As of March 2016, the world population was estimated at 7.4 billion, an all-time record high. The
United Nations estimates it will further increase to 11.2 billion in
the year 2100. The United States being the third largest with a
population 324,180,726 on July 11, 2016 based on the latest United
Nations estimates. Anthropologist Wade Davis stated: “The world in which you were born is just one model of reality. Other cultures are not failed attempts at being YOU: they are unique manifestations of the human spirit.”
As providers, we are met with challenges brought by diversity. As
mental health practitioners our first ethical obligation is to do no
harm so it is important that we gain knowledge and self-awareness of the
challenges of diversity that we, as providers, are faced with on a
day-to-day basis. Diversity factors do not apply to minorities only, and
are relevant not only to individuals and their families, but also to
professional care providers.
The workshop will make reference to groups of people who may have broad similarities. However, as providers we must remember that there is great diversity within cultural and religious groups. The workshop is meant, therefore, to provide a broad-based overview of key information that may help to provide more culturally congruent care to the client/family seeking your services at the end-of-life.
The workshop provides an overview which includes:
Although it is not a prerequisite, it would be helpful/advisable that you have attended either or both Amelia Carroll’s workshops on Loss and Grief or Death and Dying.
