Abstract
Objective: This project aims to equip healthcare workers with essential skills and knowledge to recognize, understand, and effectively address grief within various cultural contexts. By filling the existing gaps in care, this training will enable healthcare providers to engage with patients in ways that honor their cultural traditions and beliefs surrounding loss and mourning.
Relevance: Recognizing and addressing trauma and loss among refugees is crucial for improving their overall mental health and well-being. Many refugees face significant challenges when adjusting to new environments, so fostering trust in healthcare systems becomes vital. Thus, we aim to create an environment where refugee populations feel understood and supported, ultimately encouraging them to seek necessary medical care.
Impact: By integrating culturally informed care practices into grief management, this initiative is expected to enhance patient outcomes significantly. Improving communication and understanding between healthcare providers for refugee patients will reduce health disparities and foster a sense of healing within refugee communities. As healthcare workers become more adept at providing culturally congruent support, they will contribute to building more robust, more resilient populations better equipped to cope with grief and loss.
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Sigma Membership
Alpha Alpha
Lead Author Affiliation
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document, Video Recording
Study Design/Type
Other
Research Approach
Other
Keywords:
Prolonged Grief Disorder, Culturally Congruent Care, Refugee Populations
Recommended Citation
Dsouza, Vinisha Flavia; Crawford, Kimberley A.; and Pervis, Brian D., "Advocate to support training of healthcare workers who work with refugees on utilizing culturally congruent care when assessing for grief" (2024). Global Advocacy. 11.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/ga/2024/presentations/11
Conference Name
Sigma's Global Advocacy Academy
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Virtual Event
Conference Year
2024
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Faculty/Mentor Approved: Sigma Academy Participant Presentation
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Advocate to support training of healthcare workers who work with refugees on utilizing culturally congruent care when assessing for grief
Virtual Event
Objective: This project aims to equip healthcare workers with essential skills and knowledge to recognize, understand, and effectively address grief within various cultural contexts. By filling the existing gaps in care, this training will enable healthcare providers to engage with patients in ways that honor their cultural traditions and beliefs surrounding loss and mourning.
Relevance: Recognizing and addressing trauma and loss among refugees is crucial for improving their overall mental health and well-being. Many refugees face significant challenges when adjusting to new environments, so fostering trust in healthcare systems becomes vital. Thus, we aim to create an environment where refugee populations feel understood and supported, ultimately encouraging them to seek necessary medical care.
Impact: By integrating culturally informed care practices into grief management, this initiative is expected to enhance patient outcomes significantly. Improving communication and understanding between healthcare providers for refugee patients will reduce health disparities and foster a sense of healing within refugee communities. As healthcare workers become more adept at providing culturally congruent support, they will contribute to building more robust, more resilient populations better equipped to cope with grief and loss.
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The authors were part of Sigma's Global Advocacy Academy.