The Nature of Care: Cultural and Clinical Perspectives
The Nature of Care: Cultural and Clinical Perspectives
The Nature of Care: Cultural and Clinical Perspectives
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Revised cultural formulation<br />
• Step 4 – psychosocial stresses<br />
What ongoing stresses <strong>and</strong> social supports characterise the<br />
patient’s life?<br />
• Step 5 – influence <strong>of</strong> culture on clinical relationships<br />
First do no harm by stereotyping – remember we are all<br />
grounded in our own world <strong>and</strong> not the world <strong>of</strong> the ‘other’.<br />
Find out about it.<br />
• Step 6 – the problems <strong>of</strong> the cultural competency approach<br />
Does this intervention actually work in particular cases?<br />
[Kleinman, A, Benson, P (2006) Anthropology in the clinic: the problem <strong>of</strong> cultural<br />
competency <strong>and</strong> how to fix it. PLoS Med 3(10): e294.DOI:<br />
10.1371/journal.pmed.0030294]
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