consistent basis.
Reflect upon this week’s lesson and on your experiences as a healthcare worker day to day. In particular, think about some of the times in which you encountered people from cultures other than the one you are most familiar and comfortable with.
POST:
In your initial post, take some time to consider your experiences providing cross cultural care.
Have there been times that you have found this challenging? Consider and share a specific scenario that challenged you.
Describe ways that you may have addressed or recognized a power imbalance, and whether or not that imbalance had an institutional component. What did you learn?
How might you approach that differently today or how would you advise a nursing or medical student to approach a cultural challenging scenario?
How does the Christian world view contribute to providing cross cultural care?