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A 3 page research paper that discusses Hispanic cultural beliefs and how this impacts counseling practice with Spanish-speaking clients in Southern California. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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that lump all Spanish-speaking immigrants to the US into one cultural category. However, these clients are not culturally homogenous and there are incredibly diverse cultural beliefs affecting their perceptions on
health among this demographic category (Zavaleta, 2000). Therefore, the health care provider should consider the origin of the client being treated. Even such variation as whether or not a client
is from the northern border of Mexico or comes from the southern region, near Guatemala, can mean differences in linguistically, as well as with "beliefs, lifestyle (and) customs" (Zavaleta, 2000).
However, Zavaleta (2000) also warns against making the mistake of equating economic class with cultural determinism. In other words, "it is too easy to pass something off as caused or
determined by a personal cultural beliefs when in fact it is caused or determined by economic circumstances" (Zavaleta, 2000). De Rios (2002) demonstrates that historic perspectives on the culture
of Spanish-speaking immigrants in southern Californian can play an active role in contemporary therapy. De Rios asserts that there are a number of effective strategies that derive from an understanding
of shamanism, such as the shamanism practiced in Peru and other parts of South and Central America. De Rios says that it is important for the therapist to focus on
"hypnosis, behavior modification, and cognitive restructuring and their shamanic equivalents" (De Rios, 2002, p. 1576). Latino immigrants often present with symptoms of distress, such as "agitation, pain (and) anxiety" (De
Rios, 2002, p. 1577). Through the strategy of offering the client an inexpensive relaxation cassette tape (prepared by the therapist), the therapist not only offers an effective intervention for addressing
the clients symptoms, but also the "gift-giving enhances the therapeutic alliance," which ensures that the client will return for future sessions (De Rios, 2002, p. 1577). The drop-out rate from
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