Culture Shock for the Traveling Healthcare Professional

Course details

During this class you will learn about the process called culture shock. This process is commonly experience by anyone traveling, visiting and moving to a different culture. During your travels to an unfamiliar environment you may feel lost, confused or even scared. The communication, customs and believes may be different from those you are used to and all of those aspect may cause anxiety, stress, hopelessness, loneliness or even depression. You may become home sick. The process of adjusting to another culture that creates all of those uncomfortable feelings is called culture shock. This course will help you understand culture shock, and gain some perspective about what you are experiencing. This course will introduce you to some basic coping strategies and teach you how to revers culture shock. All of your learning will be supported by case studies and final test.