Encounters
Cultural encounter is the process that encourages the health care provider to directly engage in cross-cultural inter- actions with clients from culturally diverse backgrounds. Directly interacting with clients from diverse cultural groups will refine or modify one’s existing beliefs about a cultural group and will prevent possible stereotyping that may have occurred. However, health care providers must be aware that interacting with just three or four members of a specific eth- nic group will not make them an expert on this cultural group. It is possible that these three or four individuals may or may not represent the stated beliefs, values, or practices of the spe- cific cultural group encountered by the health care provider. This is due to intra-ethnic variation, which means that there is more variation within a cultural group than across cultural groups.
Cultural encounters also involve an assessment of the cli- ent’s linguistic needs. Using a formally trained interpreter may be necessary to facilitate communication during the interview process. The use of untrained interpreters, friends, or family members may pose a problem due to their lack of knowledge regarding medical terminology and disease enti- ties. This lack of knowledge can lead to faulty and inaccurate data collection.
Encounters
Cultural encounter is the process that encourages the health care provider to directly engage in cross-cultural inter- actions with clients from culturally diverse backgrounds. Directly interacting with clients from diverse cultural groups will refine or modify one’s existing beliefs about a cultural group and will prevent possible stereotyping that may have occurred. However, health care providers must be aware that interacting with just three or four members of a specific eth- nic group will not make them an expert on this cultural group. It is possible that these three or four individuals may or may not represent the stated beliefs, values, or practices of the spe- cific cultural group encountered by the health care provider. This is due to intra-ethnic variation, which means that there is more variation within a cultural group than across cultural groups.
Cultural encounters also involve an assessment of the cli- ent’s linguistic needs. Using a formally trained interpreter may be necessary to facilitate communication during the interview process. The use of untrained interpreters, friends, or family members may pose a problem due to their lack of knowledge regarding medical terminology and disease enti- ties. This lack of knowledge can lead to faulty and inaccurate data collection.
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