Theological Reflection: Jose

To capture the reader’s attention and improve their understanding of the book, the author provides a detailed analysis and description of what a Christian needs to understand regarding faith and factors that influence it. By the end of the initial section or at least the detailed introduction, almost any persons that reads Gonzalez work is confident that the book will provide a wide range of Christian related topics that influence our future. This will also entail informing the Christians who are the main audience that the author aims to reach on the importance of faith as a Christian.

The author of this essay is a university student. In this particular essay, the author explains Mexican culture from a medical point of view. The topics that are covered in this essay are all related to health and medicine. The introduction of Mexico is discussed in detail followed by how Mexican’s understand death and birth. The author also mentions about how this particular group defines health and sickness. It is also discussed about what this cultural group does to maintain wellness. The author also throws light upon the causes that the Mexican’s think are responsible for illness. Another thing that is described in this essay is about how the healers of this society heal the people belonging to this society. Lastly, the author has explained about how an occupational therapist should deliver care to an individual belonging to Mexican culture.

During Enrique’s home life he has dealt with many obstacles that shape his decision of setting forth into the United States. The average American will need to get an insight about the struggles and difficulties migrants like Enrique must face in their journeys north and what they endure in the United States after they arrive. Enrique’s hand of justice has been quite different than the average American because of the strong economic disadvantages, his childhood and family struggles, and his journey north to be reunited with his mom. In this essay I will begin to tell you about Enrique’s pre-birth/childhood, his neighborhood, and his journey in Honduras and the United States.

The Sanchez family is a large family that is in need of social services. Each family member has their own needs that are influenced by their culture and environment. It’s important to understand a person or system, their environment, and how they interact; the following examines the

Mrs. Sofia is a 46-year-old Hispanic female. Mrs. Sofia moved to the United States six months ago from the Dominican Republic. She moved with her family to Connecticut to better their lives and for greater job opportunities. Mrs. Sofia works at the local high school as a housekeeper. Mrs. Sofia is happily married with two daughters, one son, and she lives with her parents. Mrs. Sofia is very close with her family. Mrs. Sofia stated, “My family is the biggest part of my life and support system”. Mrs. Sofia’s primary language is Spanish, but can speak some English. Mrs. Sofia and her family believe in folk remedies in times of illness. In time of sickness, she uses herbs to help cure the illness. Since Mrs. Sofia is a immigrant from the Dominican Republic she was not able to receive the same type of health care that a typical American would have.

I especially appreciated the example of how one clinician was able to work through an incident of child abuse. It can be challenging to get past stereotypes and other cultural norms (e.g. family privacy). But it is critical to do so, if one is to help Hispanic families. The text stresses that rapport can only be built if one understands the impact of guilt and shame on the family, and respects the family’s need for privacy (Gil & Drewes, 2005). After reading these two chapters, it is impossible not to walk away with some trepidation about the challenges of working with such diverse groups. Yet there is hope, if one can be open to meeting clients where they are, while maintaining a constant curiosity and desire to

While working in the healthcare field you meet many different people throughout your day. You meet potentially thousands in any given year, and countless numbers over an entire career. These people may be your patients, their families, friends, or even just a stranger in the hallway. Having an understanding that we are all different and come from different backgrounds and beliefs is imperative to providing the best care for our patients. To these people their beliefs are just as important to them as ours are to us. My church works heavily in Jinotega, Nicaragua and local communities surrounding. Because of our involvement there I have chosen to write about Latino culture. According to Bryan Reeves, a member of my church who has visited Nicaragua numerous times, “A person with any formal Western medical training is a huge asset down there.” I have hopes of someday visiting this area of the world and help provide care for these people.

The writer chose to assess Hispanic Americans as the second ethnic group. This is a rapidly growing community in America because of their increased immigration rate and population growth. The major obstacle for this community is getting familiarized with an entirely new and different language (Gracias 2001). The family which writer interviewed was from Puerto Rico and had settled in the United States more than 40 years ago. The two major concerns of this community are their family and religion while health promotion and prevention are not given much attention. They believe that sickness is a punishment of God

What is often lost in theology today is not necessarily the knowledge of Scripture but the proper application of this knowledge in all areas of life. All areas of life refer to one’s everyday world, or better yet, one’s culture. Culture encompasses every aspect of life, whether it be the customs and learned behavior of everyday, the entertainment and messages that listeners absorb or the commercial products that seemingly define consumers. In order to effectively share the Gospel, believers must possess a consensus of their place in culture and how to embody their faith in the midst of the world around them. Additionally, believers must develop a keen eye for cultural trends, similar to how a preacher must relate to both to

Maria is a 24-year-old Latino female, who is unmarried and lives at home with her family. She seeks counseling to help figure out “some goals in my life” and to reduce her tendency to be self-critical. Currently, Maria works as technical support staff at a cellular communications company (Herlihy & Watson, 2012). She did well at the local community

There were many circumstances of migration throughout Enrique’s story, however, the most imperative one was when his mother Lourdes relocated to the states. Therefore, causing a separation that had a big impact on him. According to Falicov (2016), many immigrants similar to Lourdes belong to the trigenerational systems of care. Based on this system of care, mothers are able to care for their children through remittance and other forms of care (Falicov, 2016). Nevertheless, the mother’s absence can at times cause the family to experience negative transnational triangles which require families to seek clinical interventions after reunifying (Falicov, 2016). Spanning from a young age, Enrique had built a wall of isolation, anger and feeling of depression that stemmed from feeling as if his mother abandoned him. The money she sent the family for his care was inadequate in replacing her

The Mexican health care system had evolved a series of disjointed subsystems that are incapable of delivering universal health insurance. Without greatly restructuring the way healthcare is financed, performance with respect to equity will remain poor. The fact that life expectancy at birth in Mexico has improved from forty-two years in 1940 to seventy-three in 2000, major inequalities persist in health and access to health care.

Juan hopes to better understand why he is unable to express his words and feelings properly. Furthermore, he hopes to find a different method or alternative to help solve his issue. He hopes to gain knowledge and analyze who he is in order to maintain a healthy relationship with his family and girlfriend. Juan wants to improve himself and hopes to grow as an individual as he finds a way to resolve his situation.

My insight that I gained from the Hernandez case is trying to assess and evaluate the underlying issues, challenges and the dilemma that this couple is facing. This case is challenging from both the Hernandez family, as well as from the health care delivery system. Mr. and Mrs. Hernandez is not receiving adequate care because of the barriers to finances, housing, and health condition. The way in which health care is delivered to the Hernandez does not meet their basic needs; rather it limits

When digesting the theologies of Cone and other Liberation Theology types, I found myself arguing that I, as a representative of the white church, had never thought those thoughts. And suddenly, I was convicted that this theology was not for me to absorb, but for me to hear and adopt so the Church could repent and change. Two pages of three hundred and forty six pages in Justo Gonzalez’s work A History of Christian Thought contain information about “Third World Theologies.” This brevity does provide this summation of the various theologies, “…they seek to reconstruct the entirety of theology in such a way that those concerns are reflected at every point. In this they differ from earlier attempts to apply theology to various human problems and situations, and see those problems and situations rather as calls to new departures in theology.” It is in this veering where my interpretations and discoveries impact my ministry