Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Preface

ix

SECTION I

FOUNDATION STONES

 

Chapter 1

Understanding Cultural Competence in Health Care   Rani Srivastava

3

Chapter 2

Culture: Perspectives, Myths, and Misconceptions   Rani Srivastava

28

Chapter 3

Culture Care Framework I: Overview and Cultural Sensitivity   Rani Srivastava

53

Chapter 4

Culture Care Framework II: Cultural Knowledge, Resources, and Bridging the Gap   Rani Srivastava

75

SECTION II

UNIVERSALLY APPLICABLE CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE

 

Chapter 5

Cross-Cultural Communication   Rani Srivastava

101

Chapter 6

Working with Interpreters in Healthcare Settings   Rani Srivastava

125

Chapter 7

Caring for Diverse Families   Salma Debs-Ivall

144

Chapter 8

A Working Guide to Illness Beliefs and Paths of Healing   Raju Hajela

172

SECTION III

SPECIFIC CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS

 

Chapter 9

The Beginning of Life (The Perinatal Period)   Nancy Watts and Claire McDonald

203

Chapter 10

The End of Life   Ann Pottinger, Athina Perivolaris, and Rev. David Howes

227

Chapter 11

Mental Health Practice   Hung-Tat (Ted) Lo and Ann Pottinger

247

Chapter 12

Immigrant Women’s Health   Ilene Hyman and Sepali Guruge

264

Chapter 13

Pain Management   Mona Sawhney

281

Chapter 14

Caring–Healing and Complementary Therapies   Sheila M. Lewis

299

 

Glossary

321

 

About the Contributors

331

 

Index

335