Full course description
Description
This training explores key cultural beliefs and practices among Vietnamese individuals and their impact on healthcare. It highlights traditional healing practices like coining, cultural views on mental illness, and preferences for sensitive exams and medication dosages. The training equips healthcare providers with the knowledge to offer culturally competent care to Vietnamese patients.
Target Audience
This training is intended for healthcare providers, social workers, and public health professionals aiming to deliver culturally sensitive care to Vietnamese individuals.
Learning Outcomes
After completing this training, you will be able to:
- Recognize how cultural beliefs about suffering and the afterlife can influence preventive care decisions in Vietnamese culture.
- Understand traditional healing practices such as coining (Cao gio) and their significance.
- Address the cultural stigma surrounding mental illness in Vietnamese communities.
- Provide appropriate care during sensitive exams by respecting preferences for female practitioners for female patients.
- Identify common concerns about medication dosages and how they may be self-adjusted due to cultural beliefs about Western standards.