Discussion 4: Aspect of your client’s culture
Discussion 4: Aspect of your client’s culture
iscuss one aspect of your client’s culture that you think has had an impact on your case:Mrs. Harjo and Tony: Mrs. Harjo is 65 year old female who identifies as Latina. She lives in Globe, Arizona, and subsists on Supplemental Security Income, SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Helpance Program, commonly known as food stamps), and her garden. Mrs. Harjo has been living alone since the death of her husband five years ago. She is the daughter of Mexican immigrants, and visits her hometown in Mexico for Semana Santa every other year.
A paternal grandson, Tony (age 13), recently moved in with Mrs. Harjo following his mother’s death from acute alcohol poisoning. Tony’s biological father is serving five years in county jail on a third conviction. Tony’s biological parents were never married, and his mother did not obtain a legal divorce from her first husband. When Tony was born, the hospital registrar listed the first husband as the legal father on his birth certificate. Trying to do the right thing, Mrs. Harjo went to Tony’s school to give notice of a change of address and to put her name on file as guardian and emergency contact. School officials pointed out that Tony was not legally related to Mrs. Harjo, and that therefore she had no authority to authorize medical care, or to enroll Tony in school.
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Discussion 4: A cultural aspect of your client
Discussion 4: A cultural aspect of your client
Discuss one part of your client’s culture that you believe has influenced your case:
Tony and Mrs. Harjo: Mrs. Harjo is a Latina woman who is 65 years old. She lives in Globe, Arizona, and relies on Supplemental Security Income, SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Helpance Program, sometimes known as food stamps), and her garden for a living. Mrs. Harjo has been living alone since her husband died five years ago. She is the daughter of Mexican immigrants, and visits her hometown in Mexico for Semana Santa every other year.
A paternal grandson, Tony (age 13), recently moved in with Mrs. Harjo following his mother’s death from acute alcohol poisoning. Tony’s biological
