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Title: Diversity and Therapeutic Management of Violence and Aggression


1
Diversity and Therapeutic Management of Violence
and Aggression
  • The Spinney

2
Objective
  • Distinguish race, culture and ethnicity
  • Highlight various statute laws surrounding
    diversity
  • Racial and cultural issues surrounding patients
    with mental health problems
  • Overview of different groups and implications

3
What contributes to our social uniqueness?
  • Characterised by
  • Determined by
  • Perceived as

Race
Culture
Unique
Ethnicity
4
Distinguishing Racial,Cultural Ethnicity
5
Statute law influencing diversity
  • Race Relations Acts
  • Equal Pay Act 1970
  • Sex Discrimination Act 1975
  • Disability Discrimination Act 1995
  • Employment Equality Law 2003
  • European Influence

6
Why should we be concerned?
  • Pharmacological influence on minority groups
  • Racial and Cultural Issues survey (Tizzard Centre)

7
Racial and Cultural Issues survey
  • Diagnosed as schizophrenic
  • Compulsory detention under MHA 1983
  • Admitted as offender patients
  • Held under Section 136 MHA
  • Transferred to locked wards
  • Not referred for psychotherapy
  • Given high doses of medication
  • suffers with unmet needs

8
Christianity
  • Baptism to enter Christian faith
  • Various denominations slight variations
  • Christmas and Easter main events
  • Some prefer not to eat meat on Fridays
  • Need to attend church on Sundays

9
Buddhism
  • Observe 5 principles or Silas
  • Usually vegetarian
  • Fast 1st and 15th day of lunar calendar
  • Believe in reincarnation
  • No worship as such however there is meditation
    and chanting

10
Hinduism
  • Family is utmost important with different roles
  • Women have a glass bangle at wedding
  • Men have a sacred thread
  • Cows are sacred, pigs are unclean

11
Islam
  • Fasting
  • Forbidden food
  • Meat to halal (killed in a manner prescribed by
    Islamic law
  • Modest dressing, nakedness is shameful
  • Cleanliness utmost importance

12
Sikhism
  • Must have the 5 Ks
  • Kesh (uncut hair)
  • Kangha (wooden comb)
  • Kara (steel bangle)
  • Kirpan (symbolic dagger)
  • Kaccha (undershorts)
  • Many vegetarian
  • Cleanliness utmost important

13
African-Caribbean
  • Great emphasis on importance of family
  • May include role of providing own food
  • Possible sickle cell anaemia
  • Possible hypertension
  • Prone to dry skin

14
Bangladeshis/Pakistanis
  • Majority Muslims
  • Higher incidences of TB
  • Increased risk of heart disease and diabetes
  • Chewing pan (a mixture of betel leaves and nuts
    when chewed becomes red)(Bangladeshis)

15
Chinese
  • Hold elders in high regard
  • Strong family obligations
  • Funerals and worship of ancestors extremely
    important

16
Rastafarianism
  • May be unwilling to receive treatment
  • Dreadlocks are a symbol of faith and a sign of
    black pride
  • Modestly dressed
  • Taboo to wear second hand clothing
  • All forms of pig forbidden

17
Summary
  • There are a variety of other groups that are not
    listed.
  • This session meant as a learning process for all.
  • Allow differences to work in your favour.

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