I would prepare to welcome a child and family from Liberia. I have never worked with a child or family from this part of the world. Therefore, I would prepare by:
1. RESEARCHING THE COUNTRY
2. RESEARCHING THE DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
3. LEARNING ABOUT THE CULTURE AS WELL AS TRADITIONS
4. LEARNING ABOUT THEIR ACIENT MUSIC AND INSTRUMENTS
5. LEARNING ABOUT THE CULTURE FOOD
I believe that preparing to work with a family from another country will allow me to establish strategies for communicating effectively as well as understanding the cultural background, values, and beliefs of the family in which will enable me to establish a productive relationship with the child as well as the family.
All of those aspects are definitely important for connecting with a family. I really like that you included musics. Music is a very important part of culture and lifestyle. Music has the ability to take an individual back to a different place and time through the use of senses as well as memory.
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