tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post1956249390898588658..comments2024-03-28T15:17:43.056-04:00Comments on Stayin' Alive: What I doCervanteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-33262588071882680622009-01-28T16:03:00.000-05:002009-01-28T16:03:00.000-05:00For example, Latinos often perceive that Anglo doc...<I>For example, Latinos often perceive that Anglo doctors are “cold,” overly businesslike, and unfriendly. I don’t know about medicine, but in social services and behavioral health we often run into boundary issues – the clients want to invite the therapist to the family barbecue or the baptism.</I><BR/><BR/>Not sure if this is what you mean, but my mother was traveling in Puerto Rico once and became ill. She went to see a doctor (who was female, as it happened) and my mother recounted with wonder that at the end of the visit, the doctor hugged her. It made her very happy. So maybe if that sort of thing is the norm there (I have no idea whether it is or not), I can see people being treated here might perceive doctors' boundaries as coldness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-46034362941364021382009-01-28T12:01:00.000-05:002009-01-28T12:01:00.000-05:00all of this is fascinating.all of this is fascinating.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.com