NRFQuestionsforCulturalIntegration:
Step1:
PartA–StressRecovery
a) Whattargetnon-dominantvariablesareatplayforthefamily?Fortheprovider?Whatdoesthis
meanaboutwhatisnormativeforthisfamily?Howisitsimilarordifferentfromtheprovider?
Howdoesthisgetaccountedfor?
b) Where,whenandhowdoesthisfamilyapproachsleepandwaking?Whatarethecultural
factors?
c) Howdoesthisfamily(ordyad)getto“green”together?Howmightgreenappeardifferentlyin
differentculturalgroups?Howdoparentsandprovidergettogreen?ConsidertheFeeling
Wheel–Peaceful,Powerful,Joyful–aspectsofgreen?Sad–Blue;Mad–Red;Scared-Combo
PartB–Stressresponses
a) HowmightmyculturalbackgroundandIsmsimpactmyunderstandingofthisdyad’s(families)
stressresponses?Givenmydominantidentitiesinrelationshiptothisfamily,whatmodernism
behaviorsamIatriskfor?
b) Whatarepossiblestressresponsesforthisfamily(dyad)ateachofthefourlevels?
(adaptivestressresponses:sad–blue;mad–red;scared–combo)?
c) Whatarethepossiblestressresponsesatthesystemicandculturallevels?
d) WhatconsciousapplicationofHeart,Hand,HeadImightpracticeoralternativesadvocatefor
(systemic/cultural)
PartC–ToxicStressPatterns
a) Whataretheinstitutionalandculturalbarriersthatcreateand/orsupportthesepatterns?
b) Whataretoxicstresspatternsatthepersonalandinterpersonallevels?(i.e.Chronicallyinblue
orcombo/oversleeping;Goingintostressresponsestooquicklyandtoofrequently)
c) WhatarepossiblesurvivalbehaviorsthatInotice?HowdoIassesswhenthesehavebecome
internalizedoppression?
d) Whatalternativebehaviorsarepossible?
Step2:LevelsofEngagement
a) Howmightcultureinfluencelevelsofengagement?Considersuchfactorsasrateof
engagement,speedofserveandreturnpatterns,tone,volume,patternsofnon-verbal
communication,facialexpression,teasing,useofhumor
b) HowcomfortableamIaskingaboutwhatculturalmessagesparentscarrywithrespecttoraising
theirchildren?
c) WhatcomesupformeasIexperiencedissonancebetweenwhatIhavebeentaughttoseeas
“normal”andwhatIamexperiencingwiththisdyad?(Discussintermsofthezones).
d) WhatdoIdotogetbacktogreenasIaminthissituation?
e) Whatismyrelationshipwiththecaregiverintermsofengagement?AmInoticinganyofmy
ownmodernismsorinternalizedoppressionoccurring?
f) WhategostatesarebeingstimulatedasIworkwiththisfamily?(HowdowaysofrelatingHHH
connectwiththeegostatemodel?)WheredoIfeelsuccessful?WheredoIfeelchallenged?