Cultural Differences In Health And Social Care

There are many intricate variables when working with diverse populations. One of the ways to improve outcomes is through cultivating a threshold of understanding and tolerance towards the norms and behaviors that are peculiar to cultural factors. A study conducted at the University of Vermont for students in a HR management class confirmed past findings on perceptions, social attitudes, and stereotyped of racial/ethnic groups. For instance, Asians and Whites are perceived positively followed by Whites as compared with African Americans and Hispanics who are more negatively stereotyped. Gender roles also factored as Asian women were more positively depicted along with White men. “The negative stereotypes of women indicate that gender should

To break down the barriers and stigma of multicultural communities it is imperative that professionals and service provides fine tune their own biases, morals, and beliefs to make decisions that are bound by ethical principles. For example, in the substance abuse disorder field, many providers are implementing harm reduction techniques to help treat the disorder but also discuss the cultural barriers. “Interventions must be shown to be congruent with the needs of the population in which they are being implemented through evidenced based research and thorough needs assessments” (Healey et al., 2017, p.23). Alcohol in many cultures is normalized and promoted in our society making treatment difficult as its consumption so deeply engrained. Even though alcohol is predominant in some cultures than others, “a strategy to avoid stereotyping, recommended by medical educators, is a patient centered approach that emphasizes general concepts of culture in addition to providing specific cultural information” (Beach et. Al, 2005, p. 7). The effects of alcohol have been studied profusely and taking into consideration societal norm, there has been a change in thinking in alcohol education, treatments, and even judicial consequences. The culturally competent professional must discuss these challenges by creating a partnership with the individual that is sensible and respectful to their