Grant Julian, Luxford Yoni, Darbyshire Philip
Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia.
Contemp Nurse. 2005 Dec;20(2):134-42. doi: 10.5172/conu.20.2.134.
Cultural beliefs and values implicitly and explicitly shape every aspect of the way we parent our children and how we communicate about parenting. To appropriately support parents in this new and challenging role, child health services for parents in Australia need to do more than acknowledge a diverse range of cultural practices. While many health professionals believe they act in culturally sensitive ways, we need to closely examine this belief, question the cultural assumptions implicit in the information we give, and assess the extent to which our interactions are culturally appropriate. In this paper, we present a critical review of the literature on health care provision for migrant women and families. We then suggest a need to re-examine the values, beliefs and attitudes within cultural frameworks that inform how child health professionals communicate. Specifically, communication between child health professionals and migrant parents requires further analysis. We suggest that professionals need to reflect on the cultural self rather than solely on the culture of others.
文化信仰和价值观或隐或显地塑造着我们养育子女的方方面面以及我们关于养育子女的交流方式。为了在这个全新且具有挑战性的角色中适当地支持父母，澳大利亚为父母提供的儿童健康服务需要做的不仅仅是认可各种各样的文化习俗。虽然许多健康专业人员认为他们以具有文化敏感性的方式行事，但我们需要仔细审视这一观点，质疑我们所提供信息中隐含的文化假设，并评估我们的互动在多大程度上符合文化规范。在本文中，我们对有关为移民妇女和家庭提供医疗保健的文献进行了批判性综述。然后，我们提出有必要重新审视文化框架内的价值观、信仰和态度，这些价值观、信仰和态度影响着儿童健康专业人员的沟通方式。具体而言，儿童健康专业人员与移民父母之间的沟通需要进一步分析。我们建议专业人员需要反思文化自我，而不仅仅是他人的文化。
