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RUNNING HEAD: COUNSELING CONSIDERATIONS Page 4 Social and Cultural Diversity ? Counseling Considerations Thomas J. McCarthy Grand Canyon University: PCN-509 September 7, 2016 Immigrant Culture (Rasmussen, 2011) Recent immigrants are subject to a number of stressors because of leaving some loved ones behind. Therefore, counseling is usually not the first choice for these people. It is family who become their most…

In the novel, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, cross cultural medical communications are addressed through the story of a young, Hmong girl, Lia. Through her medical journey with epilepsy, the book shows how traditional boundaries and medical beliefs can clash and at times, bringing some negative outcomes to patients and their families. The novel introduces us to the Hmong culture, stressing their dire need to hold on to their culture so much that even some older traditions can make the…

Introduction The film The Split Horn The Life of a Hmong Shaman in America focuses on how health and illness is dealt with in the Hmong culture. It is about the life of a Hmong family who moved to Appleton Wisconsin from Laos and how they are adapting to this new place. The journey of a Shaman 's family is explored and it is expressed that they have their own set of traditions in their culture but when this family moved to America it was learned that it is difficult to carry out traditions.…

The opening scene of Gran Torino introduced the conflicting relationship that the main character, Walt, had with his family members. This particular scene began in a church in which Walt’s wife’s funeral was being held. Walt watched as his grandchildren filed into the church to pay respect to their deceased grandmother. Contrary to displaying a comforting attitude toward his grandchildren, he stared at all of them in dismay as they each approached their seat inappropriately dressed for the…

Throughout the years I’ve always found it easier to look at a culture and notice its unique features compared to fully understanding my own. Growing up in a rural community of Green Bay, Wisconsin presented me with minimal experiences of other cultures making this particular assignment incredibly intriguing for me. My parents grew up very poor and neither of them had much when they moved to Green Bay, both of them had to work extremely hard to get to where they are today. Because of this they…

What I’ve learned about families whose children have special needs The most valuable information I’ve taken away from this course is to stop feeding into my fears and just asks the questions. Taking the risk to ask the families whose children have special needs will open the pathway to many opportunities: bridging the families relationship with the school, creating an open dialog between both parties, and knowing what resources the families or students may need. This semester I came to realize…

persecution and killing of their people. They have experienced the oppression and hardships involved in immigrating to a new country with new customs and new values. It is not a surprise that the Hmong culture is gradually decreasing as time goes by (Nursing 220, 2016). The younger generations growing up in America are not as inclined to learn about the old customs (The Split Horn, 2001). It the future, there will not be many people left to teach the young Hmong people their traditions and about…

The Homeland Security Department consist of many agencies and other divisions. It provides the best security at major events, structures, facilities and most importantly, to the president of the United States. The Department of Homeland Security consist of many agencies and other divisions. The Directorate for National Protection and Programs work to reduce risk to facilities and services such as airports, roads, bridges, utilities, and computer system (Mockaitis). Another branch of the…

greater impact on private user. Why? Simply stated, the U.S. government has been operating unmanned systems over the U.S. for a couple of years now. While operational use has been limited, an article published by MPR News touts the benefits of Customs and Border Patrols’ (CBP) use of the MQ-9 Predator drone. “The drone is mostly used to look for signs of illegal border crossings. The Predator carries radar that can track moving people or vehicles over a wide area and tell what direction…

MEMORANDUM FOR: Selecting Official, Port of Eagle Pass FROM: Eric Galarza, Supervisory CBP Officer SUBJECT: Background and Qualifications for the Position of Assistant Port Director This memorandum is to brief you of my background, education, and experience which are deemed as necessary qualifications for the position of Supervisory CBP Officer, Assistant Port Director for the Port of Eagle Pass, Texas. I am a graduate of San Benito High School, Class of 1994, a graduate of The…