Considering cultural practices within a psychoeducational community support service for mother-infant health care : field report
Résumé
This paper presents illustrations of the work of international NGOs with Haitian caregivers and young children following significant humanitarian crises. At the same time it raises important social and cultural questions about the interface of Euro-American practices within the cultural fabric of the Haitian community. It is not an exhaustive study of the humanitarian interventions and their impact on the Haitians’ cultural beliefs, but illustrates some of the barriers and also possibilities to effective intervention when there are social and cultural differences between those providing the services and those receiving them.