Aligning Rehabilitation Goals with Culture: Working with Patients from the Muslim Community

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Are you overwhelmed by the expectation that you should be an expert clinician and an expert in all of the different cultures of your incredibly diverse patients? Help is on the way! Rahimeh Ramezany, who identifies as a multiethnic, neurodiverse, visibly Muslim American woman and works as a diversity, equity, inclusion, and intercultural specialist, joins us to discuss strategies to ensure your rehabilitation interventions align with your patient’s culture.

(03:04) Why It Matters
(05:19) Stereotypes and Self-Awareness of Biases
(07:46) Modesty: Working with a Provider of a Different Gender
(09:36) Asking for Consent to Touch
(11:41) Considerations for a Clinician and Patient of Different Genders
(14:30) Direct and Indirect Communication
(17:48) Creating a Space for Psychological Safety
(19:44) Asking the Right Question to Probe Patient Status
(22:55) Integrating Home Exercise Programs into the Patient’s Day
(24:02) Individualism and Collectivism
(29:02) Accommodations for Prayer During Treatment Time
(35:10) Muslim Dress and Modesty
(39:43) Food and Drinks
(42:16) Fasting During Ramadhan
(46:37) Modifying Movement for Prayers
(50:36) Conclusion 

The content for this course was created by Rahimeh Ramezany, M.A.

The content for this course was created by Tiffany Shubert, PT, Ph.D.

The content for this course was created by Susan Almon-Matangos, MS, CCC-SLP.

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Resources 

5 best practices for treating your Muslim patients: https://www.mdatl.com/2018/04/cultural-sensitivity-5-best-practices-treating-muslim-patients/

 

Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR): An employer’s guide to Islamic religious practices: https://www.cair.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/An-Employer%E2%80%99s-Guide-to-Islamic-Religious-Practices.pdf

 

Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU): Meeting the healthcare needs of American Muslims: Challenges and strategies for healthcare settings: https://www.ispu.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/620_ISPU_Report_Aasim-Padela_final.pdf