Latino American Elders
Latinos are a family oriented group and many have been Catholic for generations. Latinos are becoming the largest ethnic minority group in the United States. Latino elders are the most traditional in their beliefs and values must be respected. They prefer to get their health information through church, tv, radio, word-of-mouth and health fairs. Fear of deportation, poverty, poor health and little to no insurance contribute to Latinos not accessing services. .
Latinos are a family oriented group incorporating generations of relatives living together provide a support network. The glue that holds this network together is traditions, rules and emotional bonds of mutual obligation. This creates the structure for taking …show more content…
Other economic hardships for Latino seniors is health care costs with single adults 65 and over unable to meet their basic needs (Christine, 2011). Of the most vulnerable Latinos women age 65 and older living alone are among the poorest (Hooyman, Kawamoto, & Kiyak, …show more content…
(Hooyman, Kawamoto, & Kiyak, 2015) More services are becoming culture-friendly located in predominantly low-income and minority community providing bilingual and bicultural services for Latino elderly where their socioeconomic, cultural, political, and religious experiences all contribute to their well-being. Latino elders are the most traditional in their beliefs and values must be respected (Aranda, 1990). “Using Metaphors in Therapy: Dichos and Latino Clients,” by (Zuniga, 1992). Explains how clinicians are learning to use dichos. “Dichos are sayings or idioms in the Spanish language used by people from Latino cultures (Zuniga, 1992).” All cultures have their own sayings or expressions that shine a light on the situation. Many elder Latinos have a large store of dichos that they have used to teach, counsel and open the eyes of the younger generation. Dichos are brief, rhyme and spontaneous; they are used in developing moral values and social behavior. They are being used to help clients who have misinterpreted the change to mean loss of cultural values and see from another perspective in which the client can see their culture does support them at this time (Zuniga,
Latinos are a family oriented group and many have been Catholic for generations. Latinos are becoming the largest ethnic minority group in the United States. Latino elders are the most traditional in their beliefs and values must be respected. They prefer to get their health information through church, tv, radio, word-of-mouth and health fairs. Fear of deportation, poverty, poor health and little to no insurance contribute to Latinos not accessing services. .
Latinos are a family oriented group incorporating generations of relatives living together provide a support network. The glue that holds this network together is traditions, rules and emotional bonds of mutual obligation. This creates the structure for taking …show more content…
Other economic hardships for Latino seniors is health care costs with single adults 65 and over unable to meet their basic needs (Christine, 2011). Of the most vulnerable Latinos women age 65 and older living alone are among the poorest (Hooyman, Kawamoto, & Kiyak, …show more content…
(Hooyman, Kawamoto, & Kiyak, 2015) More services are becoming culture-friendly located in predominantly low-income and minority community providing bilingual and bicultural services for Latino elderly where their socioeconomic, cultural, political, and religious experiences all contribute to their well-being. Latino elders are the most traditional in their beliefs and values must be respected (Aranda, 1990). “Using Metaphors in Therapy: Dichos and Latino Clients,” by (Zuniga, 1992). Explains how clinicians are learning to use dichos. “Dichos are sayings or idioms in the Spanish language used by people from Latino cultures (Zuniga, 1992).” All cultures have their own sayings or expressions that shine a light on the situation. Many elder Latinos have a large store of dichos that they have used to teach, counsel and open the eyes of the younger generation. Dichos are brief, rhyme and spontaneous; they are used in developing moral values and social behavior. They are being used to help clients who have misinterpreted the change to mean loss of cultural values and see from another perspective in which the client can see their culture does support them at this time (Zuniga,