Culture-Bound Syndromes Brochure

This is a team assignment. You are only responsible for the highlighted section of the assignment.

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Research culture-bound syndromes.

Imagine your team has been asked to create an educational brochure on culture-bound syndromes for a class on multicultural competencies for new Department of Corrections Human Services professionals. REMEMBER this is your audience!

Create a 6-panel brochure describing at least 2 culture-bound syndromes. Include the following:
A brief description of each syndrome- Koro and Dhat syndrome
Symptoms of each syndrome
Strategies for assessment of people with a culture-bound syndrome
Recommendations for personnel in dealing with these specific culture-bound syndromes