Models for Health and Wellness HW 215 Unit 2 Multicultural and Cross-disciplinary Perspectives on Health and Wellness J. Ernest Aguilar, M.Div., Ph.D. Kaplan University School of Health Sciences

Agenda Housekeeping Culture Quiz Word Association Discussion: Seminar Questions Wrap up

Housekeeping Assignments must meet the length requirements Papers should be typed in 12-point font References and citations must be provided for all information gathered from other sources Please use the spell check feature in Word Format for references and citations is available in the Kaplan Writing Center All assignments are graded based on the rubric found in the syllabus

Housekeeping Wikipedia “Free Encyclopedia” “Anyone can edit” Content can not be verified at any given moment

Housekeeping Weekly Discussion Board To receive full credit, you must: Make your initial post by Saturday Post two (2) responses to your classmates’ posts

Housekeeping Seminar If you choose the Live Seminar (Option 1), your grade depends on Attendance Substantive Participation Frequent interactions on concepts being discussed by students and instructor Posts are on topic and contribute to the quality of the seminar Student arrives on time and stays the entire seminar

Seminar Focus Examining the significance and influences of a multi-cultural perspective on the delivery of health and wellness services to clients. Kaplan University, 2008

Culture Quiz Name the country of origin of Chile con Carne

Culture Quiz Where do they cook with Spiders?

Culture Quiz Identify this language: Pon m’onor

Culture Quiz What is this? Ciopino And where does it come from?

Culture Quiz Chile con Carne is a “spanish-style” dish that was created in the Southwest United States. Spiders are frying pans with legs used in the United States. “Pon m’onor” is Appalachian English. Ciopino is a seafood stew that was created in San Francisco.

Word Association Adaptation

Word Association Adaptation: Designates a modification, adjustment, or change in the way one thinks of and approaches a topic.

Word Association Culture

Word Association Culture: Customs, ways of life, traditions, and mores of particular social groups.

Word Association Context

Word Association Context: The framework, the setting, or the environment related to a topic. For example, the cultural context in health and wellness is the social environment that influences one’s understanding of health, healing, illness, etc.

Word Association Global Health

Word Association Global Health: A viewpoint of health that extends beyond political, geographical, and cultural boundaries.

Word Association Holistic

Word Association Holistic: To focus on the whole instead of compartmentalizing or viewing a theory, topic, or subject (or person) as composed of separate parts.

Word Association Immersion

Word Association Immersion: Education; A method of language or experience-based teaching that involves being completely engaged in concentrated studies.

Word Association Multi-Cultural

Word Association Multi-cultural: relates to the understanding of health is a term describing many cultures coexisting in a specified area without any one culture dominating health attitudes, concepts, and/or practices.

Word Association Liberal Multi-Culturalism

Word Association Liberal Multi-Culturalism: embracing the concept that various cultures relate to and interact with one another without regard to power hierarchies; acknowledging ethnic variety and practicing tolerance without regard for external or internal influences. For example, if one adopts a global understanding of health, healing and wellness without regard for societal differences within each of the various cultures, one is adopting a liberal view of multi-culturalism.

Word Association Critical Multi-Culturalism

Word Association Critical Multi-Culturalism: concerned with ‘majorities’ and ‘minorities’ and the existence of inequity within societies based on power and hierarchy. For example, recognizing that a comprehensive understanding of health, healing and wellness includes societal differences based on ‘majorities’ and ‘minorities’ ‘power’ and hierarchies. Therefore, institutions and societal practices may differ based on more than ethnic variety alone.

Word Association Multi-Disciplinary

Word Association Multi-Disciplinary: studying or using several specialized subjects or skills.

Seminar Focus Examining the significance and influences of a multi-cultural perspective on the delivery of health and wellness services to clients. Kaplan University, 2008

Seminar Focus Virtual Fieldtrip to Panama: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiKdrK399Ko

Seminar Question What do you need to know about the verbal communication practices of Panamanians in order not to violate social taboos?

Seminar Question As a health and wellness professional working in Panama, part of your cultural immersion experience require you to attend a religious service. Which type of service would you want to attend? Why?

Seminar Question What role does religious affiliation play in the lives of Panamanians and how does this affect health practices?

Wrap Up Unit 2 Quiz 55 minutes You may take the quiz only once 7 questions Matching, True/False, and Multiple Choice Covers issues related to cultural and health

Wrap Up Questions? I will remain online to answer questions related to tonight’s seminar. Other questions: Email Instructor: jaguilar@kaplan.edu