Diversity and Therapeutic Management of Violence and Aggression

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Diversity and Therapeutic Management of Violence
and Aggression

• The Spinney

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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

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What contributes to our social uniqueness?

• Characterised by
• Determined by
• Perceived as

Race
Culture
Unique
Ethnicity
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Distinguishing Racial,Cultural Ethnicity
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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

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Why should we be concerned?

• Pharmacological influence on minority groups
• Racial and Cultural Issues survey (Tizzard Centre)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Islam

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

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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

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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

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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)

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Chinese

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

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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

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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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