Video Transcript: CC – Cross Cultural Interaction

by | Sep 8, 2016 | Uncategorized | 10 comments

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A large number of different cultures in Aotearoa make up the diverse society that we all enjoy. Culture includes not only the many ethnic groups within our population, but also other groupings that patients may identify with such as religious groups, disability culture, and gay culture.

Cross cultural interactions in the health sector are therefore common and all of us need to be competent in dealing with people whose cultures differ from our own.

It is interesting to take a look at how culture contributes to certain health behaviours, as well as understand how our own cultural values influence the interactions we have.

To be able to understand and work with people from all cultures, it is important to first recognize how our own culture influences us. This provides us with a reference point, a basis from which to be able to recognise and appreciate differences between our own and other cultures.

When I think about culture I think about beliefs, and values, and behaviours, and customs and so on.

It is also true that these preferences are not only affected by our culture but also by our experiences, education, economic pressures, peer behaviour and many other things, and they can change over time. This is why it is so important to ask people about their preferences.

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10 Comments

  1. Elvira Gomez on May 24, 2018 at 10:15 pm

    Hi,

    This programmed is really interesting. It help me widened my understanding with regards to culture, the important of communication and health literacy.

    Thank you for making this online course.

    • Margaret Strawbridge on July 2, 2018 at 10:49 am

      This Programme has given me a must stronger and widened my understanding

  2. Wendelina Sinclair on June 12, 2018 at 7:28 pm

    Great starting point for Cultural Competency within the Health Sector. Found it interesting and deepened my understanding of the need to be more cultural aware, not only toward Maori but all cultures within our community.

  3. Julie Berquist on July 2, 2018 at 10:34 am

    Found this program very interesting and informative.

  4. Joby Scaria on July 10, 2018 at 7:39 pm

    This program is very interesting and widened my understanding about cultural competency in Health sector.

  5. Janice Cotter on September 5, 2018 at 9:27 am

    Interesting and informative

  6. Janice Cotter on September 5, 2018 at 9:28 am

    I now have a wider view of Maori health issues

  7. Alexandra Baker on October 11, 2018 at 3:04 pm

    Thank you for this course. Great to have this knowledge. Kia ora

  9. Nagah Mohamed on February 8, 2019 at 10:49 pm

    It opens my mind to how to think about myself and others. Very interesting course

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