welcome to holland...welcome to holland …when you're going to have a baby, it's like...

WELCOME TO HOLLAND

…When you're going to have a baby, it's like planning a fabulous vacation trip - to Italy. You buy a bunch of guide books and make your wonderful plans. The Coliseum. The Michelangelo David. The gondolas in Venice. You may learn some handy phrases in Italian. It's all very exciting.

After months of eager anticipation, the day finally arrives. You pack your bags and off you go. Several hours later, the plane lands. The stewardess comes in and says, "Welcome to Holland."

"Holland?!?" you say. "What do you mean Holland?? I signed up for Italy! I'm supposed to be in Italy. All my life I've dreamed of going to Italy.“….

c1987 by Emily Perl Kingsley. All rights reserved

Seeing Life Through a

Different Lens

Trish Thomas, FV National

Jennifer Bolden-Pitre, FV-NJ

Julie Sullivan, FV-TN

What colors the way we see things?

What lenses do we use to see others?

Ethnicity, Race, and Culture

Geographic Region

Religion

Gender Role Identity

Economic Status

Education Level

THINK!

IF I WERE TO ASK YOU TO

PICTURE A FAMILY LEADER

IN YOUR MIND, WHAT WOULD

YOUR PICTURE LOOK LIKE?

Family Leaders

Family Leaders

ABC’s Modern Family

• Race, Culture and Ethnicity

• Economic/social class• Gender• Religion• Geographic area• Life Experience

People/Families are shaped by:

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What do you call these?

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Think About Regional Differences

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Religious

Differences

I pray anywhere, Val Korber

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ETHNICITY AND CULTURE

Gender Roles

SOCIAL CLASS … not just money

Middle Class

Working ClassUpper Class

Poor Class

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Where Have You Been?

County

State

Multiple States

Out of Continental United States

Out of United States

Future? Do you plan for next month?

Next year?

Five years?

Beyond?

People living in poverty view their situation differently. (They might focusing on the Positive)

This is how our family has always lived.

We have “Enough” (having what they need & are happy)

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Resources Beyond Finances Emotional

Mental

Spiritual

Physical

Support Systems

Relationships/Role Models

Knowledge of Hidden RulesAdapted from www.ahaprocess.com

http://www.ahaprocess.com/

Cultural Barriers First cultural barriers must be identified

Value diversity

Internal- ethnic identity, age, literacy, regional patterns

External- workforce, community economics, racism, discrimination, & oppression

Do we need new glasses to see?

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