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Assignment:

On January 17, 1989, a gunman opened fire on the Cleveland Elementary School playground in Stockton, California, killing five children and wounding 30. Many of the students were children of Cambodian immigrants, and crisis workers soon discovered that established crisis intervention strategies did not fit well with the patriarchal structure of Southeast Asian families. For example, talking openly about trauma and associated emotions was not a cultural norm. As a result, crisis workers adapted their crisis intervention approach by consulting with a Cambodian social worker and community leaders who were familiar with the culture. Before responding to disasters, crises, and traumas, crisis workers must consider the impacted populations' cultures.

Then, crisis workers must use such information to choose crisis intervention strategies and culturally appropriate approaches. A description of a specific disaster, crisis, or trauma with which you are familiar (do not use Hurricane Katrina as your example). In your example, briefly describe the affected population(s). Then, describe at least three cultural considerations you might consider as a crisis worker responding to the disaster, crisis, or trauma, and explain why.