As a CCLS, it is always important to consider every family’s personal, cultural, and ethnic factors, beliefs, and values in the healthcare setting, as they impact the family structure and the role that every family member plays in the family unit. The loss of a parent can greatly impact a family structure and future functioning of that family. Especially, because in certain ethnicities parents play very specific roles in the family unit and in family functioning. When working with families experiencing the loss of a parent, it is important to take into account key cultural and ethnic factors that may influence the approach to legacy making and other bereavement interventions. In African American families, the parental role is quite unique.
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Typically, in Hispanic families, the mother is the primary caregiver and the father is the primary breadwinner and disciplinarian. Hispanic families’ use of the term ‘family’ not only includes mom, dad, and siblings, but also includes grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, neighbors, and organizations that the family belongs to. A common cultural theme of Hispanic families is that they are extremely family oriented, meaning that individuals self-esteem and identity are strongly influenced by the relationships that they have with family members. Hispanic families are often open boundary families and have lower levels of differentiation of self because they are such a cohesive and connected unit. Primarily, Hispanic families are of the Catholic …show more content…
For legacy making activities for both of these ethnicities, since they are both generally family oriented, I would want to design an activity such as a family dinner in an appropriate area of the hospital to normalize the environment and allow the family to spend quality time together that they are accustomed to before the passing of the parent. Of course, this would take specific planning measures, such as finding an area that is large enough and planning with staff members. At the family dinner, it would be important to take a picture of the entire family and print this off for each person present. For children, providing picture frames that they can decorate as a mean of self-expression and control will allow for emotional release during legacy making. Another legacy making and bereavement intervention would be to create fingerprint jewelry for each of the parent’s children, and then create handprints and fingerprints for each of the family members who would want one. Since, generally, both cultures are religiously involved, it could be beneficial to contact the Chaplin or their home churches to be involved in
Typically, in Hispanic families, the mother is the primary caregiver and the father is the primary breadwinner and disciplinarian. Hispanic families’ use of the term ‘family’ not only includes mom, dad, and siblings, but also includes grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, neighbors, and organizations that the family belongs to. A common cultural theme of Hispanic families is that they are extremely family oriented, meaning that individuals self-esteem and identity are strongly influenced by the relationships that they have with family members. Hispanic families are often open boundary families and have lower levels of differentiation of self because they are such a cohesive and connected unit. Primarily, Hispanic families are of the Catholic …show more content…
For legacy making activities for both of these ethnicities, since they are both generally family oriented, I would want to design an activity such as a family dinner in an appropriate area of the hospital to normalize the environment and allow the family to spend quality time together that they are accustomed to before the passing of the parent. Of course, this would take specific planning measures, such as finding an area that is large enough and planning with staff members. At the family dinner, it would be important to take a picture of the entire family and print this off for each person present. For children, providing picture frames that they can decorate as a mean of self-expression and control will allow for emotional release during legacy making. Another legacy making and bereavement intervention would be to create fingerprint jewelry for each of the parent’s children, and then create handprints and fingerprints for each of the family members who would want one. Since, generally, both cultures are religiously involved, it could be beneficial to contact the Chaplin or their home churches to be involved in